Australia won by 4 wkts
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Ashton Turner
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Over 700 runs scored and Australia chased it clinically in the end. They have found a gem of a finisher in Ashton Turner. Like the Indian captain Virat Kohli said his side were sloppy in the field and the dew made it difficult for the bowlers. Anyway, remarkable record-breaking chase from the visitors. Onto Delhi then for the decider on Wednesday (March 13). Until then, it's a goodbye and goodnight from us here. Ta-ta!
Ashton Turner, Man of the Match: I'm lost for words. I turned up to the ground today. Marcus Stoinis was doing his fitness test. He had a broken thumb, I thought he would play today and I would be carrying drinks. But I had to transition my mind from not playing to playing. I had a lot of confidence. I was ready to go if given a chance. It's not every day that we get to play. I thought India played really well and it was a great game of cricket. Batting is lot of fun, there were a few close calls and I know that I didn't nick that one that went upstairs. Very fortunate. Haydos has been great to me. I was privileged to get my cap from him in Hyderabad. He's spent a lot of time with me in the nets. He's a brilliant player of spin bowling and he's a legend. Someone I always looked up to. It's nice to hear nice things from him. I try my best, one of those things over here (Playing against spinners).
Aaron Finch, Australia captain: I thought the partnership between Usman and Peter was crucial. To be able to get us deep was unbelievable. To get his maiden hundred was outstanding. When we chased 300 totals in Australia, we were trying to go with the same process. The wicket was good, it wasn't a panic. The plan was to take the game as deep as we could. Ashton playing his second game and playing a match-winning knock and Peter playing such a knock and Usman coming to form was wonderful. We have seen him do that a lot in Big Bash. It was a world-class knock and to take on two of the best death bowlers in the world was outstanding.
Kohli (2/2): It became too wet to bowl, it was very difficult to bowl in the right areas. Crucial (about the stumping chance), we were sloppy in the field and should've grabbed our chances. But the DRS call was a bit of surprise for all of us and it's becoming a more of a talking point every game. It's just not consistent at all, that was a game-changing moment. The opportunities slipped away and so did the game. It's going to be cracker of a game (in Delhi), we've had two eye-openers in two games. We can't take anything for granted. We have to work hard and we got to come up with more intensity and passion in the next game to try and win the series.
Virat Kohli, Indian captain (1/2): The wicket remained good throughout the game, we have been on the wrong side of the dew twice in two games. It was very difficult to bowl in the end, guys tried their best but Ashton (Turner) played one hell of a knock, Handscomb and Khawaja played well too but Ashton's innings was the game-changer. Last game, we were told there would be dew and we were at the wrong side of that. They played better cricket, we got to accept and it's a record chase, they deserved to win. If we had won the toss, we would've batted first (in Ranchi). We had to get the fifth bowler out of the way tonight. If Kedar and Vijay was bowling with the dew, it would've been more difficult, so we wanted to get done with it first (explaining why Chahal was held back).
Handscomb: It's a lovely feeling. My role today was to take it as deep as possible and that hundred today is pretty special. Uzzie (Khawaja) and I don't talk much in the middle. We leave each other to play their own games. We felt pretty quickly that this is a pretty good wicket and we can chase those runs down. There wasn't the kind of spin that was there in the previous game. So it was really good for us that we could play our natural game. Maxi (Maxwell) played a beautiful role. It was a team thing... He comes out, takes pressure of me, strikes close to 200 and it was a critical innings. I panicked (smiles). We have seen what we (Turner) can do in the Big Bash. But to do something like that in your second ODI is pretty special and he can take a lot of confidence from that going forward.
An avalanche of stats from Deepu
Highest targets successfully chased in ODIs:
435 SA v Aus, Joburg, 2006
372 SA v Aus, Durban, 2016
361 Eng v WI, Bridgetown, 2019
360 Ind v Aus, Jaipur, 2013
359 Aus v Ind, Mohali, 2019 *
Highest targets successfully chased vs India in ODIs:
359 Aus, Mohali, 2019 *
322 Pak, Mohali, 2007
322 SL, Oval, 2017
316 Pak, Ahmedabad, 2005
310 Aus, Perth, 2017
Highest match aggregates in ODIs played in India:
825 Ind (414) v SL (411), Rajkot, 2009
747 Ind (381) v Eng (366), Cuttack, 2017
721 Aus (359) v Ind (362), Jaipur, 2013
717 Ind (358) v Aus (359), Mohali, 2019 *
Highest targets successfully chased by Australia in ODIs:
359 v Ind, Mohali, 2019 *
334 v Eng, SCG, 2011
327 v SA, Port Elizabeth, 2002
- First time India have lost two successive ODIs at home since Dec 2012/Jan 2013 when they lost to Pakistan
- Sixth win in seven ODIs in Mohali for Australia; fifth in a row
- First time India have lost two successive ODIs at home in the same series since 2012/13 when they lost to Pakistan.
21:37 Local Time: If it was James Faulkner in 2013, it's Ashton Turner in 2019. Maxwell roars in delight, Turner has a smile on his face and the Aussie dressing room are delighted. This is the highest ever successful run-chase against India by any team. Playing only his second game, Turner showed nerves of steel and helped Australia draw level in the series 2-2. Australia got off to the worst possible start in pursuit of 359 losing Finch and Marsh very early. Handscomb and Khawaja steadied the ship for the third wicket, knocking it around to keep the scorecard moving. Both batsmen compiled fifties and struck a 192-run stand, driving Australia into the ascendancy. But India came back into the game strongly, removing Khawaja first and Maxwell in quick succession. In walked Ashton Turner and played a game-changing 43-ball 84. Took even India's best bowlers - Bumrah and Bhuvi - apart in the end. Carey assisted him well too as the visitors romped him with 13 balls to spare.
Bumrah to Turner, 2 runs, nudges it towards long-on, calls for two and gets it comfortably. Australia level the series 2-2. It was gunning on middle, Turner smartly uses his soft hands and puts it into the gap
Jhye Richardson, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Bumrah to Carey, out Caught by Dhawan!! Leading edge spoons up towards mid-wicket and Dhawan settles under it. Wears a smile on his face. This full delivery held up on the pitch and Carey was closing his bat face early on the nudge. Some solace for India. Carey c Dhawan b Bumrah 21(15) [4s-2]
Bumrah to Carey, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Bumrah to Turner, 1 run, short again outside off, guided to third man
Bumrah to Carey, 1 run, banged in short, Carey hops back and dinks it to third man
Bumrah to Carey, leg byes, FOUR, the wheels are coming off for India. Bumrah errs and strays down leg, Carey can't get a tickle on the clip but it pings the pad and beats Pant to his right. Zooms away to the fine leg fence
Suprit Nanda: Turner doing a Faulkner here. #2013revisited
Just 8 needed now. 54 runs have come off the last 3 overs.