Australia 374/6 (50) defeat India 308/8 (50) by 66 runs to win first ODI

[Forward Defensive Push]

Needs to improve chasing ability. Always goes missing in big games like these.

Yeah, very poor in big games

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Reckless batting but they have no choice, pretty much need to bat at around 8 throughout the match. The bowlers likely lost India the game.

Keep them excuses coming )

 

[Gullycricket]

Kohli is finished. Another Dhoni in the making. Indian fans may realise it too late though

 

[King_Kohli]

Deep deep trouble

 

[imshally81]

Rohit is their best batsman but even with him I think they'll struggle to make 300 here

But game on hota...

 

[Joseph Gomes]

Why is Starc still bowling ****? Killing all momentum for Australia

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Keep them excuses coming )

This kit color doesn't suit us. Gives vibes of a minnow team.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Why is Starc bowling dollies?!

 

[D/DAhmed]

Seems like Starc is trying to emulate Bilawal Bhatti today

 

[El Generico]

Keep them excuses coming )

Lol I am Pakistani, why would I make excuses for them?

My point was if your bowlers concede 370+ then you can’t really blame the batting.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

This kit color doesn't suit us. Gives vibes of a minnow team.

Well I guess India was a minnow during 1992 WC... pretty good excuse... will give you 9/10

 

[MenInG]

AUS 374/6 (50)
IND 93/3 (11) CRR: 8.45 REQ: 7.23
India need 282 runs

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Kohli is finished. Another Dhoni in the making. Indian fans may realise it too late though

Kohli reached his peak and is moving away from it very fast. He is not Alistair Cook who retired at the right time. 2 years ago I predicted that Kohli will be finished by 34, but he won't give up and will drag on and on till he is 37-38 just like other desi cricketers including Sachin and Dhoni.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Those making excuses about India chasing a big target have no idea what they’re talking about. Look at how Australia paced their innings, it isn’t necessary to go for 12 an over from the get go.

You have to be strategic and realize Hazlewood is NOT the bowler to target especially when you will have several pies served up by the likes of Maxwell, Stoinis, and Zampa. Even Starc looks pathetic today.

Kohli could easily have dug in and accelerated once he crossed the 50 mark - a century (possible a 150) was needed from one of India’s players and none of Agarwal, Kohli, or Iyer stood up.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

Kohli reached his peak and is moving away from it very fast. He is not Alistair Cook who retired at the right time. 2 years ago I predicted that Kohli will be finished by 34, but he won't give up and will drag on and on till he is 37-38 just like other desi cricketers including Sachin and Dhoni.

He is averaging 37 in last 10 matches, not world breaking but nowhere near bad. Also has 94 strike rate, higher than career SR.

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...9;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting

He is on decline but still a solid batsman.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Those making excuses about India chasing a big target have no idea what they’re talking about. Look at how Australia paced their innings, it isn’t necessary to go for 12 an over from the get go.

You have to be strategic and realize Hazlewood is NOT the bowler to target especially when you will have several pies served up by the likes of Maxwell, Stoinis, and Zampa. Even Starc looks pathetic today.

Kohli could easily have dug in and accelerated once he crossed the 50 mark - a century (possible a 150) was needed from one of India’s players and none of Agarwal, Kohli, or Iyer stood up.

Spot on!

 

[El Generico]

Kohli reached his peak and is moving away from it very fast. He is not Alistair Cook who retired at the right time. 2 years ago I predicted that Kohli will be finished by 34, but he won't give up and will drag on and on till he is 37-38 just like other desi cricketers including Sachin and Dhoni.

Yup Kohli seems done, sent him to Pakistan.

 

[Hyperion66]

Need a strong comeback in the next match, I don't think we have any chance at this game .

 

[ishtiaq_ctg]

Kohli reached his peak and is moving away from it very fast. He is not Alistair Cook who retired at the right time. 2 years ago I predicted that Kohli will be finished by 34, but he won't give up and will drag on and on till he is 37-38 just like other desi cricketers including Sachin and Dhoni.

