Welcome to the highlights of India vs Australia - The 5th match of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup One-Day International tournament between India and Australia was played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai on October 08, 2023.
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| KL Rahul and Virat Kohli slowly brought India back on track © Associated Press |
Match Overview:
Spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav's combined 5-wickets before Virat Kohli's masterful 85 and KL Rahul's classy unbeaten 97 steered India to a comfortable six-wicket victory against Australia, despite Josh Hazlewood's double-wicket maiden on his first over in the fifth match of a ICC Cricket World Cup.
Match Stats:
- India chased 200 was their eighth lowest successful run-chase against Australia in One-day international and It is their lowest chase against Australia in the ODI World Cup, previously they had chased 261 at Ahmedabad in the 2011 World Cup Quarter-Final.
- Australia's 199 was their 12th lowest score against India in One-day international, It is their second worst-total against India in the ODI World Cup after their 129 at Chelmsford in the 1983 World Cup.
- Australia's 199 was their worst-total in Indian soil in the ODI World Cup, previous lowest was 233 against India at Delhi in the 1987 World Cup.
- 165 : Virat Kohli and KL Rahul set up the second highest fourth-wicket partnership for India against Australia in One-day international, It is the India's joint sixth highest fourth-wicket stand in ODIs, jointly 165-run stand held by between Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif against West Indies at Colombo (RPS) in 2005 and the India's record fourth-wicket partnership in ODI World Cup, previously held by the 142-run stand between Navjot Singh Sidhu and Vinod Kambli against Zimbabwe at Kanpur in 1996.
- Openers Ishan Kishan (0) and Rohit Sharma (0) both got out for duck in an match - This is only the seventh time both openers dismissed for a duck in the ODI World Cup, last time Indian both openers got out for a duck in an match against Zimbabwe at Adelaide in 2004.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
* India were rattled in the second over in their chase of 200, when they lost 5 for 3 in the space of 12 balls.
Australia scored 199 for all-out in 49.3 overs with top scorer by Steve Smith struck 46 off 71-balls including 5-fours.
David Warner cracked a 41 off 52-balls including 6-fours, Mitchell Starc struck 28 off 35-balls included 2-fours & a six, Marnus Labuchagne scored 27 off 41-balls with a boundary, Glenn Maxwell and Pat Cummins each scored 15-runs.
India best bowler by Ravindra Jadeja picked up 3-wickets for 28-runs in 10-overs including two maidens with economy rate of 2.80.
Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav both took 2-wickets, Mohammed Siraj, Hardik Pandya and Ravichandran Ashwin each took one-wickets.
India chased 201-4 in 41.2 overs with top scorer by KL Rahul cracked a unbeaten 97 off 115-balls.
Virat Kohli struck 85 off 116-balls including 6-fours and Hardik Pandya scored a unbeaten 11 off 8-balls included a six.
Australia best bowler by Josh Hazlewood picked up 3-wickets for 38-runs in 9-overs including a maiden and Mitchell Starc took one-wicket.
KL Rahul named Player of the match for his match-winning classy unbeaten 97 off 115-balls including 8-fours & 2-sixes.
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