The Indian team started their World Cup campaign today at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Australia is the opponent in the first match. India started as a favorite in the country. Australian captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat first. Using the spin trio of Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, and Ravichandran Ashwin, Team India managed to restrict the opposition to a few runs. Jadeja got three wickets. Two went to Kuldeep Yadav and Ashwin collected one wicket. The five-time world champions were able to throw India a target of 200 runs courtesy of Warner, Smith, and Labuschenne.
At the break of the innings, a large section of the fans were seen declaring India as probable winners. But experts were not so sure. The name of the team is Australia. Those who don’t have the money to lose before they lose. The fact that Pat Cummins entered the field with the dream of a comeback was proved at the beginning of the Indian innings. Ishan Kishan was sent back by Mitchell Starc in the first over. Josh Hazlewood steamrolled over the Indian batting in the second over. The weakness of Rohit Sharma’s inswinging game is now the ‘open secret’ of the cricket world. Shaheen Shah was a victim of Afridi in the Asia Cup, now Hazlewood has sent him back to the dressing room. He did not reach the ball coming in. Rohit takes a review as the umpire gives lbw. But was not saved. He got out for 0 off 6 balls.
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