But it was Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, who scored 55, who laid the foundation for the victory with their 102-run second-wicket partnership that made India post 252 all out. "We didn't feel like we had enough on the board at the break. But we knew if we had a good start we (would) have a good chance of defending it," said Kohli, who received the man of the match award. "Bhuvi's (Kumar) spell became even more important because we knew the wrist-spinners would do damage in the middle. The deliveries he got the batsmen out with were unplayable."Australia rally after 50s from Kohli and Rahane to restrict India to 252 in the 2nd #INDvAUS ODI.
SCORECARD: https://t.co/8861maq9VL pic.twitter.com/4x4BkPs3WP — ICC (@ICC) September 21, 2017
Kohli added: "You can count on Bhuvi for getting the breakthroughs. Two young spinners bowling with a lot of heart, speaks volumes about their characters." Kumar struck early after removing the two Australian openers, including David Warner for one, in an inspired first spell that lasted six overs. Skipper Steve Smith, who made 59, and Travis Head then forged a 76-run partnership as the duo tried to steady the innings by counter attacking the Indian bowlers..@imkuldeep18 takes hat-trick as India go 2-0 up against Australia https://t.co/uspKu76DLV via @TOISports pic.twitter.com/NUWnQoYLRr
— Times of India (@timesofindia) September 22, 2017
But the introduction of spin once again proved troublesome for the visitors with leg-spinner Chahal sending back Head, for 39, and then the big-hitting Glenn Maxwell, for 14. Maxwell, who looked threatening with two sixes during his brief stay, was stumped by wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni who was quick to clip the bails off. Smith though carried on the good work to register a gritty 50 in his 100th ODI but the delight was short lived after he fell to paceman Hardik Pandya.Do India have the best bowling attack currently in ODI cricket? #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/7hWbdNeE62
— ICC (@ICC) September 21, 2017
Yadav, playing just his ninth ODI, then turned on the heat with his triple strike in the 33rd over that spelt doom for the visitors. He got wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade (2), Ashton Agar (0) and Pat Cummins (0) to become only the third Indian after pacemen Chetan Sharma and Kapil Dev to record an ODI hat-trick. Marcus Stoinis remained unbeaten on 62, but his valiant knock came too late in the day as Kumar, who returned figures of 3-9 in his 6.1 overs, wiped up the tail.‘Book his 2019 World Cup ticket now’: Twitter erupts after Kuldeep Yadav’s hat-trick#INDvAUS | https://t.co/iwlMyaO886 pic.twitter.com/PoBXj8Ai3F
— The Field (@thefield_in) September 21, 2017
"We were pretty happy with 250, thought we pulled things back pretty well. Did a really good job there. Batters though made poor decisions, and you can't do that against a quality team like India," said Smith. "Stoinis was good at the end there, just needed someone to bat with. One of the top four needs to go on and make a hundred," he added.कुल का दीपक चमक गया....well bowled, Kuldeep Yadav ?? three balls turned a forgettable outing into one to cherish for the rest of your life!
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 21, 2017
Earlier fast bowlers Nathan Coulter-Nile and Kane Richardson claimed three wickets each to pull things back for the visitors after India started off strongly. Pandya and Kumar also scored 20 each to add valuable runs to the total with their 35-run seventh-wicket partnership.You won't see a better hat trick ball than that from Kuldeep Yadav! So happy for the young man.???#HatTrick
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) September 21, 2017
There was also a bit of drama in the 48th over of the Indian innings when Pandya was caught off a no-ball, but Smith ran him out only to see the batsman walking off the ground following a slight drizzle. Smith and company tried to argue with the on-field umpires for their run out call but in vain. The third match is scheduled for Sunday in Indore.Kuldeep Yadav is only the 3rd Indian after Chetan Sharma (1987) and Kapil Dev (1991) to take hat-trick in ODIs. #INDvAUS
— ESPNcricinfo stats (@ESPNcric_stats) September 21, 2017
BRIEF SCORE: India 252 (Kohli 92, Rahane 55, Coulter-Nile 3-51, Richardson 3-55) beat Australia 202 (Stoinis 62*, Smith 59, Bhuvneshwar 3-9, Kuldeep 3-54) by 50 runsHere's how India beat Australia by 50 runs in second ODI - Bhuvneshwar's 3-9 rather eclipsed by Yadav's hat-trick! https://t.co/C8g1P0jWRL pic.twitter.com/661oLoSNVw
— Sky Sports Cricket? (@SkyCricket) September 21, 2017
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