India’s top order failed to fire in the 2023 World Cup match against Australia yesterday (October 8). India knocked Australia out for 199 runs in their opening encounter of the tournament at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
The run chase was supposed to be easy, but the Indian bats were made to work hard in the powerplay overs by the combo of Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc. Starc caught Ishan Kishan in the opening over, then Hazlewood trapped Rohit Sharma in front of his stumps and sent Shreyas Iyer back to the pavilion in the next.
Australia’s victory probability has suddenly surpassed India’s. Under duress, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul came up and performed for the squad. They contributed 165 runs for the fourth wicket, allowing India to win by six wickets.
This listicle will look at three occasions in which India’s top-order faltered in a World Cup encounter.
1. India left reeling at 2-3 against Australia in 2023 World Cup match
Australia’s victory probability has suddenly surpassed India’s. Under duress, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul came up and performed for the squad. They contributed 165 runs for the fourth wicket, allowing India to win by six wickets.
This listicle will look at three occasions in which India’s top-order faltered in a World Cup encounter.
Josh Hazlewood joined the assault next. On the first two balls, he set up Rohit Sharma, and then blasted a ball against his pads to trap him LBW.
Shreyas Iyer was the next batter up. He struggled against Hazlewood’s speed and gave David Warner a catch on the third ball with a badly placed hit. At the conclusion of two overs, India were 2/3 down.
2. India down to 5/3 in 2019 World Cup semifinal against New Zealand
In the 2019 World Cup semifinal, India faced up against New Zealand. The Blackcaps batted first and finished with a score of 239/8. In response, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul batted first for India. They took their time against Trent Boult and Matt Henry.
Henry caught Sharma behind on the third ball of the second over. Virat Kohli was the next to arrive. Trent Boult caught Kohli LBW on the sixth ball of his inning after he scored one run off five balls. In the following over, Rahul nicked a Henry ball straight into the hands of wicketkeeper Tom Latham, reducing India to 5/3 in 3.1 overs.
3. Zimbabwe reduce India to 17/5 in 1983 World Cup match
Zimbabwe faced India in a World Cup group-stage match in 1983. At Tunbridge Wells, the Indian team chose to bat first. While Zimbabwe did not have the best bowling attack in the tournament, the Indian hitters were unable to cope with the speed of Kevin Curran and Peter Rawson.
Sunil Gavaskar, Kris Srikkanth, Mohinder Amarnath, Sandeep Patil, and Yashpal Sharma all fell before reaching double figures, leaving India at 17/5. Curran got rid of Patil and Srikkanth, while Rawson got go of Amarnath, Gavaskar, and Sharma.
