India defeated Australia by 6 wickets in their CWC 2023 opener which was played in Chennai on October 8, 2023.
Australia was bowled out for 199 runs after Pat Cummins had chosen to bat first after winning the toss. Only David Warner (41) and Steve Smith (46), along with Mitchell Starc (28) were able to score substantial runs. Ravindra Jadeja picked three wickets, while Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets apiece.
India was reduced to 2/3 by Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc as India’s three batters out of the top four fell for ducks. Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, and Shreyas Iyer failed to open their accounts.
However, Virat Kohli (85) and KL Rahul (97*) added 165 runs for the fourth wicket, which helped India win the match by 6 wickets.
Virat Kohli got out at the worst possible time as there was an amazing opportunity for him to score a century. He has not scored a century in the World Cup while chasing and this was his first fifty in the second innings.
He was not happy when he reached the pavilion. In a viral video, Kohli can be seen facepalming himself repeatedly after he realized that he missed a golden opportunity to score his first century in a chase in a World Cup tournament.
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