Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday congratulated Team India for beating Australiaby five wickets to clinch the ODI series and grab No. 1 spot. “Congratulations India for winning #IndvAus series & now being Number #1 ODI #cricket team in the world. We are so proud of you,” Banerjee wrote on her Twitter handle tonight. Riding on all-rounder Hardik Pandya 78-run knock, India, chasing 294 for a win, registered a comfortable five-wicket win over Australia in the third ODI played in Indore to take a series-clinching 3-0 lead and grab the number one spot. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: India vs Australia 2017, 3rd ODI at Indore
Meanwhile, with an unassailable 3-0 lead in the ongoing five-ODI series against Australia, Virat Kohli‘s India have toppled South Africa to become the No. 1 ranked side. After an emphatic 50-run win in the second ODI, India were tied with South Africa at 119 points, but missed out on the top spot by 0.09 decimal points. Nonetheless, a 5-wicket victory at Holkar Stadium in Indore, India have completed formalities and dethroned the Proteas. In this way, Kohli and co. have attained 9 ODI victories on the trot. Kohli goes past his previous best (8) and equals MS Dhoni’s tally of 9 wins as skipper. India came to Indore with an aim to seal the series and attain the No. 1 rank, and achieved both.
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