IND vs AUS: 27 years of drought ended, Australia's pride shattered in Mohali, Captain Rahul did wonders
IND vs AUS: Team India defeated Australia by 5 wickets in the first ODI. In bowling, the Kangaroo batsmen surrendered easily to Mohammed Shami, while in batting, four Indian batsmen scored half-centuries. With the victory in the first ODI, the Indian team has also become the number one team in the world in ODI cricket.
Team India defeated Australia by 5 wickets in the first ODI. In bowling, the Kangaroo batsmen surrendered easily to Mohammed Shami, while in batting, four Indian batsmen scored half-centuries. With the victory in the first ODI, the Indian team has also become the world's number one team in ODI. Along with this, under the captaincy of KL Rahul, Team India has also ended the drought of 27 years on the ground of Mohali.
Under the captaincy of KL Rahul, the Indian team ended its 27-year drought on the Mohali ground on Friday. Actually, Team India has got its first win since 1996 against the Kangaroo team on this ground in Mohali. Teams of India and Australia have faced each other in Mohali six times, out of which Team India has taken the field twice, while the visiting team has won four times.
The victory in Mohali was very historic for Team India. With this victory, the Indian team has become the number-one team in the world in all three formats. India has achieved the dominance of ODI cricket, leaving Pakistan behind. The Kangaroo team has suffered a loss due to the defeat and has now slipped to third place in the ODI rankings.
In the first ODI against Australia, Mohammed Shami wreaked havoc with his pace. The Indian fast bowler bowled the best spell of his ODI career and dismissed five Kangaroo batsmen for 51 runs, which also included the wickets of Steve Smith and Mitchell Marsh. Shami was also chosen man of the match for his strong performance.
Due to the excellent bowling of Mohammed Shami, the Indian team restricted Australia to 276 runs in the first ODI. Team India easily achieved the target of 277 runs given by Australia by losing 5 wickets in 48.4 overs. On behalf of the team, Ruturaj Gaikwad played a strong inning of 71 runs and Shubhman Gill played a strong inning of 74 runs. At the same time, captain KL Rahul remained unbeaten after scoring 58 runs, while Suryakumar Yadav also scored a half-century.
