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India vs Australia 1st ODI LIVE Score and Updates: India’s final dress rehearsal for the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 begins on Friday with the first of the three-match ODI series against Australia at Mohali. The series and especially the first two ODIs are going to be nothing short of a litmus test for Men in Blue as regular skipper Rohit Sharma, star batter Virat Kohli and all-rounder Hardik Pandya have been rested for the first two matches. KL Rahul will be captaining India in the first two ODIs, while Australia will have Pat Cummins and Steve Smith returning to the team after missing the South Africa tour. Both players have been struggling with wrist injuries since the Ashes 2023. Pacer Mitchell Starc and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, however, will sit out of the first ODI. Starc is having groin soreness while Maxwell is facing ankle issues. All eyes will also be on Ravichandran Ashwin. The veteran off-spinner has been recalled to India’s ODI squad for the first since January 2022. He comes in as replacement for all-rounder Axar Patel who suffered a hamstring injury in the Asia Cup 2023. All-rounder Washington Sundar is also part of the squad, hence, it will be interesting to see who India will pick in the first ODI. India head coach Rahul Dravid has already stated that the Australia series is not a “trial” for Ashwin and that the spinner was always in management’s plans. “This is not a trial for Ashwin. Having someone of Ashwin’s experience to come back is always good for us. Someone like Ashwin provides you that experience, that ability to also contribute with the bat at No. 8 and someone we always thought of in case, there are certain opportunities opened, he is someone who is definitely a part of your plans and someone of his experience, I know has not played a lot of ODI cricket of late but someone of his experience can do that really well,” Dravid said at the pre-match press conference. Another player whose return is eagerly sought is Shreyas Iyer who missed the last few matches in Asia Cup 2023 due to back spasms. If Iyer doesn’t get match fit then India could make changes to their World Cup squad. Similarly, both teams will be looking to sort out their combinations but the focus will also be on keeping the players fresh as the World Cup starts in less than two weeks. India vs Australia squads India: KL Rahul (c), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Tilak Varma, Prasidh Krishna, R Ashwin, Washington Sundar Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey (wk), Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis (wk), Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner and Adam Zampa
IND vs AUS 1st ODI in Mohali, India vs Australia Highlights: Men in Blue win by five wickets, lead ODI series 1-0
India vs Australia Highlights, 1st ODI Day 1 Score Updates: KL Rahul smashes a four and a six off Sean Abbott in the penultimate over of the Indian chase, guiding the Men in Blue to a five-wicket victory with eight balls to spare.
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That brings us to the end of our coverage of the first of three ODIs between India and Australia. Do join us on Sunday for the second one-dayer, which takes place at Indore’s Holkar Stadium.
That’s it from our side. This is Amit signing off, wishing you all a joyous weekend ahead.
Plenty of boxes ticked for Team India, who are without several key players, today. Not only did Mohammed Shami make it that much tougher for the team leadership to bench him during the World Cup with a five-wicket haul against the Aussies, the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Suryakumar Yadav also nailed their auditions with sparkling half-centuries, the latter presenting a solid case for his inclusion in the middle order with the temperament that he displayed during a pressure-situation today.
India are 1-0 up at the moment, and will aim to clinch the series with a game to spare on Sunday before Rohit Sharma and the other seniors return to action for the series finale in Rajkot.
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After 48.4 overs,India 281/5 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 58 , Ravindra Jadeja 3)
FOUR! SIX! KL Rahul finishes off in style as India win by five wickets with eight deliveries to spare! Rahul lofts the full delivery in the third ball over mid off to bring up his 14th ODI half-century.
Gets a similar delivery next up, and once again Rahul decides to smash this over mid off. Only this time he ends up clearing the boundary rope for his first and only maximum of the day.
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After 47 overs,India 265/5 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 46 , Ravindra Jadeja 0)
OUT! Surya departs right after bringing up his half-century, and won’t get to finish the job for his team from here! Goes for an ambitious flick off a full delivery from Abbott, but ends up hitting it straight to Marsh at deep square leg, departing for a 49-ball 50. Ravindra Jadeja walks out to bat, and will aim to guide his team home in the company of Rahul.
