World Cup 2023 IND vs AUS Highlights: Kohli, Rahul take India to famous win

India vs Australia Highlights, ODI World Cup 2023: KL Rahul unbeaten 97 and Virat Kohli 84 starred with bat while Ravindra Jadeja took 3/28 as India beat Australia by four wickets to get off the mark

10:29 PM

India vs Australia highlights | Cricket World Cup 2023: The winning shot by KL Rahul

 

Was Rahul astonished by his shot or by the fact that he hit that too well to not get just two runs and then hit a six to get to a hundred? Interpretations are free to flow. However, the victory is India’s. 

 

10:26 PM

India vs Australia highlights | Cricket World Cup 2023: KL Rahul is Player of the Match

 

KL Rahul for his unbeaten 97 was chosen as Player of the Match. 

 

10:16 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: India earn an important win here

 

Virat Kohli and KL Rahul played great knocks to guide Inda to victory against Australia in their first match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on October 8, 2023.  The pair added 165 for the fourth wicket after India lost three wickets for only two runs at the start of their 200-run chase. 

 

9:53 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 201/4 after 41.2 overs, India win

 

This has been a great innings by KL Rahul and it was only apt that he finished the game with a brilliant ironside out six. He finishes on unbeaten 97 and that would be greater than any hundred on any given day. 

 

9:48 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 182/4 after 40 overs

 

Hardik Pandya says I am not having anything to do with playing slowly here as he smacks Hazlewood for a six. 

 

9:41 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 172/4 after 39 overs

 

Though he has not been able to pick up a wicket, Glenn Maxwell has been brilliant with the ball, going for only 20 runs in his seven overs. 

 

9:35 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 167/4 after 37.4 overs, Kohli out

 

Wicket!! That would be it for Virat Kohli as he has now pulled the ball straight into the hands of Marnus Labushcgagne. The bowler is the same Josh Hazlewood on whose bowling Kohli’s catch was dropped earlier on. The difference between that drop and this wicket is 73 runs. When you are defending 199, you can't let 73 runs slip by. 

 

9:30 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 167/3 after 37 overs

 

Eight from this over as well and Adam Zampa has just not been able to grip the ball here. He keeps on giving easy runs. 

 

9:28 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 159/3 after 36 overs

 

Even Hazlewood is no threat now as KL Rahul hits him for a great four to end the over which brings eight runs in it. 

 

9:27 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 151/3 after 35 overs

 

150 is up for India as there was a shout of LBW but the umpire gave no two hoots about it as the Indian team continues to march towards victory here. 

 

9:16 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 146/3 after 34 overs

 

The partnership between Rahul and Rohit is increasing and they are finding no difficulty at all in hitting at least a four in every over. 

 

9:15 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 139/3 after 33 overs

 

Seven runs come from Adam Zampa over and the Indian team is slowly moving towards victory here 

 

9:06 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 132/3 after 32 overs

 

Mitchell Starc came into the attack but was tackled well by Kohli as he hit him for 8 runs in the over. 

 

8:59 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 124/3 after 31 overs

 

The match is slow, but India would be happy as they are currently in the driving seat. 

 

8:56 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 120/3 after 30 overs

 

Pat Cummins tries very hard to get his team wicket, but he is unable to

 

Here’s Kl Rahul brought up his fifty 

 

8:46 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 119/3 after 29 overs

 

Glenn Maxwell is brought back into the attack and even he is unable to break through. 

 

Here’s Kohli brought up his fifty 

 

 

8:41 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 116/3 after 28 overs

 

Fifty up for KL Rahul

 

 

KL Rahul has brought up his 16th ODI Fifty 

 

 

No ball!! That is a waist-high full toss and has been called a no-ball 

 

 

Free Hit!! Slower bouncer by Cummins, but it has been called a wide 

 

 

Free Hit reloads and Kohli has hit it for a four 

 

8:35 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 105/3 after 27 overs

 

100 run partnership has come up between Virat Kohli and KL Rahul here 

 

Adam Zampa has been wicketless and impact less so far 

 

8:32 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 100/3 after 26 overs

 

As India bring up their 100, Virat Kohli has brought up his fifty as well and this has been some knock from the Indian chase maestro. 

 

Watch Virat Kohli’s classy flick

 

8:28 PM

India vs Australia LIVE SCORE | Cricket World Cup 2023: IND 97/3 after 25 overs

 

Five runs come from Adam Zampa’s over 

 

India are not looking to finish it quickly. They are rather looking to finish it well and not lose any other wicket. 

 

8:23 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Australia LIVE SCORE: IND 92/3 after 24 overs

 

Hazlewood has been brilliant with his lengths, giving no room for the batters to score here

 

Just two runs from the over 

 

Watch KL Rahul punish Adam Zampa 

 

8:17 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Australia LIVE SCORE: IND 90/3 after 23 overs

 

Zampa has been hit for three runs in his first five balls here 

 

Zampa is here to get wickets for Australia, but he has not been able to do it so far. 

 

Watch the catch that made Kohli top among Indian non-wicketkeepers with the most catches in the World Cup. 
 

8:15 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Australia LIVE SCORE: IND 87/3 after 22 overs

 

Josh Hazlewood is back in the attack and Pat Cummins, who missed another trick by not bowling Hazlewood for an extra over after the Kohli catch was dropped in his last over, is now in search of wickets here desperately. 

 

Five runs come from the over

 

Watch Kohli get in his grooves 

 

8:09 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Australia LIVE SCORE: IND 82/3 after 21 overs

 

India are doing well in the second innings now and  Pat Cummins seems to have missed a trick by not bringing Adam Zampa early on. He has not been effective in his first two overs.  

 

Mitchell Starc is in his second spell and has not been able to do much with it either. 

 

Catch the highlights of the first innings here 

 

8:04 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Australia LIVE: India 80/3 after 20 overs

 

Zampa is looking to find his right length here 

 

 

A quick single stolen 

 

 

Seven runs from the over 

 

 

Watch how Virat Kohli took India to a victory four years ago 

 

8:00 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Australia LIVE: India 73/3 after 19 overs

 

Mitchell Starc is back into the attack and he goes for only four singles as the partnership between Virat Kohli and KL Rahul moves to 70. 

 

7:55 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Australia LIVE: India 69/3 after 18 overs

 

Adam Zampa has been taken to the cleaners here by KL Rahul as he has hit the leg spinner for three fours in his first over. India are slowly and steadily getting ahead in the match.  

 

7:43 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Australia LIVE: Watch Mitchell Marsh drop Virat Kohli

 

This could be very costly for the Aussies as Virat has already added 20 more runs to his own total and 29 to India’s total.

 

7:39 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Australia LIVE: India close in on team 50

 

Back-to-back fours from Virat Kohli would take India close to the 50-run mark at the end of 15 overs. 

 

Here’s Kohli’s first four of the innings 

 

7:37 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Australia LIVE: Virat and Rahul doing well

 

After India lost three wickets with just tow runs on the board, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul did well to not lose a wicket. They have played 78 balls and scored 43 runs together. There was a chance to get Kohli out, but Mitchell Marsh dropped him.