KL Rahul and Virat Kohli- The Turning Point of the Match

IND vs AUS- 5th ODI World Cup 2023

The 5th ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 was played between India and Australia and was scheduled on 8 Oct, in Chennai stadium. This was one of the most unexpected matches, won by India by 6 wickets.

The Man of the Match was awarded to KL Rahul who played an excellent innings of 97 runs in 115 balls and was still not out.

Head To Head ODI Matches b/w IND vs AUS:

Matches	India	Australia
Total	149	149
Won	56	83
Lost	83	56
No Result	10	10
Tied	0	0

Also Read: Squads of All Teams in Cricket World Cup 2023

Weather conditions:

There was no disturbance in the match due to the weather. There were no chances of rain during the match. Both teams played their complete innings within time. 

Toss:  Australia won the toss and they decided to go to bat first.  

First Batting by Australia: 

1. David Warner played a good innings of 41 runs in 52 balls. He hit 6 fours only with a strike rate of 78.84.
2. This match was not lucky for Mitchell Marsh and he played only 6 balls with 0 runs.
3. The great innings played by Steven Smith and he scored 46 runs in 71 balls with 5 fours only.
4. Marnus Labuschagne scored 27 runs in 41 balls with only one boundary(1 four).
5. Marnus Maxwell couldn't perform so well and scored only 15 runs in 25 balls with only 1 four.
6. Alex Carey went without any runs, had 0 scores, and played only 2 balls.
7. Cameron Green scored just 8 runs in 20 balls with zero boundaries.
8. Pat Cummins, the captain, scored only 15 runs and played 24 balls. He hit 1 four and 1 six.
9. Mitchell Starc tried to increase the total score at a compatible level but he scored only 28 runs in 35 balls with 2 fours and 1 six.
10. Adam Zampa tried to remain standing at the wicket but did only 6 runs and played 20 balls with no boundary.
11. Josh Hazlewood remained not out and scored only 1 run in 1 ball.

Australia set a target of 200 runs for India

Fall of Wickets of Australia: 

• Mitchell Marsh was out in 2.2 overs and the total score of 1-5.
• David Warner was out at 74 runs in 16.3 overs.
• Steven Smith was out at 110 runs in 27.1 overs.
• Marnus Labuschagne was out at 119 runs in 29.2 overs.
• Alex Carey was out at 119 runs in 29.4 overs.
• Glenn Maxwell was out at 140 runs in 35.5 overs.
• Cameron Green was out at 140 runs in 36.2 overs.
• Pat Cummins, the captain, was out at 165 runs in 42.2 overs.
• Adam Zampa was out at 189 runs in 48.2 overs.
• Mitchell Starc was out at 199 runs in 49.3 overs.

Important: Please note that the mentions in the fall of wicket section are the total runs of a team, not the score of individual players.

Powerplays of 1st Innings: 

• In 1st Powerplay(1st 10 overs), Australia scored 43 runs with a loss of 1 wicket. This was a good start for Australia.
• In 2nd Powerplay(11-40 overs), Australia's Performance was not good and they scored only 113 runs with a great loss of 6 wickets.
• In 3rd and last Powerplay(41-50 overs), Australia scored only 43 runs with the loss of 3 wickets.
• So Australia scored a total of 199 runs (including 8 extras) and the team was all out in 49.3 overs.

2nd Batting by India:

Here is the information related to the fall of wickets of Indian players:

1. Rohit Sharma was out at 0 runs in 6 balls, bowled by Hazlewood.
2. Ishan Kishan was out at 0 runs in 1 ball, caught by Green off Starc’s bowling.
3. Virat Kohli played a wonderful innings and was out at 85 runs in 116 balls, caught by Labuschagne off Hazlewood’s bowling. He hit 6 fours and had a strike rate of 73.27.
4. Shreyas Iyer was out at 0 runs in 3 balls, caught by Warner off Hazlewood’s bowling.
5. KL Rahul played excellent innings and remained not out and scored 97 runs in 115 balls with 8 fours and 2 sixes. His strike rate was 84.34.
6. Hardik Pandya remained not out and scored 11 runs in 8 balls with 1 six. His strike rate was 137.50.

The extras were 8, including 1 bye, 1 leg bye, 1 no ball, and 5 wides.

Turning Point of Match:

It seemed that there was an easy match for India as a 200-run target was not so much for them. But at the start of the 2nd innings, India lost 3 wickets in just 2 runs and was under great pressure. 

Then the partnership between KL Rahul and Virat Kohli began which proved a turning point in this match for India. This was an excellent partnership of 165 runs.

Fall of Wickets of India:

• Ishan Kishan was out at 0.4 overs (Total: 1-2)
• Rohit Sharma was out at 1.3 overs (Total: 2-2)
• Shreyas Iyer was out at 1.6 overs (Total: 3-2)
• Virat Kohli was out at 37.4 overs (Total 4-167)

Powerplays of 2st Innings:

• India scored 27 runs with a loss of 3 wickets in 1st Powerplay(1st 10 overs). This was a surprising start for India but a good start for Australia.
• In 2nd Powerplay(11-40 overs), India's Performance was excellent and they scored 155 runs with a great loss of only 1 wicket.
• In the 3rd Powerplay(41-50 overs), India chased the target of 200 and won by 6 wickets.

Results: 

This was a fantastic match and after winning their 1st match, India got 2 points and 4th position in the standings on the points table.

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