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FIFTY up for Suryakumar Yadav — his third in ODIs! Brings up the milestone with a single off Abbott in the 47th over, picking a slower bouncer from the seamer and pulling it behind square. An important knock from one of the candidates for India’s stacked middle-order, sending out a strong message to the team leadership ahead of the World Cup with the way he’s conducted himself today. IND 264/4
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SIX! There’s the 360-degree shot from Surya that fans at Mohali had been waiting for all evening! Length ball from Cameron Green, Surya gets down on one knee and ramps this towards fine leg, clearing the fence with his timing! IND 262/4
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After 45 overs,India 253/4 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 44 , Suryakumar Yadav 40)
FOUR! Length ball from Cummins, and SKY guides it towards the fine leg fence to bring up the 250 for Team India. The Australian skipper signs off with 1/44, conceding a boundary off his last ball of the evening. Six off the over, with India needing 24 to win off 30 with six wickets in hand.
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After 44 overs,India 247/4 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 43 , Suryakumar Yadav 35)
FOUR! Short from Cummins, and Rahul decides to pull this in front of square to collect his third boundary and move to 40. Rahul and SKY deal in three singles and a double in the subsequent over, Short’s seventh of the innings so far.
The partnership between Rahul and Surya is worth 62 at the moment, and unless the hosts crumble spectacularly in the death overs, the series lead is theirs for the taking tonight.
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Fifty of the partnership comes up between Rahul and Surya for the fifth wicket, with the former bringing up the milestone with a single off Cummins after the Aussie skipper decides to reintroduce himself in the 43rd over. IND 235/4
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After 42 overs,India 234/4 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 33 , Suryakumar Yadav 32)
Six off Abbott’s eighth over, including a boundary to SKY first ball into the final powerplay. Australia decide to bring spin back into the equation with Matthew Short replacing Marcus Stoinis. Rahul and Surya opt to rotate the strike in the off-spinner’s over, with five coming off his sixth over.
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FOUR! Punched down the ground with a touch of authority by Surya off Abbott! Fourth boundary of the innings for him today! IND 227/4
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After 40 overs,India 223/4 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 29 , Suryakumar Yadav 25)
Abbott continues to keep things tidy from his end, conceding three singles. FOUR! Second time Surya’s collected a boundary off Stoinis’ bowling, this time punching the ball down the ground. Stoinis nearly has his revenge in the following delivery, with SKY chipping the ball in his direction at catching height. The all-rounder just couldn’t react quickly enough to complete the catch. Nine off Stoinis’ fifth over, with Rahul collecting a brace off the final delivery that is aided by a misfielder at deep cover. End of the second powerplay. India need another 54 to win off 60 balls. Partnership between Rahul and SKY is currently worth 38 off 45 and has successfully tilted the game in the home team’s favour.
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After 38 overs,India 211/4 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 25 , Suryakumar Yadav 17)
FOUR! Been a while since India had collected a boundary, and the Men in Blue needed one sooner rather than later in order to keep the asking rate in check. Driven down the ground past the stumps by SKY off a full delivery from Stoinis. Six off Stoinis’ over, and 10 off the last two. India need another 66 to win off 72 balls.
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After 36 overs,India 201/4 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 22 , Suryakumar Yadav 10)
Rahul and Surya see off the Zampa threat with the leg-spinner conceding five singles in his final over to sign off with figures of 2/57 — collecting the wickets of the two openers in his spell. India, meanwhile, go past the 200-mark and need another 76 to win off 84 deliveries with six wickets in hand.
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FOUR! Dug short by Cummins, a delivery not very different from the one that got Kishan out. This one, however, doesn’t climb as high, and SKY arches his back to ramp it towards the third man fence in his typical style. First boundary of the day for Surya. IND 195/4
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After 34 overs,India 190/4 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 19 , Suryakumar Yadav 2)
Pressure’s back on the Indians after the drinks interval, with Cummins getting Kishan caught-behind with a short ball, the latter perishing while attempting to ramp the short ball over the keeper’s head. Zampa returns to the attack in the following over, with Rahul and new batter Suryakumar Yadav opting to rotate the strike in the leg-spinner’s penultimate over, with five singles coming in six deliveries. After a hat-trick of ducks in the ODI series in March, SKY finally opens his account in ODIs against Australia.
