India ticked a lot of boxes in the opening game of the series. Shami, whose spot in the strongest Indian XI is debatable, picked up a fifer in Mohali for which he was awarded Player of the Match. With the bat, although both the openers scored 70s, the team management would have been pleased with the way KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav batted under pressure and notched up their respective fifties. Shreyas Iyer is the only one yet to fire. If he can do that, Rahul Dravid and Co. will have a good selection headache heading into the World Cup. Australia, on the other hand, has now lost four ODIs in a row. Six of their top seven batters got starts, but none of them kicked on. In the bowling department, captain Cummins was the most economical bowler, and Adam Zampa picked up two crucial wickets; however, the others weren't effective. Indore is a high-scoring venue, and we could witness another run-feast here.








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