Can Virat Kohli help India level the ODI series?:Scored 5 centuries in Adelaide, IND defeated AUS in the last two ODIs here

The Indian team’s start to the Australia tour was not good. India suffered a 7-wicket defeat in the first match of the three-ODI series. Now, to stay alive in the series, India must win the second match, which will be held in Adelaide on October 23. The Indian team has two pieces of good news for this match. India has won the last two ODI encounters against Australia in Adelaide. Additionally, star batsman Virat Kohli has consistently scored a lot of runs here. Chance for a hat-trick of wins against Australia in Adelaide
India and Australia have faced each other 6 times at Adelaide Oval. Of these, Australia has won 4 times and India has won 2 times. However, Australia’s 4 wins came in the initial 4 matches. India has defeated the Kangaroos here in the last 2 ODIs. Also read: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill seen eating popcorn: Virat Kohli frustrated after his first ODI duck in Australia
Gautam Gambhir scored 92 runs, Dhoni finished the match
India got its first win over Australia in Adelaide in 2012. Team India chased down a target of 270 runs with 2 balls remaining. Australia won the toss and chose to bat first, scoring 269 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 50 overs. David Hussey (72 runs) and Peter Forrest (66 runs) scored half-centuries. In reply, India achieved the target by losing 6 wickets in 49.4 overs. Gautam Gambhir scored the most runs for India, 92. This match is remembered more for Dhoni’s finishing than for Gambhir’s 92 runs. India needed 13 runs to win in the last over, and 6 wickets had fallen. Clint McKay was bowling. Ravichandran Ashwin could not score any runs on the first ball of the last over. He took a single on the second ball. India needed 12 runs off 4 balls. Dhoni hit a six on the third ball. The next ball was a no-ball, and Dhoni scored 2 more runs on it. On the fourth ball of the over, Dhoni scored 3 more runs and led India to victory. India won with Virat’s century in 2019
The last ODI match between India and Australia in Adelaide was played in 2019. In this match, the Indian team achieved a splendid six-wicket victory thanks to Virat Kohli’s century. Also read: Australia beat India by 7 wickets, lead ODI series 1-0: Rohit, Virat struggle in Perth
Australia won the toss in this match too and chose to bat first. Thanks to Shaun Marsh’s 131 runs, Australia scored 298 runs, losing 9 wickets in 50 overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 4 wickets and Mohammed Shami took 3 wickets. In reply, India achieved the target by losing 4 wickets in 49.2 overs. King Kohli scored 104 runs off 112 balls. Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored 55 runs. Kohli’s 5 international centuries in Adelaide
Adelaide Oval ground has proven to be quite good for former Indian captain Virat Kohli. Virat has scored 975 runs at an average of 65 in 12 international matches (across all three formats) here. These include 5 centuries. No other Indian batsman has been able to score even 600 runs here. Also read: India fall agonisingly short of England in World Cup fixture: Suffer 4-run defeat
In ODI cricket, Virat has scored 244 runs at an average of 83.84 in 4 matches here. These include two centuries. Virat is the second top batter for India in ODIs on this ground. The most runs have been scored by Dhoni. Dhoni has scored 262 runs in 6 ODI matches in Adelaide at an average of 83.97. Rohit Sharma could not even score a fifty in Adelaide
Rohit Sharma has not been able to score a single fifty in Adelaide so far. Across all three formats, Rohit has scored only 287 runs in 12 matches here at an average of 19.13. His best is 43 runs. Talking about ODIs, Rohit has scored 131 runs in 6 innings. He does not have a single fifty to his name.