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Virat Kohli has registered his 50th ODI fifty © Getty
Vijay Shankar finishes off Australia's challenge by having No 11 Adam Zampa yorked and bowled. India win the Nagpur ODI by 8 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the series. As it happened, this was also India's 500th ODI win. What a game. The fortunes turned over and over again. Another reason why there should be a better balance between bat and ball.
Needing 11 runs in the last over, India didn't have much option but to go with Vijay Shankar. And he has repaid the faith by striking off the first ball. Marcus Stoinis is trapped legbefore. Match has again turned in India's favour.
FIFTYMarcus Stoinis had some early struggle but has ended up stroking a fine fifty under pressure
21 needed off last 3 overs. Marcus Stoinis manages only a single. And yet, Australia seem the happier side. Quite a game, this!
Australia are collapsing way faster than they would like. Bumrah with the wicket, again. Pat Cummins edges to the 'keeper. They have collapsed from 218 for 5 to 223 for 8.
Jasprit Bumrah returns to the attack and strikes rightaway. Nathan Coulter-Nile looks to make room and has his stumps disturbed. The course of the match is turning around again.
Kuldeep Yadav strikes. Alex Carey's slog sweep doesn't come off this time as he under-edges the ball on to the stumps. Crucial wicket. But with less than run-a-ball needed in the last 6 overs, can India win it from here?
Alex Carey, who looked all at sea against Kuldeep Yadav on his return spell over, has hit him all around the ground in his next. Australia are still very much in the game, having crossed the 200-run mark.
WICKET Peter Handscomb may have succeeded against the spin challenge of Ravindra Jadeja but failed against his arm. Jadeja effects a fine run out via a direct out to dismiss Peter Handscomb, the only batsmen to have countered the Indian spinners. Big blow.
India have tightened the scoring and the required rate is now more than run-a-ball - 100 needed off 99 balls.
Kuldeep Yadav delivers the big blow! Glenn Maxwell is cleaned up. On paper, 132 for 4 doesn't seem too bad in a 250-run chase with a deep batting order but on this turner, India would believe they are on top.