India opened its account in the World Cup with victory - defeated Australia by 6 wickets

IND vs AUS: Team India has started its mission in the ODI World Cup 2023 with a win. India defeated Australia by 6 wickets in their first match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Australia won the toss and batted first and gave India a target of 200 runs. Team India, who set out to chase, had a bad start. Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were out on just 2 runs. After this, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul made a partnership of 165 runs to ensure India's victory. Virat scored 85 runs and Rahul scored 97 runs. Rahul hit a six to help India win by 6 wickets.

1. Kohli And Rahul Took Over After A Bad Start

India had a very poor start in response to the target of 200 runs on the difficult pitch of Chennai. India lost 3 wickets for 2 runs only. Openers Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma and number-4 batsman Shreyas Iyer were out without opening the account. From here, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul made a partnership of 165 runs on 215 balls for the fourth wicket and gave India victory.

2. KL Rahul's 16th fifty, but missed the century

Wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul, who came in after Iyer's dismissal, played an innings of 97 runs on 115 balls. They missed 3 centuries from him. Rahul scored runs with the help of 8 fours and 2 sixes at a strike rate of 84.34.

3. Kohli's 7th fifty in the World Cup

Virat Kohli, who came to play at number-3, scored his 7th fifty in the World Cup. He completed the 67th half century of his ODI career. Kohli scored 85 runs on 116 balls at a strike rate of 73.28. Kohli's innings included 6 fours.

4. Spinners pushed Australian batsmen on backfoot

Indian spinners bowled amazingly. Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin together sent 6 Kangaroo batsmen to the pavilion. Jadeja took three wickets. Kuldeep got 2 wickets and Ashwin got 1 wicket.

Powerplay- Rohit, Ishaan and Iyer out on zero

The Indian team, which set out to chase the target of 200 runs, had a bad start. The team scored 27 runs for three wickets in 10 overs. Captain Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were out for 0 runs.

India got 3 setbacks on the score of 2

In response, the Indian innings faltered. The team lost the wickets of Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer on the score of 2 runs. All three returned to the pavilion without opening their account.

This is how India's wickets fell

First: Ishan Kishan - 0 Run: Starc got caught by Green on the fourth ball of the first over. Starc's outswing ball got an edge and was easily caught by Green standing in the slip.

Second: Rohit Sharma - 0 Run: Hazlewood LBW on the third ball of the second over. Hazlewood's inswing ball hit Rohit's pads.

Third: Shreyas Iyer - 0 Run: Hazlewood got caught by Warner on the last ball of the second over. Iyer, trying to play a drive on Hazlewood's good length ball, ended up in the hands of Warner standing at short cover.

Fourth: Virat Kohli - 85 runs: Hazlewood got caught by Labuschagne on the fourth ball of the 38th over. While trying to pull, the ball fell straight into the hands of mid-wicket.

Australia gave a target of 200 runs

Australia, batting first after winning the toss, were all out for 199 runs in 49.3 overs at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. Steve Smith played innings of 46 runs and David Warner played innings of 41 runs.

Jadeja took 3 wickets

From India, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin together sent 6 Kangaroo batsmen to the pavilion. From Australia team, opener David Warner scored 41 runs and Steve Smith scored 46 runs. Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets from the Indian team. Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah got two wickets each. While Ravichandran Ashwin and Mohammed Siraj got 1-1 wicket.

Warner-Smith rescues Kangaroos from shock

After the fall of Mitchell Marsh for 5 runs, David Warner and Steve Smith took the Kangaroo innings forward. Both added 69 runs in 85 balls for the second wicket. In the partnership, Warner scored 36(44) and Smith scored 33(41). This partnership was broken by Kuldeep Yadav by dismissing Warner.

Powerplay- Australia's average start

The Australian team, which won the toss and came to bat, had an average start. The team scored 43 runs after losing one wicket in 10 overs. Jasprit Bumrah got Mitchell Marsh caught by Virat Kohli at slip.

This is how Australia's wicket fell

First: Mitchell Marsh - 0 Run: Bumrah got caught by Kohli on the second ball of the third over. Bumrah bowled a length ball towards outside off. The ball took the edge and went to Kohli standing in the slips, where he took a brilliant catch.

Second: David Warner - 41 runs: Kuldeep was caught on his own ball on the third ball of the 17th over. Warner wanted to drive the full length ball, but the ball went straight into the hands of Kuldeep.

Third: Steve Smith - 46 runs: Jadeja bowled the first ball of the 28th over. The good length ball turned and went straight into the off stump, beating Smith.

Fourth: Marnus Labuschagne - 27 runs: Jadeja got caught by Rahul on the second ball of the 30th over. Labuschagne wanted to hit a slow spin on Jadeja's full outside off ball, but the ball hit the edge and went into the gloves of the wicketkeeper. Australia also lost one of its reviews.

Fifth: Alex Carey - 0 runs: Jadeja LBW on the fourth ball of the 30th over. Carey failed to defend Jadeja's ball and the ball hit the pads directly in front of the stumps.

Sixth: Glenn Maxwell - 15 runs: Clean bowled by Kuldeep in the 36th over. The ball spun and hit Maxwell's leg stump.

Seventh: Cameron Green - 8 runs: The second ball of the 37th over was caught by Hardik Pandya. Green was caught by Pandya, who was standing at the backward point while trying to hit a cut shot.

Eighth: Pat Cummins - 15 runs: Bumrah's second ball was caught by Shreyas Iyer in the 43rd over. Cummins wanted to hit a big shot on the full length ball that came towards the stumps, but the ball went into the hands of the fielder standing at long on.

Ninth: Adam Zampa - 6 runs: Hardik Pandya got caught by Virat Kohli on the second ball of the 49th over. While trying to hit a big hit on a full length ball, he was caught by Virat Kohli standing at mid-off.

Tenth: Mitchell Starc - 28 runs: Iyer caught Siraj's third ball in the last over. Starc wanted to play a pull shot on Siraj's slower ball. But the bat had a top edge and Iyer took the catch while running at deep backward square.

Playing 11 of both teams

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah.

Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Cameron Green, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood.