Chennai: Today, when India all out Australia for just 199 runs in its first match of the World Cup 2023, the fans were elated. There was an atmosphere of celebration in the entire country. Indian spectators started thinking that now victory is certain at Chepauk Stadium. The Indian ‘runbankures’ would easily achieve the target of 200 runs but as soon as the second innings started, all that happiness turned into disappointment. India lost three valuable wickets within two overs. Only two runs were able to hang on the scoreboard and there were three setbacks. Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood together changed the entire atmosphere of Chepauk Stadium.
Australia’s tremendous comeback
Today captain Rohit Sharma came to open the innings with his new partner Ishan Kishan in place of ailing Shubman Gill. Left arm pacer Mitchell Starc was bowling the first over. Two runs were added to the score by wide and leg bye in the first three balls. From here the bad phase of Indian batsmen started. Now Ishan Kishan, who came on strike, walked on his very first ball without opening the account. While attempting a shot towards deep cover on a full length ball bowled outside the off stump, he was caught by Cameron Green in the slips and got a golden duck.
After losing Ishan Kishan in the first over, Josh Hazlewood gave two blows in the second over and completely pushed India on the back foot. Captain Rohit Sharma (0 runs in six balls) was given out LBW on the third ball, while on the last ball, new batsman Shreyas Iyer played a bad shot and got caught by David Warner standing in the covers. Shreyas Iyer scored 0 runs in three balls. Virat Kohli standing at the other end remained a mere spectator.
Bad memories of World Cup 2019 fresh
This was the first time that three of India’s top four batsmen were out for a duck in an ODI innings. This collapse of India brought back the bitter memories of the World Cup 2019, when in the semi-final against New Zealand, Matt Henry and Trent Boult wreaked havoc with the new ball and gave the Men in Blue three wickets for five runs. At that time the top three batsmen had scored 1-1-1 runs. India was out of the World Cup after losing by 18 runs in the semi-finals.
Australia’s tremendous comeback
Today captain Rohit Sharma came to open the innings with his new partner Ishan Kishan in place of ailing Shubman Gill. Left arm pacer Mitchell Starc was bowling the first over. Two runs were added to the score by wide and leg bye in the first three balls. From here the bad phase of Indian batsmen started. Now Ishan Kishan, who came on strike, walked on his very first ball without opening the account. While attempting a shot towards deep cover on a full length ball bowled outside the off stump, he was caught by Cameron Green in the slips and got a golden duck.
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three batsmen out on 0
After losing Ishan Kishan in the first over, Josh Hazlewood gave two blows in the second over and completely pushed India on the back foot. Captain Rohit Sharma (0 runs in six balls) was given out LBW on the third ball, while on the last ball, new batsman Shreyas Iyer played a bad shot and got caught by David Warner standing in the covers. Shreyas Iyer scored 0 runs in three balls. Virat Kohli standing at the other end remained a mere spectator.
Bad memories of World Cup 2019 fresh
This was the first time that three of India’s top four batsmen were out for a duck in an ODI innings. This collapse of India brought back the bitter memories of the World Cup 2019, when in the semi-final against New Zealand, Matt Henry and Trent Boult wreaked havoc with the new ball and gave the Men in Blue three wickets for five runs. At that time the top three batsmen had scored 1-1-1 runs. India was out of the World Cup after losing by 18 runs in the semi-finals.