Records broken in 2nd ODI- Ind vs Aus
What's the story
India registered their second consecutive win against Australia, taking a 2-0 lead in the five-match ODI series. Batting first the men in blue set a target of 253 which the visitors failed to chase and bundled out for 202. A few records were set during the match which includes Kuldeep Yadav's magnificent hat-trick. Let's find out more.
Third ODI hat-trick
Kuldeep's hat-trick, the talking point
The big match highlight has been Kuldeep Yadav's hat-trick. Taking out Matthew Wade, Ashton Agar, and Pat Cummins, Yadav claimed his maiden hat-trick, a turning point in the match which remained competitive until then. Further, this is only the third ODI hat-trick for India after Chetan Sharma's feat against New Zealand in 1987, and Kapil Dev's achievement against Sri Lanka in 1991.
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8th successive ODI victory for India
This was India's 8th continuous ODI victory. The current record is '9' which happened during Nov 2008 - Feb 2009.
Back on top
India set to become World No.1 in ODI rankings
After the ODI win at Kolkata, Indian team is now the World No.1 in ICC ODI rankings, overtaking South Africa. Before the series began, India and Australia had 117 points each. After the Chennai ODI victory India gained a point to claim 118. With the 2nd ODI win India will be tied with South Africa at 119 but will go on top on decimal points.
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A 6th score in 90s for Kohli
Kohli, who lost his wicket at 92, has been dismissed for thd 5th time in ODIs when his score was in 90s, while it was his 6th score in 90s including his unbeaten 96*.