On a night when it mattered the most, the all-rounder produced a scintillating performance to ace yet another pressure game

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After having to sweat it over a run-chase of 189 runs in Mumbai, India were expected to put up a convincing performance in Vishakapatnam on Sunday but <a href="https://www.cricket.com/match-score/219597/summary/ind-vs-aus-2nd-odi-australia-tour-of-india-2023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">things went horribly wrong for the home side</a>. Bolstered by the return of Rohit Sharma, instead of showing their batting prowess, India conceded their fortune to a firing Mitchell Starc, bundling India out for 117 runs.&nbsp;For Australia, it was a walk in the park, as <a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/10094/mitchell-marsh/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mitchell Marsh</a> continued his form from the first ODI to smash a 36-ball 66 and eventually guided Australia to win in just 11 overs. The thrashing was difficult to digest for <a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/3852/rohit-sharma/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rohit Sharma</a> but he stayed away from criticising the wicket, calling his team&rsquo;s batting an abject failure.&ldquo;If you lose a game, it is just disappointing. We didn&#39;t apply ourselves with the bat. Didn&#39;t put enough runs on the board. It wasn&#39;t a 117 wicket,&rdquo; Rohit said in the post-match presentation. &ldquo;Kept losing wickets and that didn&#39;t allow us to get the runs we wanted. Once we lost Shubman in the first over, myself and Virat got 30-35 runs quickly. But then I lost my wicket and we lost a couple of wickets back to back. That put us on the back foot.&rdquo;After India were down to 49/5, the rebuilding job was on <a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/3993/virat-kohli/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Virat Kohli</a> but he was soon dismissed to leave the home side in a bad situation. With Starc breathing fire from the other end, the lower order could hardly elongate the innings and Rohit admitted that it was tough to return from that situation.&ldquo;It&#39;s always tough to come back from that situation. Today wasn&#39;t the day for us. Starc is a quality bowler. He has been doing it for Australia with the new ball. He kept bowling to his strength. Swung the new ball and took the odd ball away. Kept the batters guessing. Marsh has to be one of the top players going around when it comes to power-hitting. He backs himself to doing that every now and then. Definitely in the top 3 and 4 when it comes to power-hitting,&rdquo; the Indian skipper added.With the series now being locked 1-1, the Chennai ODI, to be played on March 22, has become the decider.Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

With the series now being locked 1-1, the Chennai ODI, to be played on March 22, has become the decider

Australia tour of India, 2023

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It wasn't a 117 wicket, admits Rohit Sharma