Leg side six off Cummins was an unreal shot. He still has it. Obviously is slowly moving away from his absolute peak.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Rahul gone

 

[Joseph Gomes]

No century from Virat Kohli in last 16 months, and he's 32 years old already. I wonder if he can cross Tendulkar's 49 tons.

 

[saeed5646]

Better than kohli,maxwell ,babar azam gone for just 12 runs

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Such a poor team... wasted my time watching this Indian chase...

 

[King_Kohli]

Hitting a full toss straight to hand at cover

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Indians should restrict themselves to IPL.. international cricket is too hot for them

 

[MHN1293]

No century from Virat Kohli in last 16 months, and he's 32 years old already. I wonder if he can cross Tendulkar's 49 tons.

India play atleast 15 plis odis a year. Assuming kohli plays till hes 38 all he needs to do is score 1 century everyyear and 2 in between.

 

[Mean&Green]

I could bump that kl babar thread but again does kl in deserve to be mentioned in the same
Sentence. As babar Azam

 

[D/DAhmed]

Those making excuses about India chasing a big target have no idea what they’re talking about. Look at how Australia paced their innings, it isn’t necessary to go for 12 an over from the get go.

You have to be strategic and realize Hazlewood is NOT the bowler to target especially when you will have several pies served up by the likes of Maxwell, Stoinis, and Zampa. Even Starc looks pathetic today.

Kohli could easily have dug in and accelerated once he crossed the 50 mark - a century (possible a 150) was needed from one of India’s players and none of Agarwal, Kohli, or Iyer stood up.

Don’t group Iyer with the other two, who are high class batsmen. Iyer has an inflated domestic average from playing on the flat pattas of Mumbai. In Pakistan he would probably average the same as Hussain Talat, or even lower. He doesn’t have the technique, shots or game awareness to succeed outside the Indian subcontinent. The other two, definitely they could have held on here. But very impressed with how Mayank altered his technique and upped the gears today, a proper all-formats batsman

 

[King_Kohli]

Indian batsman haven't come out from the T20 mindset
Australia keen on closing this out early

 

[Joseph Gomes]

India play atleast 15 plis odis a year. Assuming kohli plays till hes 38 all he needs to do is score 1 century everyyear and 2 in between.

I mean it's still doable, he needs one good year to get close to it. But still disappointing as he was imagined to score 60+ tons even a few years ago.

 

[Abdullah Rabbani]

At this stage australia 74-0

 

[AAli98]

Things are going to get pretty ugly for Ind on this tour can see players crying to come home by the time 3rd test starts.. thrashings + COVID bubble not a good combo.

 

[choudhary6964]

Here comes another shooperstar pandya the shooperstar.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

No century from Virat Kohli in last 16 months, and he's 32 years old already. I wonder if he can cross Tendulkar's 49 tons.

He only need 7 centuries. He won't chase targets like before but he will still contribute with the bat. In order to prolong his test career he should give up IPL. He is wasting too much of his energy there at this point ot his career. If he doesn't then he should be ready for a premature end to his international career.

 

[Mesozoic]

One more wicket and we'll not avoid the follow on.

 

[Abdullah Rabbani]

He only need 7 centuries. He won't chase targets like before but he will still contribute with the bat. In order to prolong his test career he should give up IPL. He is wasting too much of his energy there at this point ot his career. If he doesn't then he should be ready for a premature end to his international career.

If he did this easily end up at 60 hundreds

 

[King_Kohli]

Still 36 overs left why is the hurry to hit big shots? couldn't india play 1s and 2s till 35 overs without fall of wickets and then try to finish like a T20?

 

[Joseph Gomes]

Cummins is very overrated in ODIs, nowhere as good as in tests.

 

[Mean&Green]

Somebody has clearly given Hardik pandya the wrong definition of being fit or ripped you cannot be 6”2 and weigh 140 pounds the guy is a walking toothpick no wonder he keeps getting injured

 

[Ab Fan]

375 was just too much to chase. We are losing this game because we lost the toss today. Why does this guy, Kohli even show up for the toss?? He loses 85% of the tosses.

