In the second match of the ongoing ODI series, India and Australia are crossing swords in the second game, being played at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. Australian captain Steven Smith called it correctly at the toss and decided to chase. However, the decision seemed to have backfired, as the Indian batters put up an emphatic show with the bat to put up 399/5 on the board at the end of their 50 overs quota.
For India, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer notched up brilliant centuries, respectively, while KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav played important knocks to ensure a high-end finish to the innings. For Australia, Cameron Green picked up a couple of wickets but also went for 103 runs in his 10 overs.
The first innings had an interruption of about 39 minutes after it started drizzling in the ninth over. Similarly, during the second innings, rain started pouring heavily during the ninth over. With a brief pause due to rain, the statement from the officials stated that they started losing overs at 19.27 PM IST. Thus, it is certain that the Australian side will be given a DLS revised target.
Australia may possibly need 230 runs to win the second ODI in 20 Overs
As per the DLS method, the target for Australia in 20 overs would be close to 230 runs. Currently, Steve Smith’s men have already lost two wickets for the score of 56, as the duo of David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne are trying to steady the ship. Now when the play resumes, Australia will have to unleash their beast mode, as they will have to chase at a relatively higher required run rate now. Hence, it will be interesting to see how Australia approach ahead in the ongoing game of the ODI series.
Cut-off for play to start is 21:28 for a 20 over game. 20 over target for Australia is 230, so Australia will need 174 in 11 overs. Hopefully, it will start earlier. We started losing overs at 19:27.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 24, 2023
Furthermore, if the game is cut short to 40 overs, the revised target for Australia as per the DLS method will be 354, and 328, respectively, in 35 overs.