Australia's Predicted Playing XI for the 2nd ODI

Spinner- Adam Zampa

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Nathan Lyon made little or no impact in the 1st ODI going wicketless and conceding 50 runs in his 10 overs which is average. This again highlights his lack of substance in the limited overs format which might prompt Australia to bring in Adam Zampa who troubled the Indian batsmen in the T20I series as well.

Zampa relies more on his pace variations than his turn and his line is so stringent that he's very hard to get away. He could be a real menace if combined with an in-form pacer like Behrendorff or Richardson.

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Fast Bowlers- Jhye Richardson, Peter Siddle, and Jason Behrendorff

Australia v India - ODI: Game 1

Jhye Richardson was simply unplayable last match and won the Man of the Match award for his stunning bowling performance where he picked up 4 wickets conceding just 26 runs in 10 overs. He dismissed Kohli and Rayudu in the same over and later Karthik and Jadeja.

His whippy action and quick deliveries were very tough to play. Behrendorf with his tall frame predominantly angled the ball into the left-handers and away from the right-handers but brought back in a few deliveries which really surprised the batsmen.

He got 2 crucial wickets in Shikhar Dhawan and MS Dhoni on his ODI debut which is pretty impressive. He kept the pressure on the Indian batsmen letting his teammate Jhye to do the wicket-taking part.

Peter Siddle wasn't as effective in the death as we thought he would be, conceding 48 runs in 8 overs picking up just 1 wicket. Australia will certainly give him another go and hopes he makes more of an impact this time around.