Australia Tri-Series, 2015 Photos

Aaron Finch Sets Up Australia's Narrow Win vs India in 2nd ODI

January 18, 2015 14:03

Aaron Finch's knock of 96 helped Australia prevail in a narrow chase against India in the 2nd ODi of the Tri-Series in MCG.

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Aaron Finch's exceptional knock of 96 paved the way for Australia's narrow four-wicket over India at the MCG. (All images AP and AFP).
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Rohit Sharma continued his love-affair with Australia, scoring his third century against them and his sixth overall.
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat on a batting-friendly deck at MCG. India picked Axar Patel while Australia handed Gurinder Sandhu a debut in place of Xavier Doherty.
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India were off to a shaky start with the fall of Shikhar Dhawan (1) and Ajinkya Rahane (9) inside the first 10 overs.
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Virat Kohli, India's man of the moment, too failed to get going as he was dismissed by Faulkner for 9 runs.
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Suresh Raina joined Rohit Sharma in the middle as the duo tried to rebuild India's innings.
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While Australia picked wickets at one end, Rohit Sharma was playing his shots at the other. He soon reached his 24th ODI fifty.
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Rohit and Raina added a 124-run stand for the 4th wicket as the Indian fans cheered on.
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Mitchell Starc's 6/43 helped Australia restrict India to 267/8 despite Rohit Sharma's 138.
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In a chase of 267, David Warner fell after putting on a breezy stand for the first wicket with Finch.
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Virat Kohli seemed a happy man at the fall of David Warner's wicket.
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After Warner's dismissal, Watson walked in and played some confident strokes to put the pressure back on India. He and Finch added 64 runs for the 2nd wicket.
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Axar Patel broke a crucial Shane Watson- Aaron Finch stand. Watson attempted a sweep shot and played all around it. He was bowled by Axar for 41.
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After Watson's departure, it was Aaron Finch who led Australia's chase with his 6th fifty.
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Aaron Finch fell four runs short of a century, giving India a chance to plot a late comeback.
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Brad Haddin and James Faulkner held their nerves to finish the game in the penultimate over.

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