On Sunday, October 8, against Australia in Chennai, Virat Kohli contributed to India’s victory with one of his most significant performances. The ‘Men in Blue’ got their championship run off to a six-wicket victory over the Pat Cummins-led team. India was reduced to 2/3 in the second over as they were attempting to win by 200 runs.
Virat Kohli and KL Rahul put India on the verge of a historic victory while Australia had their backs against the wall. Their 165-run partnership came off 215 balls. A well-deserved 48th ODI century was missed as the Delhi batsman was removed for 85 off 116 balls with 33 runs still needed. Kohli was observed expressing his dismay when he hesitantly entered the locker area.
In the changing room after leaving the game, Virat Kohli was not satisfied with himself.
The current ODI World Cup 2023 is dominated by Indian bowlers.
Pat Cummins chose to bat first after winning the toss earlier in the day in both nations’ ODI World Cup 2023 opening on a dry surface. India got off to the best possible start as Jasprit Bumrah struck out Mitchell Marsh in the third over. Australia reached 74 runs in the 17th over thanks to David Warner and Steve Smith’s careful 69-run partnership.
Smith and Marnus Labuschagne scored an additional 36 runs after Kuldeep Yadav struck out the southpaw. But the five-time winners dropped from 110/2 to 140/7. Prior to Australia being knocked out for 199, Mitchell Starc added some significant runs. As the top wrecker, Ravindra Jadeja concluded with outstanding stats of 3/28 in 10 overs.
Bumrah and Kuldeep each took two wickets, and Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Siraj, and Ravichandran Ashwin each contributed one. On Wednesday, October 11, in Delhi, India will play its upcoming match against Afghanistan. On the other hand, Australia will travel to Lucknow to take on a South African team that is in good form on Thursday, October 12.
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