After Morale Shattering Loss To India In 2nd ODI, Steve Smith's Honest Admission

25.09.2023 - 14:53 sports.ndtv.com

Following his side's 99-run loss to India in the second ODI, Australia skipper Steve Smith that having lost five matches in a row ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup in October, his side needs to work on a few things.

India outplayed Australia with both bat and ball to clinch the three-match ODI series 2-0 after winning the second match by 99 runs through The Duckworth-Lew–Lewis–Stern (DLS) method at the Holkar Cricket Stadium on Sunday. "When we came here it looked a good wicket, changed a little bit.

Credit to India, they batted beautifully...400 was always a big challenge on that. I have seen games here before and it's looked good for chasing.

We were a fair way off. We have lost quite a few in a row now...World Cups are about peaking at the right time, we certainly haven't done that at this stage.

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Watch: Ravindra Jadeja Produces Stunner To Dismiss Steve Smith. Virat Kohli Left Flabbergasted

Ravindra Jadeja produced an absolute stunner to dismiss Steve Smith during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and Australia in Chennai on Sunday. Smith was looking in good touch but Jadeja decided to attack him with a back-of-the-length delivery. The ball landed roughly around the leg-stump line and then turned sharply to clip the top of the off-stump. The Australia batter did play to the line of the delivery but was completely foxed by the late deviation. Smith was left stunned by the delivery and even Virat Kohli was caught dumbstruck by the movement of the ball which provided India with the crucial wicket.