Question: Which player was awarded Man of the Series title in the recently concluded India-Australia ODI series?
(a) Bhubaneswar Kumar
(b) Mohammed Shami
(c) Virat Kohli
(d) Usman Khwaja
Answer: (d)
Related facts:
- Australia defeated India by 35 runs in the final ODI at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi to clinch the five-match One Day International (ODI) series by 3-2 on 13th March, 2019.
- Usman Khwaja was awarded Man of the Series title for his series winning performance. He scored a total of 383 runs with a decent average of 76.60.
- With this, Australia managed to claim their first ODI series win in two years.
- Aaron Finch became the first Australia captain of the decade to win an ODI series in India.
- Australian pacer Pat Cummins was the leading wicket taker with 14 wickets.
Links:
https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/india-vs-australia-australia-win-first-odi-series-in-two-years-first-in-india-since-2009-5625154/
https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/107131/the-four-shining-lights-of-australias-series-win-vs-india-2019