Ashok continued to leak runs as Iyer grew into his zone by taking down the leg spinner for a six, followed by two boundaries in the same over. By the end of the 35th over, victory appeared to be a foregone conclusion for the home side with a familiar sight of another Kohli ODI hundred very much in striking distance. However, against the run of play, Kohli fell seven short of his 54th ODI hundred and that gave the visitors an opening. Jamieson struck two more times, dismissing Ravindra Jadeja and Iyer in quick succession to suddenly leave India reeling at 242/5. India’s problems were further compounded by the absence of Washington Sundar who had left the field in the first innings with a suspected back strain and as a result, Harshit Rana walked out to bat at a critical time.
