World Cup: India defeat Australia by six wickets in Chennai
Jasprit Bumrah drew first blood for India, getting Mitch Marsh caught at slip for a six-ball duck
Ravindra Jadeja turned things around in the middle overs with a three-wicket burst after Australia were cruising along at one stage
Ravindra Jadeja finished the pick of the Indian bowlers with figures of 3/28, helping restrict Australia to 199
India, however, were in for a disastrous start with Mitchell Starc dismissing Ishan Kishan in the very first over
Josh Hazlewood then removed Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer in one over to leave India reeling at 2/3
Virat Kohli and KL Rahul then came to India’s rescue with a match-winning 165-run partnership for the fourth wicket
Virat Kohli was dropped on 12 by Mitch Marsh when India were still in a shaky position, and would go on to score another 73 runs
KL Rahul would then guide India to a six-wicket win with nearly nine overs to spare after Kohli’s dismissal, remaining unbeaten on 97
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