India make it 2-0

Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav claimed his maiden hattrick as India beat Australia by 50 runs in the second one-day international in Kolkata on Thursday.

Yadav once again combined with leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal to dismiss the visitors for 202 in 43.1 overs while chasing 253 and earn India a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

Earlier, fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile helped Australia bowl out India for 252 despite a fluent 92 by skipper Virat Kohli.

The hosts depended on a 102-run second-wicket stand between Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, who made 55, to start strongly before the Australian bowlers struck back at the Eden Gardens.

Fast bowlers Coulter-Nile and Kane Richardson claimed three wickets each for the visitors, who lost the first in the five-match series in Chennai.

Coulter-Nile claimed opener Rohit Sharma caught and bowled for seven, but had to wait to get his next two as Indian batsmen scored freely.

Rahane's run out started the turnaround for the visitors and Ashton Agar soon bowled Manish Pandey for three to halt India's progress.

Coulter-Nile came back for his second spell to get Kedar Jadhav out for 24 and end another dangerous-looking stand with Kohli at the other end.

SCORES IN BRIEF

INDIA: 252 all out in 50 overs (Rahane 55, Kohli 92, Jadhav 24, Pandya 20, Kumar 20; Coulter-Nile 3-51, Richardson 3-55)

AUSTRALIA: 202 all out in 43.1 overs (Smith 59, Head 39, Stoinis 62 not out; Kumar 3-9, Yadav 3-54, Pandya 2-56, Chahal 2-34)

Result: India won by 50 runs and led 5-match series 2-0.

Player-of-the-match: Virat Kohli.