 

[MenInG]

Kohli dismissal


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[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Pandya against spinners will be fun

 

[Thunderbolt14]

375 was just too much to chase. We are losing this game because we lost the toss today. Why does this guy, Kohli even show up for the toss?? He loses 85% of the tosses.

It was indeed too much but India is barely putting up a fight, you can blame your bowling all you want but throwing your wicket away is not the way to bat in this situation. Indian batting flopped today too, not just scoreboard pressure but stupidity.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

CT final type inning coming from Pandya

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Pandya against spinners will be fun

Still 248 runs needed, can Pandya hit 41 sixes?

 

[Cric_lover4487]

He only need 7 centuries. He won't chase targets like before but he will still contribute with the bat. In order to prolong his test career he should give up IPL. He is wasting too much of his energy there at this point ot his career. If he doesn't then he should be ready for a premature end to his international career.

Do you think he will even cares about tests anymore?. He knows 2018 Oz Test series was a fluke win. It was the weakest Aus team i ever watched play vs us. It will never be repeated. I am not surprised he is chickening out this time after 1 test. He knows clean sweep is on the cards. Its to be noted we got hammered in Nz, Eng and SA too. I don't know why is he rated so high as a captain. He had the luxury of best pace attack in Indian history. He flopped in WC knockouts too. I am a fan but ex cricketers mentioning he is better than Sachin make me vomit. I am a 90s kid. I think he will win all bilateral ODI series on home soil and occasionally outside. T20I's he mostly sits out anyway. IPL is paycheck and easy money. I don't hink his brands will let him opt out of IPL even if he wants to. You can see is social media posts also. Always acting woke and progressive. HE sounds so phony these days.

 

[Mean&Green]

Pandya changed his bat as if he’s going stay till the last ball it’s a matter of couple of overs buddy

 

[Cric_lover4487]

Pandya changed his bat as if he’s going stay till the last ball it’s a matter of couple of overs buddy

Does he merit as a specialist batsman in the team?. I wonder if Shubman Gill/Sanju Samson could have been there.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Do you think he will even cares about tests anymore?. He knows 2018 Oz Test series was a fluke win. It was the weakest Aus team i ever watched play vs us. It will never be repeated. I am not surprised he is chickening out this time after 1 test. He knows clean sweep is on the cards. Its to be noted we got hammered in Nz, Eng and SA too. I don't know why is he rated so high as a captain. He had the luxury of best pace attack in Indian history. He flopped in WC knockouts too. I am a fan but ex cricketers mentioning he is better than Sachin make me vomit. I am a 90s kid. I think he will win all bilateral ODI series on home soil and occasionally outside. T20I's he mostly sits out anyway. IPL is paycheck and easy money. I don't hink his brands will let him opt out of IPL even if he wants to. You can see is social media posts also. Always acting woke and progressive. HE sounds so phony these days.

We have similar views so I agree with you completely.

 

[Titan24]

Couldnt watch the match but, scorecard says that was some massacre by Aussie batting lineup in first innings. I wrote in pre match 3rd seamer could be a problem for India but, didnt expect Saini to go for 83, while Chahal for 89! Chahal struggled even in the WC 19.

Pandya and Dhawan are still there. Considering the hype around Pandya he should atleast take it close. RR is decent enough but India has lost too many wickets and dont even have much batting depth. However, you never know in cricket.

 

[Mean&Green]

Does he merit as a specialist batsman in the team?. I wonder if Shubman Gill/Sanju Samson could have been there.

I mean he’s fun to watch until he lasts

 

[Abdullah Rabbani]

CT final type inning coming from Pandya

Finch is not stupid like sarfraz to give him comfort

 

[Titan24]

9 overs of Aus 5th bowler are remaining (Aus weak spot), Pandya should take that on along with maybe Zampa if he can. Dhawan should try to stay their while hitting the bad balls away

 

[Mesozoic]

Double hundred coming up for Pandya jr 2.0

 

[Rana]

Australians dropping dollies in the field

 

[Titan24]

Double hundred coming up for Pandya jr 2.0

If he plays his cards right atleast 100 can be possible here. 8 odd overs of 5th bowler and 6 overs of Zampa should be right up his alley.

