Ind vs Aus Highlights: India beat Australia by six wickets- India had a strong start for their ICC Men’s 2023 Cricket World Cup by beating Australia by 6 wickets. Virat Kohli & KL Rahul emerged stars of the Indian side, scoring 85 in 116 balls and 97* from 117 balls respectively. The Indian opening trio consisting of Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan & Shreyas Iyer failed to perform, not being able to perform- scoring ducks.
The Australia Team, led by Pat Cummins, opted to bat first. Open David Warner had a successful run, until being caught & bowled by Kuldeep Yadav. Scoring 41 of 52 balls, he became the fastest to reach 1000 runs in just 19 innings – eclipsing Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 20 innings. Mitch Marsh was unfortunately caught by Virat Kohli in the slips, going for a duck of Jasprit Bumrah’s spell. Steve Smith, along with David Warner, held the crease until the fall of David Warner’s wicket.
The likes of Glenn Maxwell (15 of 25), Alex Carey ( 0 of 2) and Cameron Green (8 of 20) could not hold the middle order as Australia registered 199 in 49.3 overs, 3 balls short of a full innings. Jasprit Bumrah picked two wickets, one being the crucial of opener Mitch Marsh. Bowling ten overs with an economy rate of 3.50, it was a sure sign of a good comeback from injury that kept Bumrah out for almost a year. Spinner R. Ashwin picked one wicket, bowling ten overs with an economy rate of just 3.40. Ravindra Jadeja was the star of the wicket taking side – picking 3 for 28 runs with 2 maiden overs in his spell.
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The Indian batting lineup in the second innings was up for a toss, when openers Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma & Shreyas Iyer could not hold the crease, being dismissed for ducks. Virat Kohli held the crease, putting up a brilliant 85 of 116 balls to be eventually dismissed by Josh Hazlewood. Middle order batsman KL Rahul, scoring 97* of 117 balls, held the crease along with Virat Kohli as the duo powered India home, with Hardik Pandya stepping in after Virat Kohli’s dismissal – finishing off with a 11* of 8 balls. India managed to finish their innings in 41.2 overs, with almost 52 balls and 6 wickets to spare.
India now face Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on 11th October. Anticipated fans are keen to watch the Naveen-ul-Haq/Virat Kohli duo faceoff after their IPL spat, knowing this is a flash point between the two players. Australia will now face South Africa in on 12th October in Lucknow as they look to gather momentum after a thrilling loss to India to add points to their purse to qualify for the playoff spots.
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