After losing the series to Australia with a two-wicket defeat at the Adelaide Oval, India captain Shubman Gill rued missed opportunities in the field, adding that catches being shelled didn’t help their cause while defending 264.

In their defence, India dropped Travis Head’s catch, though he fell early. But dropping Matt Short twice, who eventually made 74, proved to be costly for the visitors’. “We had just enough runs on the board. Never easy when you drop a couple of chances to be able to defend that kind of a total,” said Gill at the conclusion of the game.

He also felt the toss played a bigger role in the rain-hit first ODI, as conditions in the second game evened out after the initial movement. “In the first game, it (toss) was more crucial because of the rain. But in this game, I

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