Kolkata humidity drains Australia

Sep 21, 2017

At one of his favourite grounds, Rohit Sharma was cautious early•AFP

When was this last seen in an ODI in India? Ajinkya Rahane was forced to duck and sway against Australia's quicks•AFP

Ajinkya Rahane struck 55 before he was run-out whole attempting a second run•Associated Press

Steven Smith got into an awkward tangle while attempting to take a catch•AFP

Bhuvneshwar Kumar had his IPL captain David Warner in all sorts of trouble before having him nicking to the slips•BCCI

Glenn Maxwell swung two sixes but was brilliantly stumped by MS Dhoni as Australia slipped•BCCI

Marcus Stoinis gave Australia a glimmer of hope but it wasn't to be•BCCI

But then Nathan Coulter-Nile had him caught and bowled•AFP

As the ball got softer, batting got easier. Virat Kohli found his fluency early•AFP

Manish Pandey was then beaten by a quicker delivery from Ashton Agar•Associated Press

India were hit physically and by Australia's accuracy, as they limped to 251•BCCI

Hardik Pandya didn't just struggle with the ball. The greasy outfield meant grass kept getting stuck on his spikes•BCCI

Ravindra Jadeja made his presence felt on the field with a stunning catch to send back Smith•BCCI

Beating the heat: Kane Richardson and Australia tried a myriad of methods to get some respite from the sweltering Kolkata weather•Associated Press

And then Virat Kohli chopped on for 92 as India lost their way in the second half of the innings•Associated Press

Hilton Cartwright was bowled for the second time in the series•BCCI

Steven Smith set about rebuilding the innings in his typically uncharacteristic manner, bringing up a half-century•BCCI

Australia were then suckerpunched by Kuldeep Yadav's hat-trick