Putting aside the dazzling hitting game, both from the Indian and Australian batsmen, and some quality fast bowling by the hosts, what appeared to be the biggest disappointment of the first India vs Australia ODI was the fielding of both sides. Catchs went under that should otherwise be eaten at this level, boundary jockeys missed some, missed opportunities are exhausted and what not. In short, it was a below-average performance on the field of both India and Australia.
Australian player Adam Zampa had a normal day on the pitch. He dropped India captain Virat Kohli when he was hitting 1.
In reaction to that lapse, former Australian spinner Brad Hogg jokingly said that the one who spun the leg left Kohli considering his IPL contract. Zampa was recruited on the RCB side at IPL 2020, which is led by Kohli.
“Zampa paying @imVkohli for an IPL contract. We all quit, ”Brad Hogg tweeted.
The crash, however, was not costly for Australia, as Hazlewood ruled out Kohli for a 21 run.
India started quickly in response, taking 20 runs from Mitchell Starc on the first lap and running to 46-0 after four, but was held back by leader Josh Hazlewood (3-55) and Adam Zampa (4-54) and eventually broke. limited to 308-8 in 50 overs. Australia won the first ODI by 66 races.
Shikhar Dhawan, with 74 of 86 balls, and Hardik Pandya, with 90 of 76, were India’s biggest contributors in their first international match since March.
The Australian captain scored 114 and shared partnerships of 156 with starter David Warner and 108 with Steve Smith to help lift the home team to 374-6 on Friday and establish a 66-run win over India on the first international day of the tour. . .
Smith ran 100 from 62 balls, the third fastest ODI of the century by an Australian hitter, after overcoming early pardons when he successfully reviewed an LBW decision against him and was also eliminated in the outfield. After scoring 11 limits and four sixes, Mohammed Shami pitched it for 105 in the last over of innings. Australia posted a whopping 374 times 6 total.
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