Kuldeep gets hat-trick as India beat Australia in second ODI

Kolkata Sep 21 (IANS) Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav bagged a hat-trick as India rode a dominant bowling performance to bowl out Australia for 202 and win the second One-Day International (ODI) by 50 runs at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday.

In three successive deliveries Kuldeep (3/54) took the wickets of Mathew Wade Ashton Agar and Pat Cummins in the 33rd over to become the second bowler in limited overs cricket to script a hat-trick at this venue and only the third Indian to record the rare feat in 50 overs cricket.

Besides Kuldeep Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/9) Yuzvendra Chahal (2/34) and all-rounder Hardik Pandya (2/56) starred with the ball for the hosts as Steve Smith (59) and Marcus Stoinis (62 not out) scored half-centuries for the tourists.

Earlier India posted 252 riding Virat Kohli s 92 and Ajinkya Rahane s 55.

India now lead the five-match series 2-0.

--IANS
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