Raina runs out Finch for first wicket

Raina runs out Finch for first wicket

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NEW DELHI: Aaron Finch hit a 53-ball 50 before he was run out by a direct hit from Suresh Raina in the second one-day international at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday.
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Finch drove the ball to mid-off and called Phil Hughes for a quick single but he could not beat the direct hit from Raina.

Finch hit a six and 7 fours in his fiery knock.

Openers Finch and Hughes brought up the Australian fifty in the 11th over.

The start came after Australian captain George Bailey won the toss and chose to bat.

After winning the toss Bailey said that 300 will be great and it will put a lot of pressure on the Indian batsmen and support their bowlers. They are keen on going to 2-0, he added that it will be fantastic.

After losing the toss Dhoni said he would have bowled first anyway, considering the dew factor later on in the innings. Dhoni said that he feels that the ball here comes on nicely to the bat. India are looking to level the series and then take the rest as a five-match series, Dhoni added.

The greenish look on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium wicket would have made the Australians happy. After all, it is their pace which had derailed India in Pune.

For the likes of Mitchell Johnson, Shane Watson and James Faulkner, the greenness on the wicket would mean good bounce and that, in turn, would give them confidence to send down a few short-pitched ones.

Most of the Indians understand the SMS track quite well and know exactly what needs to be done. Shikhar Dhawan for one, has played some memorable innings here in domestic tournaments.

Skipper MS Dhoni too has enjoyed batting on this wicket. More than the batting, India would be worried about their bowling.

Teams:

India: MS Dhoni (Capt.), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, R Vinay Kumar, Ishant Sharma.

Australia: George Bailey (Capt.), Aaron Finch, Phil Hughes, Shane Watson, Adam Voges, Glenn Maxwell, Brad Haddin, James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Clint McKay, Xavier Doherty.

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