India vs Australia, World Cup 2023 Match 5: Awards List, Man of The Match, Key Stats, Presentation Ceremony

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India vs Australia, World Cup 2023 Match 5: India defeated Australia by six wickets after being reduced to two for three runs in two overs in their 200-run chase at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday, October 8.

After opting to bat first, Australia could post just 199 runs on the boards in 49.3 overs. A 69-run partnership for the second wicket between David Warner and Steve Smith was the only highlight of the Australia innings. Warner and Smith scored 41 and 46 runs respectively.

Ravindra Jadeja ran through the Australian middle-order and registered match figures of 3/28 in 10 overs, while Kuldeep Yadav chipped in with two wickets for 42 runs in 10 overs. Jasprit Bumrah was also on top of his game, picking two wickets for just 35 runs in 10 overs.

In reply, India lost three wickets for just two runs in the first two overs. Mitchell starc dismissed Ishan Kishan in the first over before Josh Hazlewood sent Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer packing without allowing them to open their accounts.

Virat Kohli's wicket was also on offer but he was dropped for 12 runs by Mitchell starc. The batting maestro made Australia pay for the mistake by joining forces with KL Rahul to forge a 165-run partnership with KL Rahul for the fourth wicket.

He missed on his 48th hundred after getting out on 85 off 116, but Rahul stayed till the end to complete the job with an 'unintentional' six on the second ball of the 42nd over.

Rahul was looking to chip the ball over extra cover for a four and create an opportunity for him to hit a hundred. However, the perfect timing behind the shot saw the ball sail over the boundary rope for a six. He remained unbeaten on 97 off 115. Hardik Pandya scored 11 not out runs off eight balls.

India vs Australia World Cup 2023: Full List of Awards

Man of the Match: KL Rahul (IND) for scoring match-winning 97 unbeaten runs.

India vs Australia World Cup 2023: Who Said What?

Rohit Sharma (India captain): Pretty exciting. Good feeling to come out on top. It was a good game to start the tournament for us. I thought it was magnificent, especially the fielding and we saw the effort from everyone today, conditions like this it would be tough. Our bowlers used the conditions perfectly and we knew there would be assistance for everyone, even the seamers got some reverse, the spinners bowled in the nice areas and all in all it was a great effort.

I was (nervous), you don't want to start your innings like that, credit to the Aussies bowlers as they bowled in good areas but some loose shots as well, when you have that kind of target you want to score as much as possible in the powerplay, but credit to Virat and KL on how they went about the chase. That is going to be the challenge for us as a team, moving to different conditions and adapting, whoever suits the conditions will have to come and do the job. Chennai never disappoints, they love their cricket and for them to sit in that heat and come out and cheer for the team says a lot.

Pat Cummins (Australia captain): At least 50-odd (short with the bat). It was tough, trying to defend anything under 200.. It was a really good bowling attack and their spinners made it tough work out there. I wasn't too upset (with just two spinners), we had 20 overs of spin but some more runs on the board would have made the difference. I have already forgotten about it (the drop catch), it happens, 4/10 would have been a dream start.

He (Hazlewood) is a class bowler and poses a lot of questions, stays in that area and was fantastic today. We have to review this one, absolutely a tough surface, but what if we are up against it then how would we do differently. Just one game out of nine, not too much to ponder about but there are some areas we need to get better. No (in hindsight would he have changed his decision at the toss?).

KL Rahul (Man of the Match): (On walking out at 2/3 in 2 overs) Quite honestly not a lot of conversation, I thought I’d get a good shower and get a break. I was just trying to get my breath back. Virat said there’s a bit in the wicket, so play Test cricket for a while. There was a bit of help for the pacers with the new ball, and then the spinners also.

In the last 15-20 overs, dew played a part and that helped quite a bit. The ball also skidded on better. However, it was a bit two-paced, it wasn’t the easiest of wickets to bat on and it wasn’t flat as well. It was a good cricket wicket, bit for the batters and the bowlers. That’s what you get in the south of India, especially Chennai. (On the last six) I hit it too well, I just calculated how to get to a 100 in the end. The only way was a four and a six, but no qualms on not getting to that hundred.