After a splendid show with the bat, Ravindra Jadeja showed his value on the field as he took a breathtaking catch to remove Cameron Green in the third and final ODI at Canberra on Wednesday. In the 31st over of the match, Green opted to sweep Kuldeep Yadav but he did not get it right in the middle of the bat. Jadeja took the catch in the deep to end Green’s debut. Green had got off to a start but was dismissed for 21 off 27 balls.
Here is the catch:
Jadeja’s brilliance😍🔥🔥🔥#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/bGyOCYAwdI
— AK – #BringTheHeat (@SudharsanAK10) December 2, 2020
It was an important wicket and came at the right time. It was also Kuldeep’s first wicket of the game.
Earlier in the day, Hardik Pandya recorded his career-best ODI innings as he combined with Ravindra Jadeja to help India post a challenging 302/5 against Australia in the third and final match of the series on Wednesday. Pandya remained unbeaten on 92 while Jadeja scored 66 not out.
The pair switched gears in the final 10 overs clattering boundaries with ease after a slow start that saw India losing wickets regularly. Virat Kohli won the toss and expectedly opted to bat first as the action shifted to Canberra’s Manuka Oval after the first matches were held in Sydney.
At the time of filing the copy, Australia was reeling at 179 for five in the 35th over. The hosts will hope Maxwell – who has been in good form – comes up with the goods.
With Australia having sealed the series already with a couple of wins in the first two ODIs, India – playing for pride – would look to get some momentum going into the T20Is.
Brief Scores: India 302/5 (Hardik Pandya 92*, Ravindra Jadeja 66*) vs Australia (Ashton Agar 2/44)