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Steve Smith dived to his proper to finish a terrific catch to dismiss Shreyas Iyer.© Twitter
Steve Smith, after placing on a batting masterclass with an excellent century in Sydney, pulled off a blinder to ship Shreyas Iyer again to the pavilion for 38 to dent India’s chase of 390 on the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday. Iyer was seeking to clear the infield with a pull shot however Smith dived to his proper and grabbed a surprising catch to interrupt the essential 93-run stand. India had been tasked to chase 390 runs in a do-or-die contest on Sunday.
Cricket Australia posted the video of Smith’s diving effort and wrote “Just attempt to preserve him out of the sport!!! #AUSvIND
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Just attempt to preserve him out of the sport!!! #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/DWEORwOaaV
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 29, 2020
Earlier within the match, Australia gained the toss and opted to bat. Aaron Finch and David Warner scored half-centuries whereas Steve Smith notched up his 11th ODI hundred.
Glenn Maxwell scored a quickfire half-century to take Australia to an imposing first innings complete of 389 for 4.
None of the Indian bowlers appeared threatening on the day as Jasprit Bumrah and Navdeep Saini once more went for a a lot.
Bumrah picked up a wicket and gave away 79 runs whereas Saini remained wicketless and went for 70 from his seven overs.
In reply, India misplaced Shikhar Dhawan and Mayank Agarwal cheaply.
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India captain Virat Kohli then smashed 89 runs from 87 deliveries as he missed out on his 44th ODI hundred by simply 11 runs.
In the method, Kohli, who was taking part in his 250th match within the 50-over format, additionally went previous 22,000 runs in worldwide cricket.
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