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OUT! A wicket falls right after the drinks interval, as Cummins gets rid of Kishan just when the fourth-wicket stand was starting to worry the Aussies. Short ball bowled along the off stump, Kishan ends up tickling it to the keeper while looking to ramp it over his head. Soft dismissal for him. IND 185/4
Kishan c Inglis b Cummins 18(26)
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After 32 overs,India 184/3 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 15 , Ishan Kishan 18)
Change of ends for SHort, with Pat Cummins bringing himself into the attack and keeping Zampa’s last two overs on hold instead of bowling him out. Big appeal for caught-behind against Rahul at the start of Short’s fifth over after the India skipper goes for a reverse sweep. The umpire however, shakes his head, and the the Aussies themselves decide against the review. Turns out to be a case of Rahul’s bat hitting the ground that created the confusion. Drinks brought out to the field at the end of the over. India need another 93 to win off 108 with seven wickets in hand.
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After 30 overs,India 178/3 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 12 , Ishan Kishan 15)
FOUR! Nice use of the feet by Zampa, as he dances down the track and drives the ball through the gap between midwicket and mid off, collecting his second boundary in the process. 10 off Zampa’s eighth over, including the boundary to Kishan at the start of the over.
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FOUR! Tossed up from Zampa, Kishan hammers this over the bowler’s head. The ball brushes Zampa’s fingers, but that barely takes any pace off it and it goes all the way to the long off fence like a rocket. IND 172/3
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After 28 overs,India 165/3 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 6 , Ishan Kishan 8)
Australia opt for spin from both ends, with Short replacing Green from the other end. Meanwhile, Zampa nearly dismisses Kishan and Rahul in successive deliveries in his seventh over. Kishan smashes the ball towards the ball, with the ball bursting out of the spinner’s bowling hand and going over the umpire’s head. Was hit quite hard and would’ve been a tough grab in any case. Rahul, though, offers the leggie a much easier catch, chipping it in the bowler’s direction with Zampa unable to hold on to the ball. How costly will that prove for the Aussies later today? FOUR! Rahul ends the over with a boundary, cutting the ball behind square.
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After 26 overs,India 157/3 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 1 , Ishan Kishan 5)
FOUR! Drilled down the ground first ball by Ishan Kishan, opening his account in style off the very first delivery that he faces at the crease. He gets off strike with a single off the last delivery of Zampa’s sixth over, keeping the strike in the process.
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BOWLED! Adam Zampa gets rid of the other set batter, with Shubman Gill getting cleaned up for 74. Gill attempts to cut a delivery that slides through, goes under Gill’s bat and crashes onto the stumps. India have now lost three wickets for just nine runs! IND 151/3
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After 25 overs,India 151/2 ( Shubman Gill 74 , KL Rahul (C) (W) 1)
India manage to go past the 150-mark at the halfway stage of their chase, although they are under a bit of pressure after losing two wickets in quick succession. Gill’s batting on 74 at the end of the 25th over with skipper KL Rahul, who joins him after Iyer’s run-out, getting off the mark with a single.
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OUT! Shreyas Iyer follows Gaikwad to the dressing room after a mix-up with Shubman Gill! He’s halfway down the pitch before Gill shouts no, with Cam Green putting in a fine stop at cover. Iyer’s well short of the striker’s end by the time Inglis breaks the stumps. IND 148/2
Iyer run out (Green/Inglis) 3(8)
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After 23 overs,India 147/1 ( Shubman Gill 71 , Shreyas Iyer 3)
Zampa brings Australia back into the contest at a time when Gill and Gaikwad were running away with the game, trapping the latter leg-before to break the opening stand. Green returns to the attack in the following over replacing Stoinis, and concedes four singles in his fourth over. Shreyas Iyer joins Gill at the centre and gets off the mark right away. He will be hoping to make the most of the opportunity today after having missed out on a majority of the Asia Cup with back spasms.
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OUT! Zampa successfully appeals for leg-before against Gaikwad, and the opening partnership has finally been broken! Gaikwad goes for a sweep, but misses the ball completely, and is hit on the thigh right in front of middle. Looked plumb to the naked eye, and that is what Gill tells him as well after Gaikwad walks up to him asking for a review. End of an excellent stand, one that has put the Men in Blue in a very comfortable position in the chase. IND 142/1
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FOUR! Gaikwad plays this late, opening the face of his bat after Zampa fires one outside off. The ball runs away towards the vacant third man boundary. IND 142/0
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After 20 overs,India 129/0 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 63 , Shubman Gill 64)
Cummins, who has been the standout Aussie bowler today, decides to bring himself back in the 19th over with Gill and Gaikwad running away with the game at the moment. Five singles collected in six deliveries. Change of ends for Zampa in the following over, and he concedes four singles in his third over.
