🏏Cricket World Cup 2023: Match #5 - India vs Australia 🏏Thread # 2 - Page 44

Where did Australia lose the game? They started so well with their pacers picking up three early wickets and it was the perfect setup for Adam Zampa. Defending a low total, Starc and Hazlewood were right on the money first up and since Zampa was the only recognised spinner, the new ball had to produce wickets which it did but their star spinner had an off game. Rahul went after Zampa in his first over and struck him for three boundaries, the leggie could not recover after that and in a game that was dominated by India's spinners, he finished with 0/53 in 8 overs. The dew also played its part as it came down as India's chase progressed and made it difficult for their bowlers.

Originally posted by: SoniRita

That was a stroll in the park then, at least that's what the scorecard would suggest. But India, especially Kohli and Rahul, would say it was far from a stroll. They were in a dire strait when Iyer holed out at the end of the second over. Kishan, Rohit and Iyer all gone for a duck, Australia right on top and the score reading 2/3. That's when Kohli and Rahul came together, showed their experience and soaked in the pressure. Kohli was given a reprieve when Marsh dropped him on 12 off Hazlewood, but apart from that the partnership was flawless. They saw off the early burst from the pacers, knocked Maxwell around and then took it from there. Both kept the scoreboard ticking, got to their respective fifties and recorded the highest partnership for India against Australia in World Cups. They should have finished it off but Kohli perished while trying to take on Australia's best bowler - Hazlewood.

Originally posted by: KJasoosChulbulP

Awesome win by team 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

Fantastic final 6 by KL.



Congrats team India for their WC opener 🍾🍾🍾🎉🎉🎉🍾🍾🍾

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Originally posted by: Palak2812

Aaj meri saari predictions sahi thi

Warner won't be highest run getter

KL would be highest run getter

VK won't score most 4s

Ash won't be highest wicket taker nor Jaddu will be POTM.

All of my predictions were spot on

Humlog batadeti atleast abt Jadduu or KL haha chalo good spot on for u.

Australia have lost the world cup opener for the first time since a long time...

Originally posted by: Palak2812

Aaj meri saari predictions sahi thi

Warner won't be highest run getter

KL would be highest run getter

VK won't score most 4s

Ash won't be highest wicket taker nor Jaddu will be POTM.

All of my predictions were spot on

Ab bata ke kya fayda

India in WC opening match in this century

2003 - Won vs NETH

2007 - Lost vs BAN

2011 - Won vs BAN

2015 - Won vs PAK

2019 - Won vs SA

2023 - Won vs AUS*

Man, can ***** ever praise someone without undermining Virat?

Pathological

Originally posted by: Peppermint55

Hai na

Just running short of 15 runs and I see an update he s out 😔😕

Yes felt so bad on posting it

Australia's opening match in this century:

2003 - Won vs PAK

2007 - Won vs SCO

2011 - Won vs ZIM

2015 - Won vs ENG

2019 - Won vs AFG

2023 - Lost vs IND*