Well begun is half-done is an old saying and India’s win over a formidable Australian team will certainly give the players the belief that they have begun the campaign to win the World Cup on a positive note. What will enthuse them even more is the way they recovered from a fire situation while chasing a smallish total and then went on to win the match comfortably.
The contribution of the bowlers was immense as they restricted the Aussies to under 200 on a pitch with no devils. Even Steve Smith who got out bowled to a Jadeja ball that turned will agree after seeing the replays that his front foot was nowhere near the ball to be able to combat the turn. Jadeja took three but the others weren’t far behind as Bumrah produced snorter after snorter to put the brakes at the start and getting the in-form Marsh out to a splendid catch in the slips by Kohli. Kuldeep, Ashwin and Pandya all bowled well and made the job of the batters a lot easier.
Kohli and Rahul brought all their experience into play to take India home after the early stutter.
