ODI World Cup 2023: Australia vs India Match Preview, ODI World Cup 2023

5th ODI • MA Chidambaram Stadium • Chennai

Australia

199 (49.3)

India

201/4 (41.2)

IND won by 6 wickets

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Date & Time

08 Oct, 02:00 PM IST

Venue

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Match

5th ODI,

ICC ODI World Cup 2023

Points Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand), Richard Kettleborough (England), Chris Brown (New Zealand, TV)

Referee

Richie Richardson (West Indies)

Toss

Australia elected to bat

Pitch Report

PitchSpinning Pitch

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingSharp Turn

1st Innings

229Avg Runs

9Avg Wkts

2nd Innings

202Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

Weather Update

Points Table

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

IND

5- 5

AUS

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

India

Australia

Player of the Match KL Rahul

97(115)

Player of the Series Virat Kohli

AUS

IND

Info

Australia

199/10 (49.3)

Batters

David Warner

78.85

c & b Yadav

Mitchell Marsh

0.00

c Kohli b Bumrah

Steven Smith

64.79

b Jadeja

Marnus Labuschagne

65.85

c Rahul b Jadeja

Glenn Maxwell

60.00

b Yadav

Alex Carey

0.00

lbw b Jadeja

Cameron Green

40.00

c Pandya b Ashwin

Pat Cummins

62.50

c Iyer b Bumrah

Mitchell Starc

80.00

c Iyer b Siraj

Adam Zampa

30.00

c Kohli b Pandya

Josh Hazlewood

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 6, NB: 0, W: 6)

TOTAL

(49.3 Ov, RR: 4.02)

199/10

Bowlers

EXT

Jasprit Bumrah

3.50

Mohammed Siraj

6.3

4.00

Hardik Pandya

9.33

Ravichandran Ashwin

3.40

Kuldeep Yadav

4.20

Ravindra Jadeja

2.80

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Mitchell Marsh

c Kohli b Bumrah

1-5

2.2

David Warner

c & b Yadav

2-74

16.3

Steven Smith

b Jadeja

3-110

27.1

Marnus Labuschagne

c Rahul b Jadeja

4-119

29.2

Alex Carey

lbw b Jadeja

5-119

29.4

Glenn Maxwell

b Yadav

6-140

35.5

Cameron Green

c Pandya b Ashwin

7-140

36.2

Pat Cummins

c Iyer b Bumrah

8-165

42.2

Adam Zampa

c Kohli b Pandya

9-189

48.2

Mitchell Starc

c Iyer b Siraj

10-199

49.3

India

201/4 (41.2)

Batters

Rohit Sharma

0.00

lbw b Hazlewood

Ishan Kishan

0.00

c Green b Starc

Virat Kohli

116

73.28

c Labuschagne b Hazlewood

Shreyas Iyer

0.00

c Warner b Hazlewood

KL Rahul

115

84.35

Not out

Hardik Pandya

137.50

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 1, NB: 1, W: 5)

TOTAL

(41.2 Ov, RR: 4.86)

201/4

Did not Bat

Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Bowlers

EXT

Mitchell Starc

3.88

Josh Hazlewood

4.22

Pat Cummins

6.2

5.21

Glenn Maxwell

4.13

Cameron Green

5.50

Adam Zampa

6.63

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Ishan Kishan

c Green b Starc

1-2

0.4

Rohit Sharma

lbw b Hazlewood

2-2

1.3

Shreyas Iyer

c Warner b Hazlewood

3-2

1.6

Virat Kohli

c Labuschagne b Hazlewood

4-167

37.4

Match Info

Date & Time

08 Oct, 02:00 PM IST

Venue

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Match

5th ODI,

ICC ODI World Cup 2023

Points Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand), Richard Kettleborough (England), Chris Brown (New Zealand, TV)

Referee

Richie Richardson (West Indies)

Toss

Australia elected to bat

1 0 0 1 1 1

Over 39

Runs: 4

1 0 1 1wd 1 6 0

Over 40

Runs: 10

6 4 1 1 0 1

Over 41

Runs: 13

0 6

Over 42

Runs: 6

All Overs

Player of the Match KL Rahul

97(115)

Player of the Series Virat Kohli

Commentary

The men in yellow had a tough outing at Chepauk, but this time, the crowd was certainly not disappointed that they did. That's all from the match station for now. This is Pratyush and Bala signing off. Goodbye!

Tough day for Australia in the middle. They are going to get at least some surfaces similar to this one. The batters are going to have their work cut out in tackling the spinners. But Adam Zampa being off colours would have sent an even more worrying message in that changing room. The leggie is going to be key for the fortunes of the side in this World Cup. The sooner he hits his strides, the better will it be for Australia.

Well, then. Just the start India were looking for to get the World Cup campaign underway. They ticked a lot of boxes tonight. The three-men spin attack is going to be the main threat for most of the opposition as the tournament progresses. The performance by KL Rahul, who is coming back from an injury layoff, is another big positive. He hardly put a foot wrong in the chase and was quite tidy with the gloves as well. And the knock by Virat Kohli, well, it's just what you expect from the man in an ODI run chase, isn't it?

Rohit Sharma (India captain): Pretty exciting, good feeling to come out on top. A good way to start the tournament, pleasing to see. It was magnificent (bowling and fielding). We take a lot of pride in that part of our game. We really really put our efforts into that. In conditions like this, it can be difficult. We wanted to do the job at hand and we did that perfectly. We knew there would be some assistance for everyone. The spinners bowled in the right areas and the pacers got some help as well. (Nervous at 3/2?) Yes, I was a bit nervous, to be honest. You don't want to start your innings like that. Some loose shots there but that happens. When it's a small target, you want to get off the mark and score as many runs as you can in the powerplay. Hats off to KL and Virat, they got us over the line. (Adapting to conditions) We're going to play on different pitches and different conditions. That is going to be the biggest challenge for us. We've been talking about it in our group and everyone needs to be prepared to contribute whenever called upon. (Crowd) Chennai never disappoints. I can understand the players fielding in that heat but for the crowd to sit in the heat and cheering says a lot.

