The first match of the ODI series between India and Australia was played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai today. Thanks to the brilliant innings of KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja, the Indian team won by five wickets. Batting first the Australian team scored 188 runs while batting first. In response, the Indian team, which came out to chase the target of 189 runs, was seen disintegrating in front of the Australian fast bowling.
Team India lost five wickets for 83 runs only. KL Rahul, who came to bat at number five, shared a match-winning partnership of 108 runs with Ravindra Jadeja. Jadeja hit a four off Mitchell Starc to take Team India across the threshold of victory. After Jadeja hit the winning shot, Warner, sitting in the Australian dugout, won everyone’s heart. His video is becoming very viral on social media.
Team India Celebrated Like This After Winning, Video Viral
In the first match of the series played at Wankhede in Mumbai, Indian team captain Hardik Pandya decided to bowl before winning the toss. Batting first, Australia put 188 runs on the board. Apart from Mitchell Marsh, no other batter stood at the crease. Marsh scored the highest 81 runs from Australia.
Seeing the target of 189 runs, it seemed that Team India would chase this target very quickly. But the Australian fast bowlers were not going to give up easily. Even on the 16, 3 big players of the Indian team, returned to the pavilion. Shubman Gill and captain Hardik Pandya also could not stay at the crease for long.
In the end, KL Rahul shared a century partnership with Ravindra Jadeja, winning the Team India match by five wickets. Ravindra Jadeja, returning after a long gap of 8 months in ODIs, won the game for Team India by hitting a four. After the victory, Captain Pandya celebrated the triumph by hugging coach Rahul Dravid.
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David Warner Joins In Celebrating Team India’s Victory
Team India’s dressing was jubilant when Ravindra Jadeja took Mitchell Starc’s ball across the boundary. After Jadeja hit the winning shot, Australia’s veteran batsman David Warner came to the ground and hugged KL Rahul and started congratulating him for the victory. After this, he hugged Mohammad Siraj, who had played with him in the IPL, and wished him well. This gesture of Warner is being appreciated a lot on social media.
