Jadeja took three wickets in quick successions a game-changing spell from the old campaigner. In his 7th over he got two wickets which really set the game for the hosts. On the 2nd ball of his 6th over he caught behind the settled middle-order batter, Marnus Labuschagne, and one ball later he LBW the out-of-form batter Carey.
Australia after batting first now in deep trouble. They are going nowhere in this inning. In 30 overs they only managed to score 120 runs which is not enough for the Indian batting lineup. Australia kept on losing wickets right from the start when they lost the in-form batter Mitchell Marsh for no run.
And after that, it is all about spinners. Kuldeep and Jadeja share 4 wickets between them. In their 14 overs, both of them have given 42 runs. Ashwin has nothing on the wicket column but he was economical too.
Australia won the toss and decided to give their batters a chance to set a good total on board but their plans were badly dented by the Indian bowlers, especially Ravindra Jadeja. We have a good game on our hands. Australia will definitely look for a comeback. Australia after 33 overs have scored 131 for the loss of 5. Maxwell and Green are in the middle.
Australia Playing 11 for the ICC World Cup 2023
D Warner, M Marsh, S Smith, M Labuschagne, G Maxwell, A Carey (wk), C Green, P Cummins (capt), M Starc, A Zampa, J Hazlewood.
India Playing 11 for the ICC World Cup 2023
R Sharma (capt), I Kishan, V Kohli, S Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), H Pandya, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, J Bumrah, K Yadav, M Siraj