Pat Cummins (captain, Australia): We were short by at least 50 odd (runs). It's going to be tough, defending 200 (runs) on any wicket. (They have a) really good bowling attack. The spinners were tough work. It's a surface were you need to try and get in. We had them 3 for none basically. 20 overs of spin was crucial. Another 50 runs on the board, and it would have been different (On dropping Virat Kohli) Not ideal, but it happens. 4 for 10 would have been a dream start. (On Josh Hazlewood) He is class, poses a lot of questions to the opening batsmen. A bit of nibble. He was fantastic today. You have to review this one. Yes, it was a tough surface, but what you would do differently. It's just one game out of nine. No regrets (on the decision at the toss).

The whole of India held its breath when the ball went up off the top edge of Virat Kohli early in his knock. Mohammed Siraj was no different from a normal fan on that occasion. Have a look at his reaction before Marsh dropped that catch!

[Watch] Mohammed Siraj’s nervous reaction as Virat Kohli survives on 12 in IND vs AUS 2023 World Cup match

KL Rahul is the Player of the Match. Here is what he has to say: (Conversations with Kohli at 2/3) There wasn't a lot of conversation, to be honest. I had just had a shower and thought I could put my feet up. Virat said there's a bit of help in this wicket, so we have to play proper shots and think like we're Test cricket for a little time. (Pitch) I think it remained the same for most part of the game. There was a bit of help for the fast bowlers in the start and the spinners came in. I think dew played a part in the end. The ball did come on a little better but the wicket was still two-paced. It was a good cricket wicket and that's what you get in the southern parts of India. (Reaction to the winning shot) I hit it too well. I was just calculating how I could get to a hundred. Hopefully, some other time I can get the hundred.

India win by 6 wickets with 8.4 overs remaining

KL Rahul 97*(115) | Ravindra Jadeja 3/28
Steven Smith 46(71) | Josh Hazlewood 3/38

The target of 200 runs did not look threatening at the outset. The only chance for Australia was to get some early wickets and attack in the middle with Adam Zampa. They ticked off the first box but failed miserably in the second. The Australian pacers sent some shivers running through the Indian camp, dismissing three out of the top four before a run came off the bat. India were reeling at that point for 2/3, but it wasn't to be Australia's night.

The start was tough for Virat Kohli and KL Rahul. They started off in a circumspect manner, soaking in all the pressure. They put on just 27 runs in the first 10 overs and saw off the faster men until the conditions eased. Josh Hazlewood produced a false stroke off Virat Kohli, but Mitchell Marsh failed to hold on, which proved to be quite costly in the end.

Once the new ball lost its shine, the batting became more and more easy. The Australian spinners couldn't get a similar purchase off the surface as their Indian counterparts did. The Australian hopes were banking on Adam Zampa, but he had an indifferent outing tonight. Zampa failed to find any rhythm and kept erring on fuller and shorter sides. Maxwell was tidy, but never looked threatening. Hazlewood was the only bowler who looked menacing for Australia.

But the accolades for the night is for the pair of Virat Kohli and KL Rahul. They made batting look easier and easier as the game went on. The target wasn't huge and that meant that they just shut off all the risks. The pair put on the highest partnership ever by an Indian duo against Australia in World Cup cricket. Virat Kohli, as he has done time and again in chases, took India to a winning position, but couldn't quite see the team through. Hardik Pandya joined KL Rahul and completed the final rites. If you keep the jitter at the start of the chase, this could well be the perfect start to the campaign India would have been looking for.

That is as sublime a shot as you would see to finish off a game. Even Rahul is in disbelief!

41.2 Pat Cummins to KL Rahul, SIX! India kickstart their campaign with a convincing win! Rahul wanted to chip it over extra cover but such has been his timing all day, that the ball has gone sailing over the ropes instead! He can hardly believe it too. With his scintillating knock of 97*, he makes sure India win the game by 6 wickets!

41.1 Pat Cummins to KL Rahul, back of a length in the off-stump channel. Rahul stands tall to punch it into the covers, no run

India are well and truly going hammer and tongs now. They want to finish this off in a jiffy. Just 5 runs away from the target now.

overs

195 /4 score

runs

KL Rahul *

91 (113)

Hardik Pandya

11 (8)

Glenn Maxwell

0 /33

40.6 Glenn Maxwell to KL Rahul, into the pitch at the middle stump. Rahul knocks it off the back foot and picks up a single at long-on

40.5 Glenn Maxwell to KL Rahul, flatter and quicker on the good length outside off. Rahul punches it to cover, no run

40.4 Glenn Maxwell to Hardik Pandya, flatter on the good length outside off. Pandya taps it through point for a single

40.3 Glenn Maxwell to KL Rahul, steps out to make it a low full toss. Bunting it to Maxwell's left as he got a hand to it, unable to prevent the single

Well, it doesn't matter much how many men you have outside the ring if it is going to get deposited in the stands.

40.2 Glenn Maxwell to KL Rahul, FOUR! India are only two hits away now. Another one right in the slot. It's stand and deliver stuff from Rahul, mauling this past mid-off to find the boundary ropes

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[Watch] Mohammed Siraj’s nervous reaction as Virat Kohli survives on 12 in IND vs AUS 2023 World Cup match