CHENNAI: Scores of 39/4 and 49/5 after 10 overs aren’t quite what one is used to seeing in ODIs on Indian belters, especially when the home team is batting. But that’s exactly how things panned out in Mumbai and Vizag against Australia. Though the situation could be managed at the Wankhede, things spiralled out of control in the second ODI.
India’s colossal collapse on Sunday has set the stage up for a ‘final’ at the Chepauk on Wednesday and the chief architect behind this dramatic denouement is Aussie tearaway Mitchell Starc.