Mahendra Singh Dhoni struck an unbeaten 87 to guide India to a historic ODI bilateral series win against Australia as the visitors beat the hosts by seven wickets in the decisive third match, here Friday.
Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav (61) shared an unbeaten 121-run stand for the fourth wicket as India overhauled the tricky 231-run target on a slow wicket with four balls to spare.
What a run-chase. The Dhoni-Jadhav duo take #TeamIndia to a thumping 7-wicket victory. India take the series 2-1 🇮🇳🇮🇳 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/vb4fZ0xwR9
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 18, 2019
Before this, India had become first team from the sub-continent to win a Test series Down Under.
51 in Sydney
55* in Adelaide
87* in Melbourne@msdhoni is the Player of the Series! #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/VBdzXt9MsE— ICC (@ICC) January 18, 2019
For his brilliant spell of 6/42, @yuzi_chahal is the Player of the Match in Melbourne! 👏 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/TUVlELC6Cp
— ICC (@ICC) January 18, 2019
India win in Melbourne to take the series 2-1!
MS Dhoni’s 87*, his third consecutive half-century, and 61* from Kedar Jadhav lead the way as Australia’s 230 is chased down for a seven wicket victory.#AUSvIND scorecard ➡️ https://t.co/TnQ5ZSZFxQ pic.twitter.com/NuMvUtbsMK
— ICC (@ICC) January 18, 2019
Brief Scores:
Australia: 230 all out in 48.4 overs (Peter Handscomb 58, Shaun Marsh 39, Yuzvendra Chahal 6/42).
India: 234 for 3 in 49.2 overs. (MS Dhoni 87 not out, K Jadhav 61 not out, V Kohli 46; J Richardson 1/27).