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India 6 for 270 (Gambhir 92, Dhoni 44*) hit Australia 8 for 269 (Hussey 72, Forrest 66) by four wickets
India weren’t perfect today. But they beat Australia the hard way. And nothing satisfies a team more than a hard-fought win when it is going through a rut.
A pale-looking MS Dhoni got off to an agonizingly slow start of three runs in 17 balls. But he caught up with the pace at the end, capping off a tight chase for 270 by getting India the 13 wanted in the final over from Clint McKay.
It helped India burst past some glass ceiling – they had never compressed Australia in an ODI in Adelaide, and had never chased more than 242 against the hosts in their country. More highly, the win would take the concentration away from the howls of protest after Sachin Tendulkar was rested today.
India weren’t perfect today. But they beat Australia the hard way. And nothing satisfies a team more than a hard-fought win when it is going through a rut.
A pale-looking MS Dhoni got off to an agonizingly slow start of three runs in 17 balls. But he caught up with the pace at the end, capping off a tight chase for 270 by getting India the 13 wanted in the final over from Clint McKay.
It helped India burst past some glass ceiling – they had never compressed Australia in an ODI in Adelaide, and had never chased more than 242 against the hosts in their country. More highly, the win would take the concentration away from the howls of protest after Sachin Tendulkar was rested today.
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