Fourth match between India and Australia was abandoned due to Rain on Wednesday at Ranchi.
For the first time in this series Indian skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and had elected to field first. Indian made two changes in their side. They left out Ishant Sharma and Bhuvneshwar Kumar and gave Mohammad Shami and Jaydev Unadkat a chance in team.
With the changes in the bowling line up, Indian bowling state changed completely, they were fast, accurate and confidant. Particularly Mohammad Shami, who was fast and accurate. He was the star for Indian in bowling and his early wickets helped the team to a good start.
In that match, Skipper MS Dhoni also tried his most trusted part time bowler Suresh Raina. Raina was accurate and economical. All bowlers looked good and at one time it was looking that india could restrict Aussies around 250. But it was India's catching that time which let them down. They dropped 5-6 catches and that by India's some of the best fielder like Virat Kohli. Indian bowling figure was:
In Aussies batting especially in opening, we saw a rare failure in this series. Opener Finch 5(10) and Hughes 11(17) fell quickly which left Aussies 24/2 after 6 overs. Watson 14(19) and Voges 7(16) too failed to built the Aussies innings and after these wickets Aussies were in deep trouble, they were at 71/4 after 14.3 overs.
And then it was all depend upon their Skipper George Bailey 98 off 94 and he didn't disappoint either. He is the most reliable batman for Aussies in this series and he proved it again. He along with the Glenn Maxwell successfully rescued Australia from 71 for 4 to 224 for 5 with 153 runs partnership. Maxwell, who was criticized for not converting his 30-40 runs starts into a big one, also showed his class and scored 92 in 77 with 6 fours and 5 biggies.
Unfortunately both fell before reaching to three figures. But Aussie tail fought and provided that last push to reach a score of 295/8. This wouldn't gone be an easy target for India, considering the kind of pace battery Aussies had.
Indian Opener came to the crease and looked comfortable when rain disrupt the play. At that time India's score was 27 for no loss. Unfortunately match was abandoned due to continuous rain and match was tied.
classvsCricket (CvC)© 2013
 |
| Virat Kohli © BCCI |
For the first time in this series Indian skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and had elected to field first. Indian made two changes in their side. They left out Ishant Sharma and Bhuvneshwar Kumar and gave Mohammad Shami and Jaydev Unadkat a chance in team.
With the changes in the bowling line up, Indian bowling state changed completely, they were fast, accurate and confidant. Particularly Mohammad Shami, who was fast and accurate. He was the star for Indian in bowling and his early wickets helped the team to a good start.
In that match, Skipper MS Dhoni also tried his most trusted part time bowler Suresh Raina. Raina was accurate and economical. All bowlers looked good and at one time it was looking that india could restrict Aussies around 250. But it was India's catching that time which let them down. They dropped 5-6 catches and that by India's some of the best fielder like Virat Kohli. Indian bowling figure was:
 |
| CvC Photos |
And then it was all depend upon their Skipper George Bailey 98 off 94 and he didn't disappoint either. He is the most reliable batman for Aussies in this series and he proved it again. He along with the Glenn Maxwell successfully rescued Australia from 71 for 4 to 224 for 5 with 153 runs partnership. Maxwell, who was criticized for not converting his 30-40 runs starts into a big one, also showed his class and scored 92 in 77 with 6 fours and 5 biggies.
Unfortunately both fell before reaching to three figures. But Aussie tail fought and provided that last push to reach a score of 295/8. This wouldn't gone be an easy target for India, considering the kind of pace battery Aussies had.
Indian Opener came to the crease and looked comfortable when rain disrupt the play. At that time India's score was 27 for no loss. Unfortunately match was abandoned due to continuous rain and match was tied.
