Australia completed their highest-ever successful ODI chase to level the five-match series in Mohali (AP Photo)
HIGHLIGHTS
- India posted 358 on the board but the target was gunned down by Australia in just 47.5 overs
- Ashton Turner hit a 43-ball 84 and sent the India bowlers to the cleaners in Australia's run chase
- This is the first time India lost two successive ODIs at home in the same series for the first time since 2012-13
Indian bowlers were taken to the cleaners on a dewy evening in Mohali on Sunday as Australia gunned down a 359-run target in a 700-plus runfest in the fourth ODI of the ongoing five-match series.
Australia climbed the mountain with 14 balls to spare as India failed to defend a 350-plus totalfor the first time in their ODI history.
Peter Handscomb's maiden ODI hundred and Usman Khawaja 91 laid the platform for the chase while Ashton Turner's blitzkrieg helped Australia get past the finish line.
It was also Australia's highest-ever run-chase in ODI cricket and the fifth-highest ever in the 50-over format of the game. Australia's previous best was a 334-run chase against England in Sydney in 2011.
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While South Africa's chase of 435 against Australia in 2006 still remains on top of the list, India's successful chase of 360 against Australia in Jaipur in 2013 is also among the top five.
With the record chase, Australia managed to level the five-match series 2-2 and keep the rubber alive until the decider that will be played in Delhi on Wednesday.
Back-to-back ODI defeats in same series at home for the 1st time since 2012-13
Notably, Sunday's defeat meant India lost two successive ODIs at home in the same series for the first time since 2012-13 when they were beaten on the trot by arch-rivals Pakistan.
Turner, who won the Man of the Match award in just his second ODI proved to be the difference between the two teams in Mohali on Sunday. He struck an 43-ball 84, including five boundaries and six sixes, to help Australia create history.
Chasing 359, Australia were pegged back early as they lost captain Aaron Finch for 0 and Shaun Marsh 6. However, Khawaja and Handscomb mixed caution with aggression and added 192 runs for the third wicket.
However, Australia still had an asking rate of over nine runs per over when they lost the wickets of Khawaja, Maxwell and Handscomb in a span of eight overs.
Much to the frustration of the captain Virat Kohli and the Mohali crowd, the North Indian dew and some shoddy glovework and catching turned the tide in favour of Australia. Turner, with able support from Alex Carey, launched an all-out attack on two of India's best death bowlers -- Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah -- to seal the deal for the visiting team.
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