Umm, not the way we wanted our second fixture to pan out.

On a weather-proof day at the Adelaide Oval, the home side emerged victorious by two wickets, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the process.

Here’s how the clash unfolded:

Hitman चा jalwa

As it’s said… Form is temporary, CLASS IS PERMANENT! 🔥

RO took his time to settle in, navigating the powerplay phase patiently & shifted gears at the right time en route to his 73-run knock, graced with seven fours and two maximums.

With this, he surpassed Sourav Ganguly to become the third-highest run getter for India in ODIs. 👏

Shreyas Iyer joins the party

Another guy who was back among the runs was Shreyas bhai.

Alongside Rohit, he too recorded a 77-ball 61, much to the delight of the Indian dugout. 🫡

Moreover, his 118-run partnership with Rohit steadied the ship after the visitors found themselves reeling at 17/2.

Axar’s brilliance, Harshit-Arshdeep’s cameo

Bapu’s quick-fire 44 off 41 balls, coupled with a few boundaries from Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh towards the end of the innings, steered India to a respectable 264/9.

Openers depart early

The duo, who added handy runs in the first innings, got the better of Mitchell Marsh (11) and Travis Head (28) inside 13 overs.

At 54/2, things looked to be swinging in our favour, but the Aussie middle order had other ideas.

Short, Connolly take the game away

Thereafter, the pendulum completely tilted towards Australia, who kept the scoreboard ticking with timely boundaries and rotating strike at will.’

Matthew Short and Cooper Connolly registered their respective fifties while their teammates supported ably.  

Nonetheless, Shubman Gill and Co. didn’t back out without a fight, taking a flurry of wickets in the end to give them a major scare.

No worries, boys, one challenging series won’t define this team’s prowess. The Indian cricket team will look to play for pride when they step on the field in Sydney on Saturday, 25 October and get that W.

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Brief scores: India 264/9 (Rphit Sharma 73; Adam Zampa 4/60) lost to Australia 265/8 (Matthew Short 74; Washington Sundar 2/37) by two wickets.