Sydney, Oct. 25 -- Harshit Rana, the young Indian pacer, stole the spotlight at the Sydney Cricket Ground today in the third ODI of India's tour of Australia, dismantling the Australian batting lineup with four crucial wickets to help bowl them out for 236 in 46.4 overs, leaving India with a competitive target of 237 and setting the stage for a gripping chase.
It was the kind of spell that legends are built on. Under pressure and facing naysayers, Rana's bowling was precise, aggressive, and brilliantly timed. He struck first with the wicket of Alex Carey, a miscue leading to a brilliant running catch by Shreyas Iyer.
Mitchell Owen fell soon after, edging to Rohit Sharma at slip, and Cooper Connolly's lofted drive was perfectly plucked by ...