Chennai
Following his side’s 21-run loss against Australia in the third ODI, India skipper Rohit Sharma termed the defeat as a collective failure.
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.
I do not think it was too many runs. We did not bat well. Partnerships are crucial and that is something we failed to do today. You are brought up playing in these type of wickets, it is important you apply. After the start, it was important for one batter to carry on and take the game deep. It just did not happen. A lot of takeaways. We can take a lot of positives from the nine ODIs since January. We need to understand where we need to improve. It is a collective failure, we can take a lot of learnings from this series. Credit to the Australians. Both the spinners applied the pressure and so did their seamers, said Rohit in a post-match presentation.
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.
After electing to bat first, Australia was bundled out for 269 runs in 49 overs. Openers Travis Head (33) and Mitchell Marsh (47) started off the innings well with a 68-run partnership.
