The excitement is on high. The World Cup 2023 has been showing its grace since the first match. In the first match, New Zealand beat England by 9 wickets. They were the defending champion of the World Cup 2019. After that, all the matches were worth watching. On October 8, India is facing Australia in their first match of the World Cup. Australia set a target of 200 in front of India. India had a horrible start. But KL Rahul and Virat Kohli held the innings and kept it going in a good flow.
Starc’s bouncer to Kohli:
Sports is all about sportsmanship. On the field, things don’t affect personal relationships. Viewers of India and Australia witnessed a beautiful gesture of Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Australians are known for their sledding. But today, the people of Chennai and fans across the world witnessed a heartwarming thing.
In the 34th over, Mitchell Starc bowled a sharp bouncer on middle. Virat Kohli looked to pull it away but he missed it due to the pace and in the end, it hit his helmet. After that, Mitchell Starc stopped bowling and asked him if he was okay or not. Then Kohli gave a thumbs-up that showed he was good to go. And the game continues. Fans are applauding him for that gesture.
Match till now:
This is an absolute thriller. Australia won the toss and decided to bat first. They had a decent start. David Warner scored 41 in 52 balls. He smashed 6 boundaries. Mitchell Marsh got out on duck. Smith scored 46 in 71 runs. He scored 5 boundaries. Labuschagne scored 27 in 41 runs. Mitchell Starc scored 28 in 35 balls. They got all out on 199 runs.
Indian bowlers have done an amazing job. Bumrah got the first success. He picked up Marsh in the very first. He ended up with 2 wickets in 35 runs. Ravindra Jadeja took 3 wickets in 28 runs. Kuldeep Yadav 2 wickets in 42 runs. Siraj took 1 wicket and 26 runs. Hardik and Ashwin took one each.
In the second innings, India started with a horrible start. Ishan Kishan got out first. Skipper Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer got out on a duck. But Virat Kohli and KL Rahul held the innings. They took the innings from 2 to 167 runs. Then Kohli got out on 85 runs in 116 balls. KL Rahul is still batting on 79 and Hardik is on 10.
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