Hard-fought fifties from Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, and cameos from Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh in the back end push India to close on 264/9 after early setbacks against Australia in the second ODI at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday.
India added 66 runs in the final 10 overs. The duo of Rana and Singh added vital 37 runs for the ninth wicket to push India towards a respectable total. India's opening pair, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, started the innings to build a stable partnership and give the visitors much-needed momentum after their loss in the series opener.
Rohit Sharma struggled to put bat on ball off Josh Hazlewood, making zero runs in his first two overs. Rohit scored only six runs off his first 20 balls; the last time he scored fewer at the same point in his innings was fi