Delhi: In the third and last ODI played in Sydney, Team India defeated Australia by 9 wickets. However, India lost the series 1-2. But, in this last match, former captain Rohit Sharma scored an unbeaten century, veteran batsman Virat Kohli scored a half-century and fast bowler Harshit Rana played an important role in the match by taking four wickets.

Harshit Rana’s explosive bowling

Harshit Rana performed brilliantly and took 4 wickets for 39 runs. Due to his accurate bowling, the Australian team was reduced to 236 runs in 46.4 overs. While chasing the target, Rohit Sharma scored unbeaten 121 runs in 125 balls. He made a partnership of 69 runs with Shubhman Gill (24 runs) and then made an unbeaten 168-run partnership with Virat Kohli (74 runs, 81 balls) to help the team win in 38.3 overs.

Virat Kohli’s statement

While talking to Ravi Shastri and Adam Gilchrist after the match, Virat Kohli said, “Even if you have been playing international cricket for a long time, the game always teaches you something new. I am going to turn 37 in the next few days, but whenever I chase the target, the best performance comes out in me.”

He further said, “Our partnership with Rohit again brought back the same old memories. We have always played by understanding the situation and making big partnerships has been our strength. Right from the home series against Australia in 2013, we had this thought that if we make big partnerships, it becomes easier to win the match.”

Got love from fans in Australia

Kohli thanked the audience and said, “We have always played good cricket in this country and the fans here have given us a lot of love. It was great to see the support from the audience in large numbers again today.”