Hastings the real match-winner: Richo

Kane Richardson may have earned man of the match honours for his maiden international bag of five wickets on Wednesday night, but the South Australian was quick to shift the spotlight onto his fast-bowling partner John Hastings.

Richardson picked up 5-68 in Australia's come-from-behind win over India at Manuka Oval, easily his best bowling figures in a career that has yielded just 11 matches since his debut more than three years ago.

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Hastings finished with 2-50 from his 10 overs in a win that secured a 4-0 series lead, striking twice in his final over to remove Shikhar Dhawan for 126 and then the dangerous MS Dhoni for a duck three balls later.

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That final surge from Hastings triggered a collapse of 9-46 in less than an hour that saw India fall from 1-277 to be all out for 323 in a 25-run defeat.

While Richardson grabbed the best figures, the right-armer wasn't entirely satisfied with his performance and said Hastings was the man who turned the match in Australia's favour.

Hastings, who tonight played his 16th ODI match, is the senior bowler in a young frontline pace attack that has been hit hard by the absences of Mitchell Starc, James Pattinson, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Coulter-Nile during this series.

The Victorian missed out on the initial 13-man squad, with Richardson, Scott Boland and Joel Paris getting the nod, but has impressed since coming into the side for the second match in Brisbane.

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And Richardson says the younger quicks in the squad have plenty to learn from the big-hearted Hastings, who made his international debut back in October 2010.

"For John to get Shikhar and then MS within two or three balls I think that changed the momentum," Richardson said.

"I think that was a key moment in the game. Taking 2-50 on that wicket when they're chasing 340 is a hell of an effort.

"The past two matches he's led the attack really well.

"We're missing a lot of quality bowlers but the fact is it's an opportunity for myself and John and Scott Boland, Joel Paris as well.

"We're still finding our way in the game and John Hastings in the past two games, I can't talk highly enough about the way he's going.

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"He was stiff to miss out on the squad in the first game but to come in the way he has and really lead the attack, a young attack, to take 2-50 on that ground, he's a match-winner.

"It's up to us to keep riding his wave because he's showing us how it's done.

"He's not the quickest bloke going around but he's got a big heart and he just finds a way to get the job done."

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Richardson's inclusion for this Victoria Bitter One-Day International series is his first taste of international cricket since November 2014, his most recent match coming at this venue against South Africa at the start of last summer.

But with Australia's fast-bowling depth being tested due to injury and retirements last year, Richardson has come back into contention and he could well be selected for his first major tournament when Australia name their squad for the World T20 on February 11.

Having taken just nine wickets from 10 ODIs before tonight, there is little doubt that this was the best performance of Richardson's career.

But the 24-year-old said he still had plenty to learn at the top level.

"With all those guys out I thought there'd be an opportunity coming up and it's been about 16 months since I last played (for Australia) here," he said. "So it's nice to be back.

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"This is my 11th game and I haven't really contributed until tonight. Looking back I still don't think I bowled well, especially in the Power Play.

"Against this batting order you need to be on and Rohit Sharma has been hard to stop.

"It's nice to take wickets and contribute to a win and I'm happy with that, but I've still got a lot to learn.

"The quality bowlers don't give away four balls and lately and that's something we’ve been doing in the Power Play every game.

"I had 1-50 off six so to finish with the figures I did, I didn't think that's how the game was going to turn out. But the momentum changed in that over (from Hastings) and I was lucky enough to come on after that.

"Hasto had bowled out so someone had to take the ball and ride that momentum and luckily enough I was able to do that."