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australia vs india

Sachin Tendulkar smashed a classic 175, but failed to get his team to a win that would created an Indian record for the biggest target chased successfully. In the process, he also completed 17000 runs in ODI cricket, and became the third highest-scorer in an ODI in a loss.

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The Australian team’s woes continue unabated as they have lost another player to an injury. Peter Siddle is the latest casualty in the list of players to have been hit by the injury as he suffered from a side strain. In turn, he will be flying back home and will be replaced by some other bowler, who has yet to be named by the selectors.

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Both India and Australia have been hit by injuries and may go into the rest of the series with reduced personnel – in terms of their potential! There hasn’t been a single game in the series where the Australians have not lost a player, and for now, India has joined the fray as well, with two of their batsmen not sure of making it through in the series.

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Even as the Australian side grapples with the issues related to conceding more than 100 runs in the last ten overs of the previous game against India at Nagpur, they have been dealt with a blow that they would have been expecting but hoping against. Brett Lee will continue to remain unfit and will miss the third game at one of his favourite venues in India, the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi.

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India took full toll of the injuries that the Australian squad seem to be suffering from and thrashed them by 99 runs in the second ODI of the seven match series at Nagpur. With this win, the series is now tied at one game apiece and the action will move to Delhi where the two sides will play their third game.

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Australia has been dealt a body blow as three of their players have been ruled out of the second game against India at Nagpur. The two teams are playing a seven game series and the first one was played at Baroda which was won by Australia.

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Australia has taken a 1-0 lead in the seven game ODI series against India by defeating them by four runs in the first ODI at Baroda. In a closely fought encounter, Australia batted first and scored 292/8 in their fifty overs, and then restricted the Indians to 288/8 to take the series lead.

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