Courtesy of a stellar bowling display from Mohammed Shami followed by composed fifties from Ruturaj Gaikwad (71) and Shubman Gill (74), helped India to beat Australia in the first ODI by five wickets at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium.
India won the toss and elected to bowl first. Mohammed Shami struck early to dismiss Mitchell Marsh for four runs. David Warner and Steven Smith put together a 94-run partnership for the second wicket, but after Warner was dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja and Smith was dismissed shortly thereafter, the rest of Australia’s wickets fell in quick succession. Marnus Labuschagne (39), Cameron Green (31), and Josh Inglis (45) all made good starts, but no one could convert it into a big score. As India chipped away with wickets at regular intervals, Australia were bowled out for 276 at the close of 50 overs. Mohammed Shami was the pick of the bowlers with his brilliant performance of 5/51 in 10 overs.
In response to Australia’s 276, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shubman Gill put together a 142-run opening partnership. Gaikwad scored 71 runs before being dismissed by Adam Zampa, and Gill was also dismissed soon after for 74 runs. India lost quick wickets and they were 185-4 at one stage. KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav added an 80-run partnership for the fifth wicket, both scoring fifties and India eventually won the match by five wickets.
Meanwhile, here are some important stats and numbers from the 1st ODI between India and Australia:
5/51– Mohammed Shami recorded his best bowling figures in ODI as 5/51. His previous best bowling figures were 5/69 against England in Birmingham in 2019.
37-Mohammed Shami now has 37 wickets against Australia, equaling his tally against the West Indies, the most he has taken against any opponent in ODIs. New Zealand is next on the list with 25 wickets.
5/51 – Mohammed Shami’s 5/51 is the best bowling figure for India in ODIs at Mohali, surpassing the previous best of 4/37 by Irfan Pathan against Sri Lanka in 2005.
37 – Mohammed Shami now has 37 wickets against Australia, the second-most by an Indian bowler. Kapil Dev tops the list with 45 wickets, followed by Ajit Agarkar with 36.
142-Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shubman Gill put together a 142-run opening partnership against Australia, which is the fifth-highest opening partnership against Australia by India in ODIs.
Highest opening partnerships against Australia by India in ODIs:
193 – Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma, Mohali, 2019.
178 – Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma, Nagpur, 2013.
176 – Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma, Jaipur, 2013.
175 – Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar, Kanpur, 1998.
142 – Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shubman Gill, Mohali, 2023 in ODIs.
50 – Suryakumar Yadav (50) registered his third-highest ODI score. His highest ODI score is 64 against the West Indies in 2022, followed by 53 against Sri Lanka in 2021.
101 – David Warner completed 100 sixes in ODIs.