AI Simulation, AUS vs IND | Shubman Gill shines with bat on ODI captaincy debut as India edge Australia by 13 runs in the opener in Perth

ByUmesh Sharma,SportsCafe Editor

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According to ChatGPT, India will defeat Australia by a narrow margin of 13 runs in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Perth Stadium. Newly appointed skipper Shubman Gill’s 92-run knock, accompanied by Rohit Sharma (41) and Virat Kohli (58) will play a crucial role in India’s win.

Pitch and Weather

The drop-in pitch is expected to promise an early bounce and carry for the fast bowlers, but with even pace and true bounce, batting will become easier under the lights.

It will be a cold day on Sunday in Perth, with slight cloud cover and the temperatures hovering around 18 degrees Celsius.

Toss

India won the toss and decided to bat first.

Lineups

Australia XI: Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head, Matt Renshaw, Matthew Short, Cameron Green, Josh Philippe (wk), Mitchell Owen, Cooper Connolly, Nathan Ellis, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood.

India XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna.

Match Report

After opting to bat first, India’s star opening pair of veteran batter Rohit Sharma and skipper Shubman Gill stitched an amazing 100-run opening partnership. This partnership ended when Sharma was dismissed at the individual score of 41 runs off 38 balls, with six fours and a six. His dismissal was followed by another crucial 109-run partnership for the second wicket between Gill and Virat Kohli. Gill went on to play a brilliant knock of 92 runs off 107 balls, with nine fours and two sixes, following Kohli’s 58 (66). Later in the innings, Shreyas Iyer also contributed with a much-needed 47-run knock off 44 balls, with four fours and a six. On the back of these knocks, the Men in Blue posted 287/8 on the board in the allotted 50 overs. The veteran Aussie pacer Mitchell Starc scalped three wickets for 56 runs in his 10 overs. Besides him, Nathan Ellis and Cooper Connolly also bagged two wickets each in their respective spells.

While chasing the target, the Aussies had an outstanding opening start of 158 runs, by the opening pair of Travis Head and skipper Mitchell Marsh. Mohammed Siraj gave his side a big breakthrough, dismissing Marsh, at the individual score of 77 runs off 88 balls, with six fours and three sixes. Siraj’s success was followed by the double blow given by Axar Patel to the Aussies in the middle overs. Travis Head scored 63 (59), followed by Short’s 31 (34). Besides these two, Renshaw and Cameron Green also scored 22 (28) and 28 (33), but their efforts weren’t enough for the hosts. Eventually, the Aussies were restricted to a total of 274/9 in the entire 50 overs, falling 14 runs short of the target. Siraj shone with the ball for the tourists, as he picked. With this win, India have also secured a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series against Australia.

Player of the Match

Star India batter Shubman Gill won the ‘Player of the Match’ award for his brilliant 92-run knock, with nine fours and two sixes. Besides that, his brilliant partnerships with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli helped India post a fighting total on the board in the first innings.

Scorecard

AI Simulation, AUS vs IND | Shubman Gill shines with bat on ODI captaincy debut as India edge Australia by 13 runs in the opener in Perth.
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