Sourav Ganguly gives special mention to Pandya & Jadeja for solid middle-order approach

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President came forward and lauded the dynamic duo of Team India's middle-order Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja for resurrecting their team's innings against Australia at the Manuka Oval, Canberra on Wednesday. 

'Huge assets': Sourav Ganguly

Taking to Twitter, Dada wrote that it was a good win for the Men In Blue despite the series loss and he hoped that there will be a revival in fortunes as it is a long tour Down Under. The former Indian skipper then added that Pandya and Jaddu can be 'huge assets' to this team in the long run. 

Pandya-Jadeja help India breach the 300-run mark

At 152/5, it seemed that the Aussies would restrict the Indians to a manageable total but the middle-order duo of Hardik Pandya (92*) and Ravindra Jadeja (66*) had other ideas as they added a 150-run stand for the sixth-wicket that helped the Men In Blue breach the 300-run mark which looked difficult at one stage. In the end, India finished their innings at 302/5 in their 50 overs.

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The Aussies fail to get the job done 

In reply, the hosts lost the prized wickets of Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith as they were reduced to 56/2 and that is when skipper Aaron Finch decided to play a counter-attacking knock before he was outfoxed by Ravindra Jadeja for 75.

Even though Moises Henriques and Cameron Green and wicket-keeper batsman Alex Cary could not convert their good starts into impactful knocks, Glenn Maxwell gave India a scare with his power-hitting skills. The explosive middle-order batsman played a game-changing innings to near perfection with a 38-ball 59 at a strike rate of 155.26 including three boundaries and four maximums. When it appeared as if he would single-handedly take the game away from the visitors, he was done by a picture-perfect yorker from Jasprit Bumrah with the hosts still needing 35 from 33 deliveries. 

In the end, India managed a consolation win by 13 runs by bowling out the Aussies for 289 in the final over.

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