 

[Cric_lover4487]

If he plays his cards right atleast 100 can be possible here. 8 odd overs of 5th bowler and 6 overs of Zampa should be right up his alley.

Match is over but it would be great to see some sixes by Pandya. Alteast something to cheer today. As Shoaib Akhtar would have said "Aus ne Hindustan ko FAITA laga diya"

 

[Titan24]

I must say its so good to see crowd on the ground after a long time. I hope things improve soon.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

If only India had more wickets when they were getting these pies from Maxwell.

Those making excuses about India chasing a big target have no idea what they’re talking about. Look at how Australia paced their innings, it isn’t necessary to go for 12 an over from the get go.

You have to be strategic and realize Hazlewood is NOT the bowler to target especially when you will have several pies served up by the likes of Maxwell, Stoinis, and Zampa. Even Starc looks pathetic today.

Kohli could easily have dug in and accelerated once he crossed the 50 mark - a century (possible a 150) was needed from one of India’s players and none of Agarwal, Kohli, or Iyer stood up.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Finch is not stupid like sarfraz to give him comfort

He is stupid enough to give it to Maxwell though lol.

 

[Mesozoic]

Thus is such a deja vu of that fateful day in 2017

 

[Joseph Gomes]

Pandya is the slogger KL Rahul wishes he was in ODIs

 

[sindhiboy]

Partnership looking good. Problem is they have to go after hazlewood in the end

 

[Titan24]

As Shoaib Akhtar would have said "Aus ne Hindustan ko FAITA laga diya"

Yes, irrespective of how much Akhtar is criticized sometimes for his comments, credit to the guy for becoming popular for his certain style of vocabulary with words like jazba, duleri, badmashi, phainta etc.

 

[Mean&Green]

Australia so stupid they thought just cause maxwell did a miracle once against Pakistan he could be a full time bowler he’s the definition of a pie chucker like jeez

 

[Abdullah Rabbani]

He is stupid enough to give it to Maxwell though lol.

Ops

 

[Mean&Green]

You cannot bowl spinners too pandya I repeat you cannot and pie chuckers is asking to be annihilated like what do you think this is stick cricket that he will get bowled by someone like maxwell

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

What an innings by Pandya.
He is good enough to play as a batsman.

 

[sindhiboy]

Fielding has been horrible this match

 

[Titan24]

Cameron Green can be a genuine 4th seamer if 100% fit and his batting is already rated very highly in Aus. Not sure if he can hit as well as Stoinis but obviously looks to have much higher ceiling than both Marsh and Stoinis.

 

[King_Kohli]

Just need 200 runs to win

 

[Rana]

India should win this, Australia are doing their best to lose this game.

Starc has been appalling!

 

[Titan24]

Lol! Cummins. If that would have been a Pakistani player, posters would have taken him on like no tmw

 

[Joseph Gomes]

Starc is one of the worst specialist bowlers when he's having a bad day, he's as bad as random IPL trundlers at times.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Australia so stupid they thought just cause maxwell did a miracle once against Pakistan he could be a full time bowler he’s the definition of a pie chucker like jeez

Pakistan strategy is to make mediocre cricketers look good so they’re persisted with and mess up team combinations down the road

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

This is how you play when you need to chase 375
Good mindset but obviously its risky.

 

[MHN1293]

Well i guess double the score at the halfway stage and india can come close to winning it.

 

[Titan24]

Poor quality cricket in this little period from both sides

 

[Mean&Green]

Dhawan dropped for the third time this is like 5th drop of aussies in this match

 

[Joseph Gomes]

Australia's bowling has done as worse as India's top order batting, apart from Hazlewood. Absolutely garbage fielding and bowling by the other bowlers.