The Indian spinners kept Australia at bay, causing them to be all out for 199. However, any advantage India may have had due to their effectiveness with the ball and in the field was almost completely offset by the nightmare start they made with the bat. India was in trouble at 2/3 in 2 overs as Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, and Shreyas Iyer all suffered ducking outs.
India defeated Australia in its opening match of this global championship and won. With six wickets in hand, it was able to chase down 200 runs in the 42nd over and win. The leaders in the run-chase were KL Rahul, who scored 97 runs without losing, and Virat Kohli, who scored 85 runs. They collaborated on 165 runs together. Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, and Shreyas Iyer exited at 0, giving the squad a precarious start to the run chase.
The MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) in Chennai was hot and muggy when Australia won the toss and elected to bat first. Shubman Gill, who was suffering from illness, was replaced in the Indian playing XI by Ishan Kishan, and Ravichandran Ashwin also received a spot.
India's bowlers didn't let down despite losing the toss and gave the Australian hitters, who were evidently having trouble from the get-go, a very difficult time.
No other hitter could stay on the Chepauk surface for very long, save for David Warner (41) and Steve Smith (46), all thanks to the Indian bowling attack. Only 199 runs could be scored by Australian batsmen by 49.3 overs before they were all out. India currently only needs 200 runs at 4 rpo.
Each bowler for India showed off their skills. The bowlers that had the most success were Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, and Ravinddra Jadeja, who each took three wickets. Additionally, Mohammed Siraj, Hardik Pandya, and Ravichandran Ashwin also secured one wicket each.
Men in Blue captain Rohit Sharma has previously indicated prior to the game that the Indian team is prepared to face any challenge, highlighting the team's highly motivated players and most recent victory at the Asia Cup 2023 event. India had recently hosted a series against the Kangaroos, which they easily won 2-1.
Even though their two World Cup warm-up matches were postponed, India, the current top-ranked ODI team in the world, now appears to be a complete team. With captain Rohit Sharma and seasoned batsman Virat Kohli, the Indian team has arguably two of the strongest ODI batters at the top. While this is going on, India also has a ton of high-caliber spin options, including Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav given the spin-friendly conditions anticipated in Chepauk.
Under Pat Cummins as captain, Australia, on the other side, will want to maintain their leadership in the ODI World Cup. The Kangaroos had a narrow victory over Pakistan in a high-scoring match at Hyderabad, despite the fact that their first warm-up game had been cancelled owing to rain.
Adam Zampa's leg-spin will be extensively relied upon by Australia against India, with support from Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith. It will be intriguing to see if Australia can afford to field Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood in their starting XI at Chepauk in terms of pace bowling.
Highlights
At the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Australia's Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat first.
2. Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, and Kuldeep Yadav are part of India's three-pronged spin attack in Chepauk. For the first time in a world cup game, Ashwin is playing on his home field.
3. In lieu of Shubman Gill, who has dengue fever, Ishan Kishan will begin the batting alongside skipper Rohit Sharma.
4. Mitchell Marsh was bowled by Bumrah in the third over for a golden duck as the Australian batter failed to make a start. At that time, Australia was 5/1.
5. In the 17th over, Kuldeep Yadav's traditional wristspinner sent set hitter David Warner (41) to the pavilion. Australia had scored 74 runs at that point.
6. In the 28th over, Ravindra Jadeja dispatched set hitter Steve Smith (46) with his length ball, following Bumrah and Kuldeep.
7. Immediately following Steven Smith's dismissal, Jadeja dismissed Marnus Labuschagne and Alex Carey in the subsequent over on the second and fourth balls. He has already given India three wickets with this one.
8. Glenn Maxwell (15) was just sent out by Kuldeep following Jadeja's spell; he lost his leg stump in the 35.5 over.
9. Ashwin can't possibly stay behind when everyone else is taking wickets. In the 37th over, he left Cameron Green after being caught by Hardik Pandya.
10. Following the baits' completion of their task, Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah was greeted into the fray and removed Pat Cummins in the 43rd over.
11. Hardik Pandya left Adam Zampa in the 49th over, and Mohammed Siraj ended the Australian innings by taking Mitchell Starc out of the game, giving him his first World Cup gate for 2023. 12. India must now chase down a 200- run target at a run rate of 4 per over because the entire Australian innings ended at 199.
13.India got off to a rocky launch when their top three batters, Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, and Shreyas Iyer, were all dismissed for ducks. KL Rahul and Virat Kohli were at the gate as they reached 18/3 in 6 overs.
14. After 10 overs, India is at 27/3. Australia completely dominated the opening powerplay, sending back the top three Indian hitters at a discount and succeeding in keeping the pressure on.
15. With their crucial combination, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul tipped the game in India's favor. India's score after 20 overs was 80/3.
16. Kohli and Rahul have strengthened India's position in the match with their partnership of more than 100 runs. At the completion of 30 overs, the team had scored 120/3. By this point, each batter had a half century.
17. Kohli eventually got out after scoring a game-changing 85 runs. Josh Hazlewood was the one who claimed his wicket. Notably, Mitchell Marsh dropped Kohli's catch on Hazlewood's ball when he had reached a score of 12.
18.Number six, Hardik Pandya, entered the game with the intention of fast ending it. He was barely on the crease for a short while before he started swinging his bat. He hit a six against a faster ball from Josh Hazlewood at the off stump, the first of this Indian innings. India completed its 40 overs at 182/4. The final powerplay started, and all that was required to win was 18 runs.
19. India finished off the run chase in the 42nd over with six lattices left to their name. Rahul put the match to rest with a six- run blast to cap off an emotional performance. At 97 off 115 balls, he continued to be absolute.
20. India is now ranked fifth in the points table after this palm. The team trails them in the standings due to its inferior run rate, which it shares with New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Bangladesh( 2 points all).
India's following game is on Oct. 11 against Afghanistan
India will play Afghanistan in their second tournament encounter on October 11 following today's convincing victory. The Afghan cricket team, which is thought to be quickly establishing itself as a major competitor, has not been playing at its best recently. On a track that seemed to be helping batsmen, they were bowled out for just 156 in their match against Bangladesh on October 7. Rashid Khan, Mohammed Nabi, and Mujib-ur-Rehman, their three most talented spinners, failed to make an impact on the game as Bangladesh easily defeated the target with six wickets remaining.
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