India's winning start in the World Cup: Australia was defeated by 6 wickets

India's winning start in the World Cup: Australia was defeated by 6 wickets, Rahul won by hitting a six; Kohli scored 85 runs

6 wickets defeated Australia, Rahul won by hitting a six; Kohli scored 85 runs|World Cup

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.

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). Kuldeep Yadav broke this partnership 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.

Ishaan gets a chance in place of Gill

Ishan Kishan got a chance in this match in place of Shubman Gill. However, he was a flop. Kishan, who came to open with Rohit Sharma, could not even open the account and got caught by Cameron Green in the slips while trying to play a cover drive on Starc's ball going far out.

Regular opener Shubman Gill had dengue 4 days ago. He is recovering fast, but is not match fit. Team India has to play its second match against Afghanistan on 11 October. It is believed that Gill will be completely fit by this match.