IND vs AUS 1st ODI: KL Rahul helps India end 12-year Wankhede drought in famous 5-wicket win over Aussies
IND vs AUS 1st ODI: KL Rahul helps India end 12-year Wankhede drought in famous 5-wicket win over Aussies
KL Rahul’s composed 75-run knock helped Team India end their 12-year winless run in ODIs at the Wankhede Stadium after they beat Australia by five wickets on Friday, March 17. The win saw India take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series while also securing India’s first ODI win at the venue since beating England in October 2011. Asked to chase 189, the Indian team had initial struggles but an unbeaten 108-run stand between Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja (45 unbeaten) for the sixth wicket helped India draw the first blood.
Asked to chase 189 runs, the Indian team got off to the worse possible start after Ishan Kishan departed for three runs in the second over. Things only got vulnerable for the home side who were chasing their first ODI win at the Wankhede in 12 years after Virat Kohli (4) and Suryakumar Yadav (0) departed on back-to-back balls with Mitchell Starc on a hat-trick.
With 16/3 India further lost Shubman Gill (20) and were 39/4 before KL Rahul and stand-in skipper Hardik Pandya (25) steadied the ship. They both put together a fifth wicket stand of 44 runs before the skipper was scalped by Marcus Stoinis. However, Jadeja and Rahul then took over the initiative for India and built an unbeaten stand of 108 runs that propelled India to their first win at the Wankhede in ODIs in 12 years.
Earlier, put into bat the Aussies had a horrible collapse as they lost eight wickets in a span of 59 runs. From 129/2 the visitors were bowled out for 188 with Mitchell Marsh scoring a quickfire 81 runs off 65 deliveries. However, a sublime spell from Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj brought Steve Smith’s side to knees and were left crumbling. Josh Inglis was the second-highest scorer with 26 runs which left a big hole to fill in the middle overs.
Both Siraj and Shami ended with three wickets each while Ravindra Jadeja ended with two wickets and Hardik Pandya scalped one.
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The two nations will now meet on Sunday, March 19 at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam as India will have a golden opportunity to seal another famous series win.
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