Steve Smith tormented India with his second blistering hundred in two matches as Australia posted another huge target, reaching 389-4 off 50 overs in the second one-day international in Sydney on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Smith followed up his 105 off 66 balls in Friday's first ODI victory with a dominant 104 off 64 balls as the Indians were impotent to stem the runs on a slow-paced Sydney Cricket Ground pitch in searing conditions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The total surpassed Australia's 374 for six which set up Friday's 66-run crushing win in the first ODI on the same ground.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It left the pressure fully on Virat Kohli's India to run down the daunting target under lights to prevent Australia from winning the three-match series ahead of Wednesday's final game in Canberra.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India have lost their last four ODIs and are bidding to avoid a fifth consecutive defeat for the first time since January 2016.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Australia's top order made India pay after skipper Aaron Finch won his second toss of the series to subject the tourists to another afternoon of toil under a hot sun.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
David Warner hit 83 off 77 balls, Finch 60 off 69, Marnus Labuschagne 70 off 60, and Glenn Maxwell bludgeoned a crowd-pleasing unbeaten 63 from 29 balls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Smith put on a batting clinic with his full array of quirky shot-making as he raced to triple figures laced with 14 fours and two sixes. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
He fell two balls later stretching for a wide slower delivery off Hardik Pandya and getting a thick edge to Mohammed Shami at third man.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Warner tucked into leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal's first over with six, four, and a single to bring up his 50 off 39 balls with Finch playing the anchor role. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Warner had a big let-off on 54 when he narrowly beat home a throw off a Kohli fumble, a TV review confirming he just got his bat down diving for his crease.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Finch and Warner brought up their 12th century opening stand off 16 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Finch blasted Chahal for six over deep mid-wicket to raise his 50 off 60 balls as the Aussie pair continued to dominate.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India finally made the breakthrough after Finch mistimed Shami and spooned up a catch to Kohli via his pads.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Finch's 60 came off 69 balls with the first wicket falling at 142, following the pair's 156-run stand in the first ODI. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Warner chanced his luck again on 83 but was run out by a brilliant direct throw from Shreyas Iyer at long-off.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Australia-vs-India,-2nd-ODI-Aus-Batsmen-Pile-Up-389-4-In-1st-Innings.jpg", "alt_img": "Australia vs India, 2nd ODI Aus Batsmen Pile Up 389-4 In 1st Innings ", "alt_title": "David Warner", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Australia vs India, 2nd ODI: Aus Batsmen Pile Up 389\/4 In 1st Innings On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Steve Smith tormented India with his second blistering hundred in two matches as Australia posted another huge target, reaching 389-4 off 50 overs in the second one-day international in Sydney on Sunday.\r\n\r\n", "seo_keywords": "India tour of Australia 2020-21, Steve Smith, David Warner", "tag": "", "tagging": "India tour of Australia 2020-21,Steve Smith,David Warner,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "australia-vs-india-2nd-odi-aus-batsmen-pile-up-3894-in-1st-innings", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "3110", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2020-11-29 13:45:16", "updated": "2020-11-29 13:45:37", "img_from": "David Warner", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "David Warner, Australia vs India, Steve Smith", "livescore_text": "", "livescore_link": "", "btn_text": "", "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2020-11-29 13:45:16", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2020-11-29 13:45:16", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/australia-vs-india-2nd-odi-aus-batsmen-pile-up-3894-in-1st-innings-67730" }