India v Australia LIVE: Cricket World Cup result and reaction as India win by six wickets
India look to kickstart their ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign against Australia
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Your support makes all the difference.India are under pressure from the weight of fans, media and all corners of the host nation when they get their ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign up and running against Australia today.
As the host nation and the No 1 ranked side in the world, the expectation has rarely been higher for a nation to deliver, especially in front of a home crowd. After England were hammered by New Zealand in the tournament opener in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, both India and Australia will be looking to get their campaign off to a winning start.
India have not won a World Cup since 2011, and even Sachin Tendulkar spoke during the tournament opener on Wednesday about how sometimes the team have to remember that hundreds of millions are behind them rather than sitting on their shoulders. Australia lost the pre-tournament series in India against Rohit Sharma’s side, but as the England defeat to New Zealand has shown, the bilateral series results can have little effect on the outcome of a World Cup clash. India will also be hoping their side is up to full fitness.
Follow all the latest live coverage of today’s match in the live blog belowand get the latest match odds and tips here:
Wicket! Sharma out for 0! lbw Hazlewood India 2-2
Hazlewood will take the second over, and strikes almost immediately to dismiss the captain lbw.
India review the decision, but the DRS shows the ball hitting on umpire’s call and Sharma has to leave.
India 2-1 (1), Sharma 0, Kohli 0, Starc 1-2 (1) need 198 runs to win
At the end of the first over, India still have yet to score off the bat, with their two runs coming from a leg bye and a wide.
Wicket! Kishan 0, ct Green b Starc, India 2-1
Mitchell Starc, having been the last batter out, will now bowl the first over as Australia try and defend their below-par total.
But he started with a wide. And there’s an early wicket before there’s been a run off the bat!
Kishan goes first ball!
India need 200 runs to win
India just preparing to come out and start their chase of 200, it looks like a low target, but there was a lot of spin on offer.
India need 200 to win
Here are some photos from the first innings:
India need 200 runs to win
Here’s a look at one of the other stories from the Cricket World Cup, at New Zealand youngster Rachin Ravindra
If the international cricketing community didn’t know who Rachin Ravindra was, they are certainly familiar with the all-rounder now after the opening game of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in which he became the youngest New Zealand batter to score a World Cup century.
The astounding feat came as Ravindra played a significant role in both innings of New Zealand’s nine-wicket win against defending champions England in the cricket tournament’s opening game on Thursday.
Who is Rachin Ravindra – New Zealand’s new World Cup hero with strong Indian roots
It’s fitting that Rachin became New Zealand’s youngest batter to score a World Cup century on Indian soil – his name is a portmanteau for two Indian cricketing legends
Wicket! Starc caught off Siraj for 28! Australia all out for 199
Last over of the innings how many can Australia limp to?
Starc hits down the ground and they choose not to run, the fast bowler clearly backing himself. The next one is drilled down the ground for four, to take them to 199.
But they won’t get their 200, Siraj has another wicket as Starc is caught in the deep.
Australia 195-9 (49), Hazlewood 1, Starc 24, Pandya 1-28 (3)
Hazlewood manages to get off strike first ball, that might be his tactic for the rest of the balls remaining.
It proves to be the best tactic, with Starc flicking the ball into the leg side shortly after, and crucially keeps the strike with a single last ball of the over.
Wicket! Zampa caught by Kohli for 6, Australia 189-9
Pandya just getting his finger taped slightly before starting his third over of the match, that was the injury from when Warner hammered one back at him that just caught the end of the middle finger.
But it does not matter, Zampa has just driven one straight to Kohli on the edge of the ring after catching the bottom of the bat.
Australia 188-8 (48), Zampa 6, Starc 18, Siraj 0-22 (6)
Some lovely shots from the area of the beach near the stadium in Chennai.
Siraj is back to bowl on the field and fires the second one wide down the leg side, every run is going to feel valuable for Australia.
Zampa is just struggling to get the ball away here, but manages to get a single and there’s another wide.
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