Adelaide [Australia], October 23 (ANI): Following his side's series loss to Australia, Indian skipper Shubman Gill hailed batter Rohit Sharma's knock, saying that he fought out a tough spell from Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc really well and missed out on a big knock.

Rohit's 97-ball 73 and Shreyas Iyer's 61, helped India to a solid 264/9 in 50 overs, giving fans some cheer after flop shows by skipper Gill (9) and Virat Kohli (0). During the run-chase, Matt Short (74 in 78 balls, with four boundaries and two sixes) and Cooper Connolly (61* in 53 balls, with five fours and a six) produced valuable half-centuries, and Mitchell Owen's cameo of 36 in 23 balls (with two fours and three sixes) killed the game for India as the target was chased down with two wickets in hand.

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