LIVE: India vs Australia, second ODI, Vizag

Marsh, Head make a mockery of the chase as Australia level series

India and Australia will lock horns in the second ODI of the three-match ODI series in Vizag. India won the first ODI by five wickets. Australia need to win this fixture to stay alive in the series. Here are some helpful tips that may help you in creating an efficient fantasy XI for this contest.&nbsp;Pitch and conditionsVizag&rsquo;s ACA-VDCA Stadium is another high-scoring venue in the country. The average first innings score here, in four ODIs dated back to 2016, has been 298. The overall average of 37.3 runs per wicket is the fifth highest among the 11 Indian venues that have hosted three ODIs or more in the last seven years.&nbsp;One difference from Mumbai though. If that was a deck for the pacers, Vizag has mostly supported spinners more. Spinners have picked 55.6% of the wickets since 2016. Wrist-spinners, have accounted for nearly 37% of the total wickets.&nbsp;Meanwhile, the weather could play a part with rain knocking the southern cities of India. So a shortened game is on the cards.&nbsp;Suggested teams<img src="https://images-cricketcom.imgix.net/1679161889032-articleimg" style="width: 600px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">While you could go for the above team, you can also choose your team from <a href="https://www.cricket.com/fantasy-research-center/219597/ind-vs-aus-2nd-odi-australia-tour-of-india-2023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cricket.com&rsquo;s Fantasy Research Centre</a>. You can use this tool to build your team with the help of algorithms. Then, based on your preferences, the platform will guide you through creating the ideal fantasy XI.Captaincy suggestionsFor small leagues: Shubman Gill ( c ), KL &nbsp;Rahul (vc)For grand leagues: Mohammad Shami ( c ), Mitchell Marsh (vc)Stats That Matter&gt; Shubman Gill is the only batter to score above 1000 runs in ODI cricket since 2022 (among Test playing nations). He has scored 1225 runs at an average of 81.7, including nine 50+ scores in 19 innings.&nbsp;&gt; Wrist-spinners have picked 37% of the wickets in the last four ODIs in Vizag, as compared to only 20% by finger spinners.&nbsp;&gt; Kuldeep Yadav has nine wickets in three ODIs in Vizag at 17.9 runs per wicket.&nbsp;&gt; Rohit Sharma will return to the side after missing the previous game. Rohit averages 48.1 in ODIs since 2022 at a strike-rate of 109.8.&nbsp;&gt; David Warner missed the last ODI due to his elbow injury but can make a comeback for this fixture. Warner has 552 ODI runs since 2022, at an average and strike-rate of 42.5 and 92.6 respectively.&nbsp;&gt; Adam Zampa has dismissed Virat Kohli five times, Rohit Sharma four times and KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya thrice each in 50-over cricket.Grand League Punts&gt; Mohammad Shami&rsquo;s hot form makes him an obvious pick in your Fantasy XI. But making him the captain or vice-captain won&rsquo;t be the worst of ideas despite the batting-friendly conditions in Vizag. Since 2022, Shami has 14 wickets in nine matches at 25.1 runs apiece.&nbsp;&gt; Vizag is also conducive to spin-bowling. Hence, Washington Sundar could replace Shardul Thakur in the XI and could be a crucial player for your fantasy fortunes.&nbsp;Here are the Top 10 Criclytics Projections&nbsp;<img src="https://images-cricketcom.imgix.net/1679161843791-articleimg" style="width: 600px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">Probable XIsIndia: Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma ( c ), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed SirajAustralia: Travis Head, David Warner, Steve Smith ( c ), Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Ashton Agar, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc, Adam ZampaPowered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

Here are a few tips that could help you create your fantasy XI for the first ODI between India and Australia in Visakhapatnam

