{"id":185344,"date":"2023-10-08T18:26:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T18:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansapidnews.com\/?p=185344"},"modified":"2023-10-08T18:26:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T18:26:02","slug":"photos-india-overpower-australia-in-world-cup-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansapidnews.com\/sport\/photos-india-overpower-australia-in-world-cup-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: India overpower Australia in World Cup opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>India launched their home World Cup campaign with a six-wicket victory over Australia after Virat Kohli and KL Rahul guided them through a jittery run chase on Sunday.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SCORECARD<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The hosts probably expected their chase to be a cakewalk after their spin-heavy attack bundled out the five-times champions for 199 with three deliveries left in the Australian innings.<\/p>\n<p>India, however, made a shocking start to their reply with three of their top four batters falling for ducks &#8212; for the first time in an ODI &#8212; inside two overs.<\/p>\n<p>Dropped on 12 by Mitchell Marsh off Josh Hazlewood, Kohli went on to make 85 as he masterminded yet another successful chase for India.<\/p>\n<p>His partner in the 165-run fourth-wicket stand, KL Rahul, produced a chanceless knock of 97 not out as India reached the target in 41.2 overs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We didn&#8217;t want to start our innings like that. You have to give credit to the Aussies,&#8221; India captain Rohit Sharma said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/cricket\/2023\/oct\/08ind-vs-aus2.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There were some loose shots but that happens&#8230;Credit to Virat and KL for creating that match-winning partnership.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Australia would be particularly unhappy with their batting as no one reached fifty though David Warner (41) and Steve Smith (46) got decent starts after Pat Cummins elected to bat.<\/p>\n<p>Kohli took a sharp, diving catch in the slip to dismiss Marsh for a duck when the opener edged Jasprit Bumrah in the third over.<\/p>\n<p><strong>REBUILDING JOB<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Warner and Smith combined in a rebuilding job though boundaries were not easy to come by as India&#8217;s three-pronged spin attack applied the chokehold.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/cricket\/2023\/oct\/08ind-vs-aus3.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p>India had used Kuldeep Yadav sparingly in the buildup to the tournament wary of over-exposing him and the wrist-spinner struck two crucial blows.<\/p>\n<p>Kuldeep broke the 69-run stand when he took a return catch to dismiss Warner before Jadeja (3-28) wrecked Australia&#8217;s middle order.<\/p>\n<p>The left-arm spinner pegged back Smith&#8217;s off-stump, removed Marnus Labuschagne caught behind and trapped Alex Carey lbw to leave Australia reeling.<\/p>\n<p>Kuldeep returned to remove Glenn Maxwell and Ravichandran Ashwin sent back Cameron Green to reduce Australia to 140-7.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/cricket\/2023\/oct\/08ind-vs-aus4.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p>Cummins hit their first six of the match in the 40th over but it was Mitchell Starc&#8217;s 28-run cameo down the order that took them near the 200-mark.<\/p>\n<p>Defending a paltry total, Australia&#8217;s pace attack decided to fight fire with fire and Starc set the tone by removing Ishan Kishan for a first-ball duck.<\/p>\n<p>India&#8217;s poor start became a veritable nightmare as Josh Hazlewood began with a double-wicket maiden.<\/p>\n<p>Hazlewood trapped Rohit lbw with his third ball and Shreyas Iyer became the third Indian to fall for a duck when he slapped the ball to Warner at short cover.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/cricket\/2023\/oct\/08ind-vs-aus5.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p>It could easily have been 20-4 for India had Marsh not dropped Kohli in what proved a costly mistake.<\/p>\n<p>While Kohli absorbed pressure at one end, Rahul released it by hitting Adam Zampa for three boundaries in one over as the batters focused on risk-free accumulation of runs.<\/p>\n<p>Kohli fell to Hazlewood but Rahul held firm to seal India&#8217;s victory with his second six.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were at least 50-odd runs short,&#8221; Cummins rued.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>World Cup 2023<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;It was going to be tough defending 200 on that wicket. 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