India spared the blushes - wins 5th ODI at Sydney, thanks to Manish Pandey's 1st ODI hundred

#ManishPandey #RohitSharma #ShikharDhawan #msdhoni India managed to avoid a white-wash, thanks to the wonderful performance of Manish Pandey. Set to score 331 to win the 5th and final ODI of the current series at the Sydney Cricket Ground, India succeeded in wining it with two deliveries to spare, thanks to an unbeaten century by Manish Pandey. It was his fourth match and he scored 102 runs from just 81 balls.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 23 January 2016.

Unfortunately, Rohit Sharma missed out on his 3rd century of the series - he got out when on 99. Shikhar Dhawan contributed 78 runs and put up a century plus stand with Rohit for the opening partnership. But, captain M S Dhoni did not appear t be his usual self - he has lost the hard hitting powers.
Obviously, Manish Pandey has proved that he can play a stellar role and, since he came into the team due to injures to Ajinkya Rahane, it remains to be seen how Manish would be accommodated.

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