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New Delhi. On the basis of KL Rahul’s strong partnership with Virat Kohli, India defeated Australia by 6 wickets in their first match of World Cup 2023. Rahul gave Six Six to Team India with a memorable victory with 52 balls left. He scored an unbeaten 97 from 115 balls with the help of 8 fours and 2 sixes. In odd circumstances, Rahul, along with Kohli, hardly removed the 165 -run partnership team for the fourth wicket. India also paid the account of the defeat in Chepock 36 years ago from Australia Dhawan.
KL Rahul stepped at the crease when the Indian team had lost 3 big wickets on the total score of 2. After this, Rahul, while taking the front with Virat Kohli, crossed India’s Naiya. However, Rahul missed out on breaking the records of Shikhar Dhawan and Ajay Jadeja during this period. Shikhar Dhawan’s record of playing the biggest innings against Australia in the history of the World Cup is named after Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan scored an innings of 117 runs against Australia at The Oval in the 2019 World Cup, which is an Indian’s biggest score in the World Cup. Former cricketer Ajay Jadeja is second in this list, who scored an unbeaten 100 against Australia in the 1999 World Cup. Rahul missed his century by 3 runs.
India accumulates in Chennai after 36 years
Along with this, Team India also paid the account of defeat by one run in the 1987 World Cup from Australia in Chennai. This is the first defeat in Chennai in Australia’s ODI World Cup history. Earlier, he defeated India in 1987 while he also won against Zimbabwe in the same World Cup. Australia defeated New Zealand here in the 1996 World Cup.
Rahul becomes player of the match
KL Rahul was adjudged Player of the Match for his strong innings. The Indian team will take on Afghanistan on 11 October in their second match in the ODI World Cup 2023. This match will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Team India will land with increased morale in this match. Afghanistan lost to Bangladesh in the first match.
