Australia defeated India by 2 wickets in the second ODI at the Adelaide Oval. Chasing 265, the hosts reached the target in 46.2, with Matthew Short (74) and Cooper Connolly (61*) leading the batting charts. Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana and Washington Sundar took two wickets each.

Earlier, India posted 264/9, with Rohit Sharma (73), Shreyas Iyer (61) and Axar Patel (41) showing their class with the willow.

Adam Zampa (4 wickets) and Xavier Bartlett (3 wickets) restricted Team India’s batting line-up.

Full Scorecard – India vs Australia 2nd ODI, October 23

Australia 265 for 8 (Short 74, Connolly 61*, Arshdeep 2-41) beat India 264 for 9 (Rohit 73, Iyer 61, Zampa 4-60, Bartlett 3-39) by 2 wickets

Match Highlights & Key Moments

The turning point was the two dropped catches of Matthew Short, who went on to score 74. Axar Patel dropped his catch when he was 23, while Siraj gave the Aussies a second chance when he was batting on 55 runs.

Player of the Match

Adam Zampa was named the Player of the Match for taking four wickets and conceding 60 runs from his 10 overs. He got rid of Iyer, Axar, KL Rahul (11) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (8).

What This Result Means for the IND vs AUS ODI series

With their win in the second ODI, Australia have clinched the series by a margin of 2-0, with the third and final game becoming a dead rubber.

FAQs – Yesterday’s India vs Australia 2nd ODI

Q1: Who won yesterday’s India vs Australia 2nd ODI?

A1: Australia won the match by 2 wickets on October 23 at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide.

Q2: Who was the Player of the Match?

A2: Adam Zampa was adjudged the Player of the Match for dismissing 4 batters.

Q3: What was the final score of yesterday’s match?

A3: India vs Australia 2nd ODI

Australia 265 for 8 (Short 74, Connolly 61*, Arshdeep 2-41)

India 264 for 9 (Rohit 73, Iyer 61, Zampa 4-60, Bartlett 3-39)