Chasing 118, Australian openers Travis Head (51* off 30) and Mitchell Marsh (66* off 36) barely flinched as Australia ran by way of India within the second ODI to seize a 10-wicket win and degree the collection 1-1 going into the decider in Chennai.
The duo wrapped up the chase inside 11 overs, with 234 balls to spare. The most ever in India males’s ODI historical past. Previous worst was 212 balls remaining in opposition to New Zealand in January 2019.
“It’s very rare that both of us go at the same time,” mentioned Head publish match on his partnership with Marsh. “Throughout my experience opening the batting, if one guy is going, you try to support that. Today it was a short total, we both felt like going. We played really calculated. It was a nice partnership, very enjoyable.”
He additionally added, “Nice to contribute, really good to get a partnership going. We were a bit settled today and took our time. Last game, I went hard early to push the envelope. It’s nice to have the big fellow (Marsh) at the other end when he hits them into the top tier. We were hoping that one of us gets away.”
Marsh had additionally prime scored within the first ODI in Mumbai when he nailed 81 runs off 65 deliveries on a wicket most batters on both facet discovered troublesome to hold on.
“It was a bit of fun,” he mentioned post-match. “Always nice to get a good start when you’re chasing a small total like that. I was hoping Head would get off to a flier and I could play it slow. To be honest, I’ve been enjoying playing swing and batting up the order. (On Starc) He’s been brilliant, it is horrible standing at slip when he bowls because it flies at about 80 miles an hour off the edge. But it is great to see him bowl like this, we now have a rare chance to win an away series in India.”
