JAIPUR — Virat Kohli (100) slammed the fastest One-Day International ton by an Indian, while Rohit Sharma (141) scored his third ton as India chased down a record 360 with 39 balls to spare and beat Australia by 9 wickets in the second ODI here Wednesday. India scored 362 losing just one wicket of Shikhar Dhawan 95) to tie the seven-match series 1-1. The momentum was first set by Dhawan who slammed 95 in 86 balls and Kohli then scored his ton in 52 deliveries. With 360 to score, the aggression of Shikhar Dhawan and fluency of Rohit Sharma combined very well to insert some power into the chase. In the process, Dhawan was lucky to get two reprieves. While on 18 in the eighth over, he came down the track to hit Clint McKay, but the ball found the edge and flew high just inside the infield. Wicketkeeper Brad Haddin ran all the way to the position and attempted it but the ball popped out of his hands. In the 14th over too, he survived a close stumping call which put the umpire in a spot of bother ruling it in favor of the batsman. With the 176-run opening stand in 157 balls, India had kept the heat on the Aussies and the huge target looked well within the reach as Kohli cut loose. The match was set-up by a collective assault effort by Australia with all the top five batsmen scoring a half-century. Phil Hughes set up the platform with a matured 83 from 103 balls while skipper George Bailey completed the innings with an unbeaten 92 from just 50 balls. The rest of the half-centurions were Aaron Finch (50), Watson (59), Glenn Maxwell (53). Brief scores: Australia 359 for five in 50 overs (Phil Hughes 83, George Bailey 92; Vinay Kumar 2 for 73 ) lost to India 362 for 1 in 43.3 overs (Rohit Sharma 141*, Shikhar Dhawan 95, Virat Kohli 100*; James Faulkner 1 for 60) by 9 wickets. — Agencies
