Rahul, Kohli guide India home after early scare on tricky track
Jadeja's 3 for 28 restricted Australia to 199, but India's pursuit of a modest target began with a historically bad start
08/10Result
5th Match (D/N), ICC Cricket World Cup at Chennai, Oct 8 2023
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![Australia]( "Australia")
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![India]( "India")
201/4 (41.2/50 ov)
Player of the Match
08/10Result
5th Match (D/N), ICC Cricket World Cup at Chennai, Oct 8 2023
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![Australia]( "Australia")
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![India]( "India")
201/4 (41.2/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
In World Cups, pressure comes with the territory. It's what makes winning sweet
Champions, like Virat Kohli, embrace pressure and rise in its presence. They know how to shut out noise, and when to be buoyed by it
KL Rahul's cut de grace
He has one of the best strike rates in ODIs while playing the cut, and on Sunday he put the shot to excellent use to neutralise Australia's biggest spin threat
Kuldeep: Everyone told me to bowl quicker, but no one told me how
Kuldeep Yadav talks about how he revamped his bowling after taking 2 for 42 against Australia in India's opening game of the World Cup
A hard-fought home-team win to savour
A fan watches his side go head to head with Australia and comes away with renewed admiration for them
Smith: 'We can learn a bit from this game'
Smith felt like his dismissal was a turning point but believes Australia's batters can adapt to the conditions in the upcoming games
'Play like it's Test cricket for some time' - What Kohli told Rahul when India fell to 2 for 3
Rohit says changing conditions will be a big challenge for India as they travel to nine different venues for their nine league games
Defensive Australia burnt by India's spin trio in Chepauk furnace
Hazlewood: Australia need to come up with new plans against spin-heavy attacks
Stoinis 'touch and go' for Australia's opening game
Coach McDonald says once fit, Stoinis and Green could play together in the XI
How often have the first three batters been dismissed for ducks in World Cups?
And how many times has a World Cup innings featured three centurions?
ODI World Cup digest: South Africa's record-breaking batting; India-Australia offer mouthwatering match-up
Bangladesh put in an impressive all-round display to open their tournament with victory over Afghanistan
Gill down with dengue, but not yet ruled out of India's World Cup opener vs Australia
"We'll wait to take a decision at the last minute we possibly can," Rahul Dravid says
Cummins: No doubt expecting a big tournament from Maxwell
Australia are relying on him to be their second spinner in the World Cup
Mitch Marsh is huge and is six-hitting his way to new heights
The Australia allrounder is now confident in his game and focuses on maximising his strengths instead of worrying about proving people wrong
India vs Australia: when the World Cup bursts into life
Two of the greatest teams of modern times, with a storied past against each other, meet at a venue steeped in cricket history
Can Ashwin script a new chapter in his ODI career starting - where else - at Chepauk?
A home World Cup and the conditions that brings mean Ashwin, in the blink of an eye, is back in India's ODI plans after six years of being on the fringes in the format
Fear flashbacks no more, India fans
In-built resilience to this India side separates it from their recent global-tournament predecessors
Preview
No easing in for India and Australia as their World Cup campaigns begin at storied Chepauk
One is the home favourite of whom so much is expected. The other knocks off World Cups for fun. Both will know they have to begin at their best to stand any chance of two points
