australian men’s cricket team vs india national cricket team match scorecard
India avoided a sweep with a clinical chase under lights at the SCG, reeling in Australia’s 236 with 11.3 overs to spare. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli authored a vintage, unbeaten stand to seal a nine-wicket win. Australia still take the series 2–1.
Match summary (men’s ODI)
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Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground (day/night)
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Toss: Australia elected to bat
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Result: India won by 9 wickets (237/1 in 38.3 overs)
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Series: Australia win 3-match ODI series 2–1
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Player of the Match: Rohit Sharma (IND) 121 (125)*
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Player of the Series: Rohit Sharma (IND)
Innings 1 — Australia: 236 all out (46.4 ov)
| Batter | Runs (Balls) | SR |
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| Matt Renshaw | 56 (58) | 96.6 |
| Mitchell Marsh (c) | 41 (50) | 82.0 |
| Matthew Short | 30 (41) | 73.2 |
| Travis Head | 29 (25) | 116.0 |
| Cooper Connolly | 23 (28) | 82.1 |
| Others | 57 | — |
| Extras | ? | |
| Total | 236 all out | RR 5.05 |
India bowling
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Harshit Rana: 4/39 (8.4)
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Washington Sundar: 2/44 (10)
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Axar Patel: 1/18 (7)
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Mohammed Siraj: 1/24 (7)
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Kuldeep Yadav: 1 wicket
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Prasidh Krishna: 1 wicket
Phase notes: Australia sped to 63/1 in the first 10 before India’s finger-spin squeeze slowed the middle overs. Rana’s burst knocked over the lower order to keep the hosts to a sub-par total.
Innings 2 — India: 237/1 (38.3 ov)
| Batter | Runs (Balls) | 4/6 |
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| Rohit Sharma | 121 (125)* | 13/3 |
| Shubman Gill | 24 (26) | 2/1 |
| Virat Kohli | 74 (81)* | 7/0 |
Australia bowling (notable)
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Josh Hazlewood: 1/23 (6) — only wicket (Gill)
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Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Short used in rotation
Key partnership
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Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli: 168 off 170* (match-winning, unbroken)
Key moments
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New-ball trade: Australia’s top order fired briskly, but India’s spinners—Sundar and Axar—dragged the rate down before Harshit Rana’s 4-for finished the job.
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Chase control: India 68/0 at 10 overs set the tone. After Gill fell, Rohit and Kohli rode risk-managed strokeplay, targeting pace variations and using the sweep to dent spin.
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Milestones: Rohit raised his 33rd ODI ton; Kohli logged another chasing fifty as the pair tied the record for most 150+ ODI partnerships by an Indian duo.
At a glance: numbers that shaped it
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Powerplay (AUS): 63/1 — fast start, limited conversion
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Middle overs (AUS 11–40): Spin strangle; boundaries dried up
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Dot-ball pressure: India forced false shots; five wickets fell after the 30th over
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Chase tempo: India’s asking rate dipped under 3.5 by the 25th, never threatened thereafter
What’s next
The ODI leg closes 2–1 to Australia. Attention now shifts to the T20Is later this week, with squad rotations expected. India exit Sydney with momentum; Australia bank the series and evaluation reps for newer faces.