After 18 overs,India 120/0 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 59 , Shubman Gill 59)
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FOUR! Gaikwad gets down on one knee and sweeps behind square off a full delivery from Zampa. Nine off Zampa’s second over, with a single coming off each delivery barring the boundary off the fifth. Gaikwad brings up his maiden ODI half-century with a brace in the second delivery of Abbott’s fifth over. He then collects back-to-back fours to close out the 18th over, pulling a short-of-length ball behind square that beats the man running to his left from fine leg followed by an exquisite drive through extra cover.
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Fifty up for Ruturaj Gaikwad — his first in ODIs! Brings up the milestone shortly after Shubman Gill, and he has been the more patient of the two openers, bringing up the milestone in 60 deliveries compared to 37 that Gill needed. In a series that is meant to test India’s bench strength ahead of the World Cup, Gaikwad certainly has stood tall as a back-up opening option.
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After 16 overs,India 101/0 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 42 , Shubman Gill 57)
Change from both ends, with leg-spinner Adam Zampa replacing Cameron Green and Abbott being brought back in place of Short. Zampa starts off on a tidy note, conceding four from his first over including a brace to Gill in the fourth delivery. Couple of singles conceded by Abbott in the following over that brings up the century opening stand between Gill and Gaikwad! Drinks brought to the field at the end of the 16th over.
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After 14 overs,India 95/0 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 40 , Shubman Gill 53)
FOUR! SIX! What a way for Shubman Gill to bring up his ninth ODI half-century! Decides to use his feet in consecutive deliveries from Short — while he heaves the ball towards the cow corner fence in the penultimate delivery, he goes even bigger in the following ball, this time smashing the ball straight down the ground over long on. Takes just 37 deliveries to bring up the milestone!
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After 13 overs,India 83/0 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 39 , Shubman Gill 42)
FOUR! Gill picks a slower ball from Green and smashes it down the ground to collect his fourth boundary of the day. Green ends up conceding two boundaries in three deliveries, with Gaikwad getting a thick top-edge that sends the ball over the keeper’s head and away to the long stop fence. The ball appeared to have brushed his helmet after the top-edge, and the team physio walks out to the centre to do a quick concussion check. 13 off Green’s third over.
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After 12 overs,India 70/0 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 34 , Shubman Gill 34)
Tidy second over from Cam Green, with Gill and Gaikwad collecting a single each, the latter keeping the strike for the following over. Off-spinner Matthew Short, making his ODI debut today, is introduced from the other end, and is off to a tidy start with just two singles coming from his over.
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After 10 overs,India 66/0 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 32 , Shubman Gill 32)
FOUR! FOUR! Expensive over from Sean Abbott after bowling a maiden in his second, as Ruturaj Gaikwad catches up with Shubman Gill on 32 with a boundary off each of the last two balls of the first powerplay. Abbott offers Gaikwad plenty of width in the penultimate ball, and the latter responds with a well-timed cover drive. Abbott sticks to the same line in the next ball but slightly shortens his length. Gaikwad responds with a solid punch this time. India go through the opening powerplay without losing a single wicket. Just what the Men in Blue were looking for.
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After 9 overs,India 55/0 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 23 , Shubman Gill 30)
Cameron Green introduced into the attack in the ninth over. Gill clips a length ball through midwicket at the start of the over, with Zampa putting in a slide in the deep after charging down from fine leg. Despite his effort, Gill and Gaikwad end up running four. FOUR! Gaikwad brings up the fifty partnership with a solid punch through the cover region in the fourth delivery of Green’s first over. The pair bring up the milestone in 52 deliveries, nearly run-a-ball. Gaikwad collects a brace off the last delivery.
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After 8 overs,India 43/0 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 17 , Shubman Gill 25)
DROPPED! The ball pops out of Josh Inglis’ hand after Ruturaj Gaikwad gets an outside edge off a rising delivery from Sean Abbott’s bowling. Not quite sure what Gaikwad was attempting there, perhaps looking to play the ball late towards third man. He gets a lifeline on 17. Maiden over for Abbott.
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After 7 overs,India 43/0 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 17 , Shubman Gill 25)
Another two-run over from Aussie skipper Cummins with Gaikwad and Gill collecting a single each. He’s starting to build some pressure from his end.