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IND vs AUS, 2nd ODI: Mitchell Starc picks up fifer to push India to the wall

IND vs AUS, 2nd ODI: Mitchell Starc picks up fifer to push India to the wall

Mitchell Starc. (Photo Source: BCCI)

Mitchell Starc has once again brought the Indian top order to its knees in the ongoing second ODI at Visakhapatnam’s Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium. He took four early wickets before coming in again to finish things off in style by deservingly completing his fifer with the last Indian man.

Steve Smith won the toss and decided to bowl first on Sunday owing to the cloudy conditions looming over Vizag. Starc was quick to prove his captain’s decision right with Shubman Gill’s wicket on the innings’ third delivery itself. Starc drew Gill well outside off and the latter stretched his hands to play a shot over the point but the ball went straight into the hands of Marnus Labuschagne who was placed at the right position.

The 33-year-old left-arm pacer then produced his best over of the game with two back-to-back wickets in the fifth over. He first dismissed the returning Indian skipper Rohit Sharma with another outside-off delivery which took a big edge before Steve Smith grabbed it at first slip.

On the very next delivery, he trapped Suryakumar Yadav LBW, dismissing him on another golden duck. Notably, Starc dismissed Suryakumar in a similar fashion in the opening ODI as well, as Yadav was a little late while attempting a drive.

Starc then liquidated India’s hopes by picking up last match’s savior KL Rahul’s wicket in the ninth over. Rahul tried to flick the ball but got beaten by Starc’s pace thus falling to an lbw dismissal, the second of the match. Rahul reviewed the decision after consulting Virat Kohli at the non-striker’s end which proved to be no good.

चिरकुट ज़िंदगी@chill_babu
Mitchell Starc rips apart Indian batting line-up
03:17 PM · Mar 19, 2023
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Sean Abbott then further ripped apart India’s hopes for a big total with Hardik Pandya’s wicket in the 10th over with Steve Smith producing a world-class effort to take a flying catch at the slips. Virat Kohli stood firm against Starc and saved his wicket by scoring a valuable 31 off 35.

Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja added a 22-run stand for the sixth wicket as the duo seemed confident in bringing the hosts back on track. But Nathan Ellis dismissed both batters to reduce India to 92/7 after 20 overs.

Starc then came back and completed a five-for after finishing India’s innings off as he bowled out Mohammed Siraj with a scattering delivery in the 26th over. His five for 53 and two wickets each for Ellis and Abbott stumbled the hosts to just 117 runs in 26 overs.

चिरकुट ज़िंदगी@chill_babu
Mitchell Starc takes Siraj’s off stump, gets 5-for. India all out 117. #INDvsAUS Source – Disney+ Hotstar
03:56 PM · Mar 19, 2023
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Here is how Twitter is reacting to Mitchell Starc’s storming spell against India in the second ODI:

Vignesh Bharadwaj@VBharadwaj31
You know it’s a World Cup year when Mitch Starc is making the little thing talk like that. #INDvsAUS
03:55 PM · Mar 19, 2023
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CricBlog ✍@cric_blog
Mitchell Starc is almost always brilliant in ODIs, but he just switches on beast mode in a World Cup year. Goes to another level. #INDvAUS
03:35 PM · Mar 19, 2023
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Pravin Patil@BooksAndCricket
Mitchell Starc vs India in ODIs Debuted at 2010 2010 – 2015 : 12 wkts ER: 4.67 2016 – 2022 : 5 wkts ER: 7.38 This series : 7 wkts ER: 5.33 #INDvsAUS #Visakhapatnam #SuryakumarYadav #RohitSharma
03:32 PM · Mar 19, 2023
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Saad Raheel@SaadRaheel20
Just when you thought Starc was done 👀 @CricketAus #INDvsAUS #mitchellstarc
03:31 PM · Mar 19, 2023
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Oggy@Mr_Oggy_07
Mitchell Starc in every world cup year. #INDvsAUS
03:19 PM · Mar 19, 2023
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Mayank Sahu@MayankS46636560
Rohit’ shubhman ,surya,rahul ,4 wicket Charo khane Chitt by one and only @mitchellstarc
03:16 PM · Mar 19, 2023
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Adi (suspended soul)@aaditea_
Mitchell Starc when ODI World Cup is near… #INDvsAUS #INDvAUS #Vizag #CricketTwitter #AUSvIND
03:10 PM · Mar 19, 2023
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Harsha Bhogle@bhogleharsha
Left arm swing bowling…….
02:36 PM · Mar 19, 2023
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