Rahul conjures up magical knock under pressure to script epic win over Aussies
Updated On: 18 March, 2023 07:24 AM IST | Mumbai | SS Ramaswamy
Middle-order batsman Rahul (75 not out) puts on an unbeaten 108-run stand with Ravindra Jadeja to guide India to victory after being in dire straits at 39-4, chasing 188; pacers Shami, Siraj claim three wickets each
KL Rahul during his 75 not out v Australia at Wankhede yesterday. Pics/Ashish Raje
Ravindra Jadeja continued to be a thorn for Australia with yet another excellent all-round show that helped India recover from early shocks and successfully chase down the visitors’ total in the first one-day international at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday night. Jadeja (45 not out) and KL Rahul (75 not out), who lost his opening slot as well as the team’s vice captaincy in the preceding Test series, produced a match-winning, unbroken partnership of 108 for the sixth wicket to help India cruise to a five-wicket victory and take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three rubber.
Jadeja, who came up with two man-of-the-match displays in the opening two Tests in the four-Test rubber, took the crucial wicket of a rampaging Mitchell Marsh in the Australian innings and also fielded brilliantly. Then, chasing a modest score of 188, the hosts were in deep trouble at 39 for four following a triple strike by veteran left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc.
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