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Scoring his first ODI half-century, Matt Renshaw was a part of a major batting collapse where Harshit Rana took 4 for 39, as Australia was only able to post an underwhelming 236 in an attempt to achieve their first whitewash of a ODI series against India. This match took place at the SCG.
All of Australia's top six made at least 20 runs, however, none of them converted their score to anything higher. While Australia was at a comfortable 183 for 3 in the 34th over, they then proceeded to lose a staggering 4 wickets for 18 runs. This left Cooper Connolly to attempt to rescue the lower order, however, he was the one who was dismissed in the 47th over. Australia's last 7 wickets fell for an astonishing 53 runs, leaving 20 balls of the innings.
Although Rana took the best figures, all of India's bowlers, shared the success with each one taking at least 1 wicket. Washington Sundar took his 2 for 44 at a controlled pace, where in his 10 overs he only allowed 1 boundary and Axar Patel's 6 overs contained 18 runs.
Mitchell Marsh set a target when the coin flipped in his favor, marking 18 consecutive times India has lost the toss in ODIs. In the opening 10 overs, Marsh and Travis Head were aggressive, and Marsh hit a six on the 1st ball of the 1st over during which 13 runs were scored. Krishna was the bowler.
Head's careless wicket was a catch to backward point and he was trying to anchor the innings when the scoring was deceptively slow. In the next over, there was another possible wicket for India, when a run-out opportunity was botched and Matt Short was left in the open. Gill was brutally run out.
Marsh's promising innings ended the first ball after drinks when he gave himself room against Axar Patel and was bowled. There was a relatively quiet period of consolidation when Short and Renshaw advanced. In Adelaide, where he scored a career-best 74, Short set a foundation, and when he swept to square leg, Kohli in the crowd and the Australians, in the crowd, were delighted.
Renshaw did not strike a boundary until his 33rd ball, but Renshaw did enough to let the scoreboard pressure the 50 comes in 48 balls.
Alex Carey, given a life at 8 off 23 when Krishna, coming in from long-on, failed to hold a difficult chance, also struggled for timing. He and Renshaw provided good base for the anticipated Australian acceleration before both fell in the next 4 overs.
Carey was the victim of a spectacular of the type of catch that is usually a credit to the fielders, however, it was a painful and spectacular catch, when Shreyas Iyer, coming from backward point, took the ball over his shoulder and crashed to the ground. He had to leave the field with the physio after the drink break that followed the incident.
In the lbw decision given by Sundar, Renshaw was partially advancing and for ranged middle and leg the DRS confirmed the line. Renshaw is in contention for an Ashes squad place.
In contrast to their performance in Adelaide, where Connolly and Mitch Owen consolidated and built a partnership that shifted the momentum of the match in Australia’s favor, there was no such stand in this case. Owen, remaining on the leg side of the ball, was dismissed when he edged a rising ball from Rana to slip, exposing the bowlers to the onslaught of the Indian team with over 12 overs to go.
After a useful cameo from Nathan Ellis, Mitchell Starc was completely outclassed by the returning Kuldeep Yadav, and then Starc also chipped a low full toss to mid-wicket.
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