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Published 20:05 IST, September 24th 2023

'Can turn around a match': Virender Sehwag's sky high praises for India star

The Indian cricket team has secured a huge total of 399/5 in the IND vs AUS 2nd ODI match and will look forward to seal the ODI series.

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The Indian cricket team put up an explosive batting display in the IND vs AUS 2nd ODI match and achieved a first-innings total of 399/5. Indian batters Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill added 200 runs for the second wicket and played innings of 105 and 104 respectively. Suryakumar Yadav also gave a fantastic finish to the Indian innings and played a knock of 72* runs. 

3 things you need to know 

  • Team India batter Shubman Gill slammed his fifth ODI ton in the year
  • Team India achieved its highest total against Australia in ODIs 
  • As of now the Indian team lead the three-match ODI series by 1-0 

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Virender Sehwag's puts out a tweet on SKY's batting prowess

Former Indian cricket team opener Virender Sehwag has lauded Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav for his explosive knock of 72* runs off 37 balls in the IND vs AUS 2nd ODI. Sehwag took to his 'X' account (formerly known as Twitter) to praise Surya and wrote: 

This was Suryakumar Yadav's second consecutive ODI half-century. He played a knock of 50 runs in the first ODI match. Surya was not in good form with the bat in the 50-over format and constantly failed to perform despite getting numerous amount of chances. Surya was dismissed for three back-to-back ducks against Australia in the ODI series played earlier this year and got out playing some poor shots in the 2023 Asia Cup. 

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Team India put up an excellent batting show in Indore 

The Indian cricket team was sent into bat first in the second IND vs AUS ODI match by the Australian cricket team. The Indian team batters proved the visitors' decision to be wrong and smashed all the Aussie bowlers to all the parts of the ground. However, the Kangaroos had struck early and removed opener Ruturaj Gaikwad for a score of 8 runs. Though, Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill had different plans and the duo added 200 runs for the second wicket and didn't allow Australia to come back in the match. Suryakumar Yadav and KL Rahul gave the much-needed finish to the team's innings and took the score to 399 runs. 

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20:05 IST, September 24th 2023