IND vs AUS 2nd ODI: Indian cricket team has scored 264 runs while batting first in the second ODI against Australia. Mitchell Marsh had decided to bowl first after winning the toss. Team India had a bad start, but then Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer took charge and in the end Axar Patel also made an important contribution. Australia used 8 bowlers in this match, but still India was successful in scoring 264 runs.

2 wickets fell on the score of 17

Batting first after losing the toss, Team India had a very bad start. Only 17 runs were scored in the first 6 overs, under this pressure Shubman Gill was out after scoring 9 runs in 9 balls. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma was also able to score only 8 runs in the first 27 balls. Virat Kohli, who came at number three, could not open his account despite facing 4 balls. Xavier Bartlett had dismissed Gill and Virat in the same over.

Rohit-Shreyas made a partnership of 118 runs

After losing the first 2 wickets, Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer together took charge of the innings. There was a partnership of 118 runs between the former captain and the vice-captain. The Hitman batted cautiously in the beginning, but then scored runs in a explosive manner. He scored 73 runs in 97 balls with the help of 7 fours and 2 sixes. On the other hand, Shreyas Iyer played an inning of 61 runs including 7 fours. When Iyer was out in the 33rd over of the innings, Team India’s score was 160 runs at the loss of 4 wickets.

Akshar Patel hits fifty

After the dismissal of Rohit-Shreyas, the innings was faltering, KL Rahul and Washington Sundar were out after scoring 11 and 12 runs respectively. In this situation, Akshar Patel played an inning of 44 runs in 41 balls. In the end, Harshit Rana scored 24 runs in 18 balls, due to which Team India scored 264 runs. Australia used 8 bowlers in this innings. Out of which Adam Zampa was the most successful, he took 4 wickets, and Xavier Bartlett dismissed 3 batsmen.