India beat Australia by 5 wickets; Rahul’s Fifty, unbeaten 108 runs paired with Jadeja

India defeated Australia by 5 wickets in the first match of the ODI series. The team has won ODIs after 11 years at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. With this victory, the Indian team has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The second ODI of the series will be played on March 19 in Vizag.

Batting first after losing the toss, the Kangaroo team got all out for 188 runs in 35.4 overs. In response, Team India won by losing 5 wickets in 39.5 overs. In this victory, KL Rahul’s 13th Fifty and an unbeaten century partnership of 108 runs with Jadeja contributed significantly. Ravindra Jadeja, who performed all-round, was the man of the match. He scored an unbeaten 45*. Took two wickets and took a brilliant catch.

Chasing the target of 189 runs, the top order of the Indian team could not perform anything special. At one stage the team had lost three wickets for 39 runs. Here Ishan Kishan 3, Virat Kohli 4 and Suryakumar Yadav were dismissed for 0 runs. In such a situation, KL Rahul (75 not out), captain Hardik Pandya (25 runs) and Ravindra Jadeja (45 not out), who came to play in the middle order, helped the team sail through. Rahul first added 44 runs on 55 balls with Pandya. Then shared 108* runs on 122 balls with Jadeja and completed the remaining work.

Lost 3 consecutive matches at Wankhede
Team India’s last win at the Wankhede Stadium was against England in October 2011. After this the team played 3 matches here, but lost in all three. South Africa beat us by 214 runs in 2015, New Zealand by 6 wickets in 2017 and Australia by 10 wickets in 2020. This victory of Wankhede in the World Cup year is also memorable because here on the night of April 2, 2011, India won the ODI World Cup for the second time by defeating Sri Lanka.

Playing XI of both the teams

India: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Siraj, Mohammad Shami, Kuldeep Yadav.

Australia: Steve Smith (Captain), Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc, Sean Abbott.