IND vs AUS, ICC World Cup 2019: Smith, Warner fifties goes in vain as India beat Australia by 36 runs

In pursuit of 353-run target, the Aussies went off to a very slow start. The opening pair of skipper Aron Finch and David Warner withstood 13.1 overs at the crease but could only muster 61 runs for the first wicket.

New Delhi: The Indian bowlers put a clinical bowling performance to bowl out Australia on the last ball of the game to win by 36 runs at Oval on Sunday. Speedsters Bhuvneshwar and Bumrah finish with three wickets each. It was all-round show by Virat-led 'mighty' India, both with the ball and bat to hand the defending champions their first defeat in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Batting first, India hammered 352/5, and then, bowled out Australia for 316 in exactly 50 overs at the Oval. India continued their winning streak with the help of  second win in as many matches. In pursuit of 353-run target, the Aussies went off to a very slow start. The opening pair of skipper Aron Finch and David Warner withstood 13.1 overs at the crease but could only muster 61 runs for the first wicket. Finch suffered an unfortunate run-out after which former captain Steve Smith joined Warner at the crease. The duo stitched a crucial 73-run stand for the second wicket but couldn’t meet the required run-rate. Meanwhile, Warner brought up his 18th ODI fifty but before he could convert into somewhat bigger, Yuzvendra Chahal had him caught in the 25th over. After Warner’s dismissal, the Aussies brought another crucial partnership for the third wicket as Smith and Usman Khawaja added 69 runs. They were expected to take it further but Khawaja lost his wicket in the 37th over which triggered the Aussie downfall. Smith tried to anchor the innings as he also slammed a fifty but lacked support from the other end. In the 40th over, Bhuvneshwar Kumar trapped Smith (69) in the front and then went on to rattle the wicket of Marcus Stoinis (0) a couple of balls later. Maxwell (28) was the next man to lose his wicket and by then it was too late for the Aussies to make a comeback into the match. Wicketkeeper Alex Carrey showed some intent towards the end as he remained unbeaten on 55 but the tail-enders gave against the Indian bowling attack. Earlier, the legend of Shikhar Dhawan in ICC tournaments continued to grow as his stylish hundred formed the cornerstone of a fantastic batting display. The left-handed opener's 17th ODI hundred (117 off 109 balls) was well complemented by fellow opener Rohit Sharma's 57 off 70 balls with the openers raising a stand of 127. Ever consistent skipper Virat Kohli (82 off 77 balls) played an effective knock and shared a 92-run stand with Dhawan. Kohli's sixes off Mitchell Starc -- over long-on and extra cover -- stood out. The last 10 overs yielded India 116 runs, primarily due to Hardik Pandya's whirlwind knock of 48 from 27 balls and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's 27-run cameo. Floater Pandya played in a manner only he can while Dhoni did his bit in putting the finishing touches, which included a six over square leg off Starc. The Indian openers played out a good opening spell from Starc (1/74) and Pat Cummins (1/55), who pitched it up and repeatedly beat the bat. What worked brilliantly for Indian batsmen was the manner in which they planned which of the bowlers they wanted to go after. They took 157 runs from 20 overs bowled by Marcus Stoinis (2/62 in 7 overs), Adam Zampa (0/50 in 6 overs) and Glenn Maxwell (0/45 in 7 overs). When Rohit was dropped on 2 by Nathan Coulter-Nile at square leg off Starc, the Indian openers became more cautious. Dhawan, who has a stupendous record at the Oval ground where he averages over 120, waited for Coulter-Nile. Three boundaries in the eighth over eased the pressure. The hero of Australia's match against West Indies, didn't have the pace to trouble the Indians and he bowled short enough to be cut and pulled by both the players.