By Admin 
Australia has defeated the Indian team by 7 wickets in Perth ODI. In this rain-affected match, the Indian team had scored 136 runs in the stipulated 26 overs, after which Australia got the target of 131 runs due to the DLS rule. The Kangaroo team achieved this target with 29 balls remaining. Know here what were the 5 biggest reasons for the poor performance of the Indian team and its defeat.
5 big reasons for India’s defeat
Team India could not understand Perth pitch
Even before the rain came in the match, unusual bounce was visible in the pitch. Rohit Sharma was also beaten several times. As a result, most of the batsmen had trouble scoring runs. Rahul scored 38 runs and Akshar Patel scored 31 runs. Apart from him, no Indian batsman could even touch the 20-run mark. On the other hand, Australia had lost 2 wickets for just 44 runs. Still he moved the scoreboard forward at a run rate of 6. Australia showed that runs could be scored here.
Batting order is not correct
The batting order of the Indian team remained the same till number-4, where the batsmen have a habit of playing. At number-5, KL Rahul’s ODI average is more than 56, yet Axar Patel was sent above him. Looking at the way Nitish Kumar Reddy was batting, it seemed as if if he had been fielded at the sixth position, perhaps Team India could have progressed towards a big score. Washington Sundar was dropped at number six.
poor shot selection
First of all, if we talk about Virat Kohli, he was out because he hit the ball outside the off-stump. Kohli could not even open the account. Captain Shubman Gill could not control his bat against the ball going towards the leg side and was caught by the wicketkeeper. Washington Sundar also usually bats well, but Slover gave away his wicket due to not being able to read the ball.
Top order collapsed badly
Indian batsmen started struggling even before the rain came in the match. The collapse of the top order was a major reason for Team India’s defeat. By 25 runs, all three, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill were out. India had lost 4 wickets before the score of 50. This affected the lower order batsmen.
Should Kuldeep Yadav have blossomed?
The Indian team had kept 2 spin bowling options in the playing eleven in the form of Axar Patel and Washington Sundar. Both of them can bat, perhaps that is why they got the advantage. But the Perth pitch has proved effective for wrist spinners from time to time. Even though Patel and Sundar bowl with different hands, their pace remains almost the same, hence Australian batsmen do not face much difficulty in reading them. Kuldeep’s flighted and top-spin balls could have proved fatal on this pitch.
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