World Cup 2023 IND vs AUS Highlights: Kohli, Rahul take India to famous win

India vs Australia Highlights, ODI World Cup 2023: KL Rahul unbeaten 97 and Virat Kohli 84 starred with bat while Ravindra Jadeja took 3/28 as India beat Australia by four wickets to get off the mark

Virat Kohli and KL Rahul played great knocks to guide Inda to victory against Australia in their first match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on October 8, 2023. The pair added 165 for the fourth wicket after India lost three wickets for only two runs at the start of their 200-run chase. Check latest news on ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 here 

Earlier, the Indian spin troika of Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav bamboozled the Aussie batting lineup. They shared among them six important wickets for 104 runs in 30 overs to restrict the Aussies to just 199 runs in 49.3 overs in the first innings. 

Also Read: ICC World Cup IND vs AUS: Rahul, Kohli withstand early onslaught to win it

Cricket World Cup 2023: India vs Australia Playing 11

India Playing 11: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

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Australia Playing 11: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

Check ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 full schedule here
 

India vs Australia TOSS Result: The toss was won by Australian captain Pat Cummins who opted to bat first. 

Also Read: ICC World Cup IND vs AUS: Indian spin troika checkmates Aussies at Chennai

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 LIVE telecast India vs Australia

Star Sports will live broadcast India vs Australia World Cup on their Star Sports 1 HD/SD, Star Sports 2 HD/SD and Star Sports Hindi 1 HD/SD.

Check ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 points table here
 

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10:29 PM

India vs Australia highlights | Cricket World Cup 2023: The winning shot by KL Rahul

 

Was Rahul astonished by his shot or by the fact that he hit that too well to not get just two runs and then hit a six to get to a hundred? Interpretations are free to flow. However, the victory is India’s. 

 

10:26 PM

India vs Australia highlights | Cricket World Cup 2023: KL Rahul is Player of the Match

 

KL Rahul for his unbeaten 97 was chosen as Player of the Match. 

 

10:16 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: India earn an important win here

 

Virat Kohli and KL Rahul played great knocks to guide Inda to victory against Australia in their first match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on October 8, 2023.  The pair added 165 for the fourth wicket after India lost three wickets for only two runs at the start of their 200-run chase. 

 

9:53 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 201/4 after 41.2 overs, India win

 

This has been a great innings by KL Rahul and it was only apt that he finished the game with a brilliant ironside out six. He finishes on unbeaten 97 and that would be greater than any hundred on any given day. 

 

9:48 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 182/4 after 40 overs

 

Hardik Pandya says I am not having anything to do with playing slowly here as he smacks Hazlewood for a six. 

 

9:41 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 172/4 after 39 overs

 

Though he has not been able to pick up a wicket, Glenn Maxwell has been brilliant with the ball, going for only 20 runs in his seven overs. 

 

9:35 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 167/4 after 37.4 overs, Kohli out

 

Wicket!! That would be it for Virat Kohli as he has now pulled the ball straight into the hands of Marnus Labushcgagne. The bowler is the same Josh Hazlewood on whose bowling Kohli’s catch was dropped earlier on. The difference between that drop and this wicket is 73 runs. When you are defending 199, you can't let 73 runs slip by. 

 

9:30 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 167/3 after 37 overs

 

Eight from this over as well and Adam Zampa has just not been able to grip the ball here. He keeps on giving easy runs. 

 

9:28 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 159/3 after 36 overs

 

Even Hazlewood is no threat now as KL Rahul hits him for a great four to end the over which brings eight runs in it. 

 

9:27 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 151/3 after 35 overs

 

150 is up for India as there was a shout of LBW but the umpire gave no two hoots about it as the Indian team continues to march towards victory here. 

 

9:16 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 146/3 after 34 overs

 

The partnership between Rahul and Rohit is increasing and they are finding no difficulty at all in hitting at least a four in every over. 

 

9:15 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 139/3 after 33 overs

 

Seven runs come from Adam Zampa over and the Indian team is slowly moving towards victory here 

 

9:06 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 132/3 after 32 overs

 

Mitchell Starc came into the attack but was tackled well by Kohli as he hit him for 8 runs in the over. 

 

8:59 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 124/3 after 31 overs

 

The match is slow, but India would be happy as they are currently in the driving seat. 

 

8:56 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 120/3 after 30 overs

 

Pat Cummins tries very hard to get his team wicket, but he is unable to

 

Here’s Kl Rahul brought up his fifty