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'Gayi bhains pani me' - Fans react as India lose ODI series 2-1 against Australia; first in 4 years at home

Australia won the match by 21 runs and leg spinner Adam Zampa was awarded the Player of the Match award. Here's how fans reacted:

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India locked horns with Australia in the third and final match of the three-match ODI series which was a series decider as well. Australia’s captain Steve Smith chose to bat first against India in the series decider at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai after winning the toss. Australia won the match by 21 runs and leg spinner Adam Zampa was awarded the Player of the Match award for his brilliant bowling performance and Mitchell Marsh was awarded the Player of the Series award.

In Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, the first One-Day International between the two teams was played after India successfully defended its Border Gavaskar Trophy. The Men in Blue easily exceeded the 188-run mark that the Australians had set to win by five wickets. Nevertheless, their joy was only short as Australia won the second one-day international to tie the series by first dismissing India for 117 in Visakhapatnam and then successfully chasing it down without losing a wicket.

Virat Kohli's fifty in vain as India lose third ODI 

Batting first the Kangaroos were bundled out for 269 runs. The top sMarsh corer for them was 47 runs off as many balls he played in his innings with eight fours and a six. Carey scored 38 runs off 46 balls with two fours and a six. Travis Head and Marnus Labuschange also played crucial knocks for the side.

For the hosts, the pick of the bowlers were Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav as both them snapped three wickets each in their spells. Where one side Pandya conceded 44 runs in his eight overs on the other hand Kuldeep conceded 56 runs in his 10 over with one maiden over. Two wickets were grabbed by other Indian bowlers, Mohammad Siraj and Axar Patel in their spells. Siraj gave away only 37 runs in his seven overs while on the other side, Axar gave away 57 runs in his eight overs.

While chasing a target of 270 runs fell short by 21 runs. Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill started off the innings very well as as they both together scored 65 runs in 55 balls before the skipper was dismissed after scoring quickfire  30 runs in just 17 balls with two fours and two sixes each. Former India skipper Virat Kohli was the highest scorer for Men in Blue with 54 runs off 74 balls with just two fours and six. Gill, Pandya and KL Rahul also scored runs but it was not enough.

Here's how fans reacted to India's loss:

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