The world’s top-rated Twenty20 batter, India’s Suryakumar Yadav, suffered his third consecutive golden duck on Wednesday in an exciting third and ultimate one-day worldwide in opposition to Australia. The explosive Yadav is called a 360-degree participant for his skill to play throughout the bottom within the shortest white-ball format however he’s but to determine himself within the 50-over sport.

Yadav was bowled first ball by Ashton Agar within the thirty sixth over of India’s chase within the ultimate ODI. That left the hosts reeling at 185-6 with a goal of 270 to win the match in Chennai.

The 32-year-old was leg-before to Mitchell Starc within the first and second matches of the collection — on each events additionally on the primary supply of his innings.

India skipper Rohit Sharma has backed Yadav as an vital prospect for the ODI World Cup in India later this yr.

Suryakumar is the sixth Indian batter to register three consecutive geese in ODIs. Sachin Tendulkar (1994), Anil Kumble (1996), Zaheer Khan (2003-04), Ishant Sharma (2010-11), Jasprit Bumrah (2017-2019) are others.

The Indian batting unit as soon as once more choked beneath relentless stress from the Australian spinners because the guests clinched the three-match ODI collection 2-1 with a cushty 21-run victory, in Chennai on Wednesday. Chasing a stiff goal of 270 on a difficult pitch, India have been all out for 248 in 49.1 overs as Australia got here again within the collection after shedding the primary ODI by 5 wickets.

The collection defeat is an indicator that the Indian workforce is much from ready for the World Cup and there are too many free ends that must be tied.

The match turned out to be an anti-climax within the ultimate 15 overs as Australian spinners Adam Zampa (4/45) and Ashton Agar (2/41 in 10 overs) snared as many six Indian wickets, making a gift of solely 86 runs within the 20 overs between them.

The Chepauk observe acquired slower and slower and publish thirty fifth over within the Indian innings, it turned very troublesome to hit the large strokes.

Once Zampa bowled a few googlies to drive Hardik Pandya (40 off 40 balls) and Ravindra Jadeja (1 off 33 balls) hit in opposition to the flip, the writing was on the wall.

With PTI inputs