Shubman Gill

Mitchell Marsh

David Warner

Mohammad Shami

Kuldeep Yadav

Adam Zampa

Fantasy: Spinners and batters the way to go in Visakhapatnam

Australia&rsquo;s roller-coaster tour of India reaches Visakhapatnam now. Throughout the Test series, they were bamboozled by the spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. In the first ODI in Mumbai, their batting came crashing down to the pace and sharp seam movement of Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj.&nbsp;They were 129/1 at one stage but were bowled out for 188, within 36 overs. It was an inexplicable collapse, considering they had someone like Marcus Stoinis batting at number eight. And their tail had Adam Zampa at number 11, someone with six first-class fifties.&nbsp;<img src="https://images-cricketcom.imgix.net/1679154778591-articleimg" style="width: 600px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">The pacers kept Australia in the hunt in the second innings but India displayed the use of batting depth, crossing the finish line with KL Rahul and Jadeja. India will now be targetting another white-ball series victory at home, with a win in Vizag. They are further bolstered by Rohit Sharma joining the team after skipping the first game due to personal reasons.&nbsp;Much like the Test series, Australia had an inexplicable collapse in the first match. A loss in the first match and they need to act immediately.&nbsp;Things to watch out forTime is running out for Suryakumar Yadav and Marnus Labuschagne. Both made it to the ODI side following different routes. SKY has been phenomenal in T20s and managed to sneak into the ODI squad. Meanwhile, Labuschagne is part of the ODI setup largely because of his red-ball credentials. None of them have translated their potential in the one-day side. Surya averages 27.06 in 21 ODIs while Labuschagne is lagging at 31.5.&nbsp;Both are treading on thin ice. Surya has probably his last (and only) full-time ODI series at his disposal due to Shreyas Iyer&rsquo;s absence. David Warner is not far away from regaining full fitness. Considering that each of Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green and Marcus Stoinis adds value with their secondary skill in bowling, Labuschagne is closing in on facing the axe. Both had forgettable outings in Mumbai. Surya scored a duck and Labuschagne scored 15.&nbsp;This could be the last of the two opportunities for Surya. In Labuschagne&rsquo;s case, if Warner is fit to walk back in the XI, there is a good chance we have seen the last of him in this series.&nbsp;Pitch and conditionsVizag&rsquo;s ACA-VDCA Stadium is another high-scoring venue in the country. The average first innings score here, in four ODIs dated back to 2016, has been 298. The overall average of 37.3 runs per wicket is the fifth highest among the 11 Indian venues that have hosted three ODIs or more in the last seven years.&nbsp;One difference from Mumbai though. If that was a deck for the pacers, Vizag has mostly supported spinners more. Spinners have picked 55.6% of the wickets since 2016. Wrist-spinners, have accounted for nearly 37% of the total wickets.&nbsp;Meanwhile, the weather could play a part with rain knocking the southern cities of India. So a shortened game is on the cards.&nbsp;Tactical Nous&gt; Rohit is likely to replace Ishan Kishan in the side. That means India won&rsquo;t have a left-hander in their top five. Ravindra Jadeja batted at seven in Mumbai but there is a strong case for his promotion in the batting-order for the remaining two games.&nbsp;<img src="https://images-cricketcom.imgix.net/1679154877633-articleimg" style="width: 600px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">&gt; The conditions in Mumbai neutralized the Adam Zampa effect for Australia but expect the leg-spinner to be more effective in Vizag. He has dismissed Virat Kohli five times, Rohit Sharma four times and KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya thrice each. It will be interesting to see how Australia employ Zampa to his most efficient effect to stay alive in the series. Leg-spinners have 20% of wickets here, the most by any spin bowling type.&nbsp;Team CombinationIndiaRohit Sharma will replace Ishan Kishan in the XI. Given the spin-friendly numbers at the venue, there is a strong case for Shardul Thakur making way for Washington Sundar.&nbsp;Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma ( c ), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed SirajAustraliaAustralia&rsquo;s XI is subjected to David Warner&rsquo;s fitness. Warner&rsquo;s inclusion will lead to a re-shuffling of the batting order with Mitchell Marsh expected to replace Marnus Labuschagne at number four.&nbsp;Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith ( c ), David Warner/Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Sean Abbott, Mitchel Starc, Adam Zampa*If Warner is included, he will open alongside Head with Marsh batting at number fourPowered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

Suryakumar Yadav and Marnus Labuschagne are treading on thin ice regarding their ODI career

Marnus Labuschagne

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Rohit's return boosts India's chances of another series win at home

