Kohli was dropped in his initial stages by Mitchell Marsh and that turned out to be a big set back for the Kangaroos later on.
In a captivating display of cricketing finesse, Lokesh Rahul orchestrated India’s convincing victory over Australia by six wickets in their highly-anticipated tournament opener. KL Rahul, the star of the match, etched his name in the cricketing history with an unbeaten 97, coming agonizingly close to achieving a coveted century. Yet, the magnitude of his remarkable innings was not lost on him or his teammates, who celebrated a triumphant beginning to their ODI World Cup campaign.
In pursuit of a tricky chase of 200 runs, India was on the verge of reminiscing nightmares that governed their past in the ICC tournaments. Ishan Kishan gifted his wicket to Mitchell Starc in the first over while trying to chase a full ball outside the off. Rohit Sharma was trapped in front in the very next over off Josh Hazlewood and the wickets were seen to be umpires call after reviewing. One Mumbaikar followed the other Mumbaikar back to the hut as Shreyas Iyer was trapped in the very same over at cover point.
The scoreboard read 2-3 within the first couple of overs. Just when the Men in Blue were pushed against the wall, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli stood firm and denied the Aussie bowlers for long. The pair took their time to settle in and mixed some elegant strokes with beautiful strike rotations.
Kohli was dropped in his initial stages by Mitchell Marsh and that turned out to be a big set back for the Kangaroos later on. A 165 runs stand between India’s no. 3 and no. 5 followed by some quickire from Hardik Pandya sealed the deal for the Indian side with 52 balls to spare.
This will also be a huge boost to the nrr for the hosts. Amidst all, Rahul hit three overs in Adam Zampa’s first over, Kohli got struck in the helmet by Mitch Starc and followed it by a glorious square drive in the next ball. These were a few of the highlights barring the awesome compliment between the wickets from the pair.
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