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WATCH: Ashton Agar and Mitchell Starc join hands to dismiss Virat Kohli in Rajkot ODI

Dixit Bhargav
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WATCH: Ashton Agar and Mitchell Starc join hands to dismiss Virat Kohli in Rajkot ODI

Ashton Agar and Mitchell Starc join hands: The Indian captain was undone by a praiseworthy fielding effort from the Australian pair.

During the second ODI of the ongoing Australia’s tour of India in Rajkot, Australia all-rounder Ashton Agar and fast bowler Mitchell Starc joined hands to grab an praiseworthy catch to dismiss India captain Virat Kohli.

It all happened on the first delivery of the 44th over when Kohli’s attempt of playing an aerial shot off Australia spinner Adam Zampa saw him walking back to the pavilion.

Despite hitting the ball firmly down the ground, Kohli saw Agar grab a well-judged catch. However, just when the momentum was carrying the fielder outside the playing area, Agar was alert enough to throw back the ball to Starc who had run to his left from long-on.

Coming in to bat at his usual batting position of No. 3, Kohli scored his 56th ODI half-century amidst a 103-run second-wicket partnership alongside opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan.

While Kohli scored 78 (76) with the help of six fours, it was Dhawan who provided India with yet another foundation on the back of his 29th ODI half-century. Before getting out in the 29th over, Dhawan scored 96 (90) with the help of 13 fours and a six.

Despite individual half-centuries from Dhawan and Kohli, it was wicket-keeper batsman Lokesh Rahul’s 80 (52) with the help of six fours and three sixes which powered the hosts to 340/6 in 50 overs.

With bowling figures of 10-0-50-3, Zampa was the pick of the Australian spinners. Pacer Kane Richardson (10-0-73-2) was the only other Australian bowler to dismiss a batsman today.

Ashton Agar and Mitchell Starc join hands

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Dixit Bhargav

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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