In the first ODI between India and Australia, KL Rahul successfully stumped Marnus Labuschagne.
KL Rahul defeated Marnus Labuschagne in the opening ODI match between India and Australia at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. The right-handed batsman tried to perform a reverse sweep during the game on Friday, but he botched it. Labuschagne was caught out of his crease as the ball struck wicketkeeper Rahul’s pad and subsequently bounced off the stumps. Ravichandran Ashwin also recorded his first ODI wicket since January 19, 2022.
In the first ODI, Mohammed Shami helped India restrict Australia to 276 runs by displaying his creativity with amazing stats of 5 for 51, reminding everyone of his abilities.
Shami made a bold statement with his second five-wicket haul in ODIs despite not appearing in India’s World Cup first XI preparations.
In addition, his performance put a lot of pressure on Shardul Thakur, the weakest link among pacers (0/78 in 10 overs), who was chosen for the 15 mostly for his batting abilities.
Given that David Warner had just barely gotten going, Shardul would think it unfortunate that Shreyas Iyer dropped a dolly at mid-off.
In favourable circumstances for batting, India captain Rahul decided to bowl instead. Shami was virtually unplayable in his opening spell, and he returned to dismiss a set Steve Smith (41 off 60 balls) in a brief second stint, breaking the momentum of the visiting team.
Stocky wicketkeeper Jos Inglis (45 off 45 balls) and Marcus Stoinis (29 off 21 balls) contributed 62 runs for the sixth wicket to push Australia above the 250-run mark, but it was clearly below average as Shami caught Stoinis just in time to stop their score.
Warner (52 off 53 balls), Smith, and Labuschagne (39 off 49 balls) all got off to strong starts, but the Australians were harmed by their inability to convert on a day when the Indian bowling unit was incredibly efficient but not particularly strong.
Ravichandran Ashwin (1/47 in 10 overs) was the centre of attention, and while appearing rusty in the first session, he did rediscover his rhythm in the second. In his first six overs, he took 36 wickets for 36 runs, then Rahul changed ends in the second stint, making it read 4-0-11-1.
