Heinrich Klaasen clinched his maiden fifty, scoring 53 off 27 balls. Abhishek scored 67 off 36 balls. Debutant Akeal Hosein played an effective cameo of 16 off 10 balls.
Put to field first, experienced pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar drew first blood as he dismissed Philip Salt for a duck in the first over. The right-handed batter Mitchell Marsh then came out to bat and slammed Mitchell Marsh for 19 runs with the help of four boundaries
Delhi Capitals bowlers Mitchell Marsh (2/18) and Kuldeep Yadav's (2/23) economical spell kept the Royal Challengers score from crossing 200 run mark as the hosts ended the first innings with a competitive score of 174/6 in 20 overs, with Virat Kohli's half-century playing a crucial role in i
Sudharsan scored the highest for Gujarat Titans with an unbeaten 62 off 48 while Miller played a quickfire knock of 31* off 16. For Delhi Capitals Anrich Nortje bagged two and Khaleel Ahmed and Mitchell Marsh scalped one wicket each.
Tactical substitutions will be introduced in this season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). After being used in the domestic T20 competition Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for the first time in October-November, the concept will "add a new dimension to IPL"
The 21-run win takes Australia marginally ahead of India at the top, with the visitors racking up 113.286 rating points compared to the Men in Blue's 112.638. Before the start of the final ODI, India was on top with 114 rating points to Australia's 112.
Marsh was named the 'Man of the Series' for scoring 194 runs in three innings at an average of 97.00, with the best score of 81 and two half-centuries.
With this win, Australia clinched the three-match ODI series by 2-1 This is India's first series defeat at home since 2019. They had previously lost to Australia as well 3-2 in an ODI series back in March 2019.
Virat Kohli's half-century went in vain as Adam Zampa's four-wicket haul and all-round team efforts helped Australia defeat India by 21 runs in the third and last match of the ODI series here at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday.