5 Reasons why India lost the first ODI against Australia

#2 Death over woes

Bhuvneshwar Kumar struggled in the death overs

Indian bowlers started on a great note as the Australian batsmen struggled to get them away. Mohammed Shami and Kuldeep Yadav were very impressive with the ball and did not give many loose deliveries to the opposition.

The Aussies were 195/4 after 40 overs and looked destined to score in the range of 270. However, Indian bowlers especially Bhuvneshwar Kumar lost the plot in the final overs and gave some freebies to the Australian batsmen.

Marcus Stoinis and Peter Handscomb made full use of the gifts that were offered and scored a massive 93 runs from the last 10 overs. 18 runs came from the last over bowled by Bhuvneshwar who just could not execute his yorkers.

Bhuvi has struggled for control ever since returning from injury and is a cause of concern to Team India’s World Cup plans. India dearly missed the services of Jasprit Bumrah in this game.