Wait, we are already on the 22nd edition of the Cricket.com weekly?&nbsp;That&rsquo;s awesome.&nbsp;Just as awesome as the cricketing action from last week. Seven days that saw Mumbai Indians&rsquo; dominate the Women&rsquo;s Premier League (ya, sure, boring) to India crushing Australia&rsquo;s hopes with a pitch that is as dead as someone&#39;s will to work on a rainy day.What&rsquo;s or who is making the headlines?Kane Mama to New Zealand&rsquo;s rescue<a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/4330/kane-williamson/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kane Williamson</a> is back.&nbsp;New Zealand are back.&nbsp;All the tweets about &lsquo;Test cricket, you beauty&rsquo; too are back. But only barely. The BlackCaps won the first Test by the barest of margins, off the last ball of a five-day event. Who could have written such a solid script?I&rsquo;m sure even the IPL and the BCCI couldn&rsquo;t have been so immaculate with their writing. To think that the right-hander only scored one run in the first innings is really A JOKE! Come the second innings, he turned into a monster. He even batted with a monster, in the form of<a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/57444/daryl-mitchell/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Daryl Mitchell</a>, who scored an 86-ball 81, with three fours and four sixes.8 runs were required from the last six balls. Six off four balls. Five off three balls. That&rsquo;s when Williamson&rsquo;s bat wielded like a sword, and under pressure, slapped Asita Fernando through point for a massive boundary. But then came the dot ball. 1 off 1, and Williamson misses but then runs through for a tight single, NEW ZEALAND HAVE WON!!!BANGLADESH CREATE HISTORYOh, while you were busy with New Zealand-Sri Lanka or India-Australia, Bangladesh were busy creating history. The Tigers have now defeated all three giants &ndash; Australia, New Zealand and England &ndash; at home in the shortest format. That&rsquo;s quite an achievement, to be honest. But this perhaps was the most impressive of the three wins, because England are the defending champions, they know how to win (well, not in Bangladesh but surely at other places).If there&rsquo;s one thing England realised over the course of that one week, it is that &lsquo;batters are of utmost importance&rsquo; and that&rsquo;s something that cost them dearly in the Asian conditions. For Bangladesh, it was the resurgence of <a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/76294/mehidy-hasan-miraj/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mehidy Hasan Miraz</a>, who picked up five wickets, including four in the second T20I, which gave them a series win.Delhi Capitals, welcome your new Oz skipper?<a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/65756/rishabh-pant/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rishabh Pant</a> is out of the IPL, at least that&rsquo;s what this news from the Delhi Capitals camp has confirmed. But the leadership has moved from one southpaw to another, well two southpaws to be honest. On March 16 (Thursday), DC confirmed that the 2016-IPL winning skipper, <a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/5380/david-warner/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Warner&nbsp;</a>will be at the helm of things for Delhi on the field.Davey&#39;s at the wheel, Tell me how does it feel, We&rsquo;ve got Shaw, Marsh and Ahmed, Yash Dhull, a Delhi born and bred,If that&rsquo;s not the chant at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, consider me disappointed.Kohli, Kohli, KohliWho doesn&rsquo;t love breaking a drought? Well, <a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/3993/virat-kohli/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Virat Kohli</a> for the longest time was one, he hated breaking the drought. Jokes aside, the former Indian skipper finally got the monkey (Test century) off his back, against a dominant Australian bowling unit. Sure, the pitch was placid and runs were easy to come by but considering his form, there was a strong chance he could have missed out.But nope, Kohli stood tall, literally and figuratively to punch a heavyweight, with a 186, which showed he was BACK. BACK WITH A 186-BANG. Might be because of the placid wicket but you could sense that the confidence is back. At least, it should after the knock.What&rsquo;s happening in international cricket (on the field)?- &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;No shockers, India and Australia finally play out a dull draw. If after the toss, you expected a result, I&rsquo;m not sure how much cricket you&rsquo;d have watched. Can&rsquo;t even call it a road in Bangalore, at least it has bumps. 480 &amp; 175/2d vs 571, that&rsquo;s how the entire Test could be summed up, and India wrap the series 2-1.- &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;If you think India-Australia was done, then the ODI series began, with a humdinger that was won by India in Mumbai, all thanks to KL Rahul&rsquo;s sublime 75, and of course, a valuable 45 and 2/46 from Ravindra Jadeja.