KL Rahul and Virat Kohli. Photo: PTI
India vs Australia LIVE Scores, Updates, World Cup: India make winning start in Chennai
India launched their World Cup campaign with a six-wicket victory over Australia in Chennai on Sunday night (October 8).
Hello and welcome to The Federal's live coverage of India vs Australia ICC World Cup 2023 match at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium. Both teams open their World Cup campaign today.
The big news coming from Chennai is that India opener Shubman Gill has not travelled with the team to the stadium. He is down with dengue. It is a big blow for the hosts. Ishan Kishan has replaced him in the Playing XI and will open the batting with captain Rohit Sharma.
Follow the live scores, live updates of India vs Australia game here.
Live Updates
- 8 Oct 2023 1:39 PM IST
Playing XIs
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wickekeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.
Australia: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Cameron Green, Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
- 8 Oct 2023 1:32 PM IST
Pitch report
Former India cricketer Ravi Shastri, in his pitch report for Star Sports, said the 22-yard strip would assist spinners.
