India-Australia series: 6 interesting coincidences of Jaipur and Nagpur

New Delhi: In the on going ODI series against Australia, India have twice successfully chased 350 target. After Jaipur They repeated the same heroics in Nagpur also on Wednesday. These two historic games have also six coincidences which are very interesting. 1.India opened the account with boundariesLike in Jaipur, in Nagpur also India opened their account with a boundary and even bowler was the same Mitchell Johnson and batsman too was Rohit Sharma. Though in four in Jaipur came off pad but in nagpur it came off the bat.2.Dhawan dropped in both the gamesIndian opener Shikhar Dhawan got the life in both the matches. He was dropped by wicketkeeper Brad Haddin in Jaipur when he was on 18 and in Nagpur too, he was again dropped when he was palying on 19. The dropped catch cost visitors dearly as Dhawan went on to make a hundred which ensured India's win.3.Blistering centuries by ViratVirat Kohli's hurricane hundreds were one of the highlights of these matches. It took him just 61 balls to score a hundred in Nagpur but in Jaipur his ton came off just 52 balls thus making him the first Indian batsman to make fastest hundred in ODI. He remained unbeaten at both the venues. 4.Fastest ball from Johnson After Jaipur, Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson once again recorded the fastest ball in Nagpur as well. He clocked 150kmph in his first over in nagpur ODI. This was fastest ball by any bowler on Indian soil. I Jaipur also, he clocked 148.9 kmph which was the fastest by an overseas bowler at that time. 5.Partnership of more than 170 runsAustralia set a target of 350 plus in Jaipur and Nagpur. India needed a big partnership to achieve such a difficult target. Rohit Sharma And Shikhar Dhawan, both rose to the occasion and laid a solid foundation. They added 176 runs in Jaipur and 178 runs in Nagpur for opening stand. 6.India chased mamoth targets while still trailing in the seriesIndia chased down mammoth target in Jaipur and in Nagpur s well. They achieved the target despite trailing in the series. India chased 359 in Jaipur and 350 in Nagpur.