- &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Bangladesh registered a thumping three-nil series win over the current champions, England in the three-match T20I series. Their three wins &ndash; six wickets win, four wickets win and finally, a 16-run win.- &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;South Africa completed a stunning 2-0 whitewash over the West Indies, and the visitors stood no chance against such a strong bowling unit. They were blown away to smithereens in the second Test.- &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;After taking a 1-0 series lead, New Zealand started strong in the second Test, with twin centurions, in the form of Henry Nicholls (200) and Kane Williamson (215), to take them to 580/4 before Sri Lanka crashed to 26/2, leaving a lot for them to do on the remaining three days.&nbsp;Dominant Mumbai make WPL extremely lop-sidedThe first season of the competition, you expect some fun and close contests between teams, right? That&rsquo;s where Mumbai Indians made it a dull sport. Winning five out of five is okay but then trashing four teams en-route, is simply not ACCEPTABLE. Which demonic team has a net-run rate of +3.325 after five games. Either way, WPL has become just too lop-sided.Read: <a href="https://www.cricket.com/news/wpl-mid-season-what-works-and-what-doesnt-1678715003589" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WPL Mid Season - What worked and what hasn&#39;t?</a>Who else have competed? Delhi Capitals, they have done quite well. Four wins out of six, two losses, one against MI, so Delhi are up there, thanks to some good calls from their skipper, Meg Lanning. And, of course, the team. But the others &ndash; UP Warriorz, Gujarat Giants and RCB &ndash; are struggling and will need more than a dominant display to catch up at third place. Anyone&rsquo;s race to be honest, for the third.PSL is buzzinggggggggggggggggYou thought WPL was bizarre, then PSL was like on &lsquo;high-performance&rsquo; drugs. Not the cough syrup one. We have gone past the crazy run-scoring fests, some mind-boggling individual displays from people you least expect, and some pitches that were literally the graveyard for the bowlers.Read: <a href="https://www.cricket.com/news/mammoth-scores-and-hundreds-galore-in-psl-2023-1678865343227" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mammoth scores and hundreds galore in PSL 2023</a>The play-off clash between Multan Sultans and Lahore Qalandars was anything but high-scoring. 160/5 vs 76 is extremely one-sided, and that really showed Multan&rsquo;s bowling unit. Then Lahore Qalandars went on to beat Peshawar Zalmi to set up a re-match but this time in the final.Will it be the dominant Multan or the Qalandars who will lift the PSL trophy? Set your alarms for 7.30 PM tonight to find out. ICYMI, this is really how the PSL has behaved this far!!!Come on, give me those articlesWell bowled, Gazza. I&rsquo;m sure you would have heard that over and again in the last four-five weeks of riveting action between India and Australia. Is Gazza the GOAT? Well, at least he is definitely the visiting GOAT to India. Read <a href="https://www.cricket.com/news/greyer-sharper-and-quick-witted-how-lyon-sparked-a-fire-in-india-1678866358754" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">what makes Lyon so special</a>, in this piece from Aakash.<a href="https://www.cricket.com/news/the-different-moods-of-bgt-2023-3152023-1678891738692" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This year&rsquo;s BGT was a definite mood board</a>, sorry Jarrod Kimber. But this mood board had everything, including a snooze-fest in Ahmedabad, two Prime Ministers with a lit chariot, and all those crazy turning action, like it was a bendy-curve race track. In case you need any help remembering it all, Gaurav&rsquo;s got you covered.<a href="https://www.cricket.com/news/how-can-india-fill-the-void-left-by-shreyas-iyers-absence-3152023-1678885293508" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">India are going to be without Shreyas Iyer</a>. How long? Not sure but long enough for his presence to be missed. So, what can they do? Anirudh Suresh has answered that question.Let me throw another piece from Anirudh here, on a certain Travis Head. <a href="https://www.cricket.com/news/travis-head-defies-odds-in-a-way-no-one-expected-him-to-1678770710783" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How did he defy the odds</a>, and make the Australian selectors look like fools for dropping him from the first Test in Nagpur!What can 18 seconds do to life? A lot. For a certain Proteas skipper, Dane van Niekerk, it was enough to call it time from the game. Her last words as a Proteas player, &lsquo;it was unfortunately, not enough&rsquo;. Read how <a href="https://www.cricket.com/news/an-18-second-delay-that-rattled-south-african-cricket-1678774548663" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">an 18-second delay rattled South African cricket</a>, all thanks to Shweta Haranhalli&rsquo;s writing.Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

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