2nd ODI: Australia beat India by 7 wickets

NEW DELHI:-Australia beat India by seven-wicket victory in the 2nd  ODI and take a 2-0 series lead today. India is again disappointed due to defeat by Australia by seven wickets in second time. Rohit Sharma, who was adjudged the Man of the Match, stood out for a second consecutive game with a 127-ball 124, which was the cornerstone of India’s 308/8, a score that could easily have been more if not for a late collapse. With 11 fours and three sixes, Sharma was the outstanding performer—Ajinkya Rahane (89) and skipper Virat Kohli (59) being the other notable contributors. Openers Aaron Finch (71) and Shaun Marsh (71) laid the foundation before George Bailey (76 not out) and Steve Smith (46) take away the game from India for a second time in three days. Ishant Sharma (1-60), playing an ODI after 354 days, was especially wayward and decline all the good work done by his new-ball partner Barinder Sran (0-51). Ishant was also guilty of dropping Marsh early in his innings. This was after Indian skipper MS Dhoni once again won the toss and agrees to bat. The visitors made a solitary change to their eleven, bringing in Ishant for Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Australia had changed their three line-up from the opening first ODI in Perth, with Shaun Marsh access in for David Warner, while John Hastings and Kane Richardson came in for the rested Mitchell Marsh and Josh Hazlewood.