Australia won the toss and chose to field
After being put into bat, India were 69 for 2 after 16 overs when play was stopped due to rain at after a wait of three hours the umpires decided to call off the match
The start of the match was delayed by 40 minutes due to drizzle since morning and there was first rain interruption when India were six for no loss in 2.4 overs. Play resumed with India losing the struggling Shikhar Dhawanfor 8 Runs in the 7th over and then Ambati Rayudu for 23 Runs in the 13th over.
Ajinkya Rahane was batting on 28 while Virat Kohli was giving him company on three when rain stopped play.
The two teams take two points each from the match, which means that the final league game between India and England on January 30,2015 at the WACA in Perth will be a straight knockout for a chance to play Australia in the final on February 01,2015 at SCG
Tri-series table |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | No result | Points | Run-rate | |
| Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | +0.467 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +0.481 |
| India | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1.356 |
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