KL In the fifth match of the ICC Cricket World Cup on Sunday in Chennai, India overcame Australia by six wickets to earn their first victory. Rahul completed the 200-run chase with a six. India defeated Australia in its first match. India overcame a terrible top-order collapse to win the match with 52 balls remaining thanks to half-centuries from Virat Kohli and Rahul and a tenacious 165-run partnership between them for the fourth wicket.
India only needed to score 200 runs to win, but the chase got off to a terrible start. All of the Indian fans at the Chepauk stadium fell silent when the legendary Australian pacer Mitchell Starc dismissed Ishan Kishan in the first over. After chasing the shifting ball, the wicketkeeper-batter ultimately nicked it to Cameron Green at first slip.
In the following over, Josh Hazlewood struck a double wicket maiden, dismissing Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer in the same over, making matters worse for India. With a quick inswinger, the Australian speedster caught the Indian skipper, forcing Iyer to play through covers that fell right into David Warner’s hands.
When Virat Kohli and KL Rahul teamed together, India had a score of 2 for 3 in 1.5 when they immediately started the rescue effort. The duo’s straightforward approach, which involved taking no risks and playing to win the ball, allowed them to save India from peril.
After putting together a 100-run fourth-wicket stand with Kohli, Rahul brought half a century off just 72 balls. Kohli required 75 balls to reach his fifty.
Kohli attempted to pull a short ball from Hazlewood in the 38th over, but he holed out to Marnus Labuschagne at mid-wicket. Even though the Australians rejoiced over the wicket, it was already too late. On his way back to the dressing room, Kohli was greeted with a standing ovation for his heroic 85-run innings off 116 balls.
Hardik Pandya then joined Rahul as they attempted to change gears with a few lofted strokes. The game was won with 52 balls remaining after the vice skipper smashed a six and Rahul added two more. While Pandya hit 11 not out off 8 balls, the wicketkeeper-batter was still unbeaten on 97 from 115 balls.
In a crucial match of the ODI World Cup on Sunday, Ravindra Jadeja spearheaded India’s spin-charge with figures of 3-28 to bowl out Australia for 199.
five-time winners At Chennai’s M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Australia won the toss and decided to bat first in the 150th ODI match between the two cricketing giants, who began their seasons in the main event.
But because Jadeja excelled in his 10 overs of left-arm spin, the Australian innings was over in 49.3 overs. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and fellow spinner Kuldeep Yadav both claimed two wickets.
Prior to a 69-run partnership between seasoned batsmen David Warner (41) and Steve Smith (46), Australia lost an early wicket.
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