An intense battle against the defending champions Australia at the Kennington Oval was finally won by the Indian side thus registering their second victory in the World Cup 2019. The match went down the wire as Alex Carey single-handedly fought till the last moment to keep his side on the race. A victory by a margin of 36 runs ensured India to sit comfortably at the third spot in the points table.
Dhawan and Rohit achieved the record for the maximum number of runs scored by the openers in the ODI format of the game against Kangaroos. They surpassed the fiery Windies combo of Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes in just 22 innings and this further added a lot of enthusiasm among the Indian fans. The leadership group of Virat and Rohit scored their respective half-centuries and the man of ICC tournaments” Shikhar Dhawan yet again proved his class by bringing up his 17th century in limited overs.
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Successfully hitting by Dhoni and Hardik ensured India to post a huge total in the board. Though Indian bowlers brought out their “A” game in the initial overs, dull faces were spotted after Smith”s solidity in the middle. Maxwell”s blitz further dropped down chances. However, both the pace and spin departments worked collectively in sealing the game thus dismissing the batsmen in consecutive overs.
It is to be noted that India last won a game against Australia in the World Cups in 2011 Quarterfinal. Fans are so happy in decimating the opposition which won the ODI series at the Indian soil couple of months ago.
India will face NewZealand on June 13th, Thursday at Nottingham before the most awaited clash against Pakistan on June 16th.
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The social media is currently erupting with joy and these are few of the tweets that are trending on Twitter.
Maza aa gaya. Well done Team India. Bossed the game completely and a super victory . #IndvAus pic.twitter.com/8cpbKLNy9v
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) June 9, 2019
Well done India 🇮🇳 💪⭐️🏏🏆 #Worldcup19 great victory.. superb bowling @BhuviOfficial @Jaspritbumrah93 @yuzi_chahal great going guys.. pandeya inn made the difference @hardikpandya7 congratulations ⭐️👍
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) June 9, 2019
Best team in the tournament so far … #India #OnOn
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) June 9, 2019
Resounding win for India. The batters led by Shikhar were fantastic and I thought the bowlers executed their plans superbly, Bhuvi bowled beautifully. The team bonding looks great and a very promising start to the World Cup for Team India. #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/q37lNgD9vt
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) June 9, 2019
वाह क्या मैच था 👍 What a power packed win by India today. Great effort by the batsmen & bowlers. This Sunday is definitely a funday in sunny California and I’m loving every bit of it🔥🇮🇳👍🏏 #ting #INDvAUS #BleedBlue #ICCCWC2019 pic.twitter.com/xnRgidwfNh
— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) June 9, 2019
Thoroughly professional day out for team India.👏 🔥 Well done @imVkohli @Jaspritbumrah93 #ICCCricketWorldCup2019
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) June 9, 2019
– India's 50th ODI win over Australia.
– it was Australia's first ODI defeat after winning 10 in a row. Their last defeat came at Ranchi on 8 Mar 2019.
– Aus 1st #CWC defeat after winning 8 in a row. Last lost to NZ at Auckland in 2015 by 1 wkt
#CWC19 #CWC2019 #IndvAus#AUSvIND— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) June 9, 2019
Dhawan’s coming back to form was critical for the success of India’s campaign. Hardik smashing the way it did adds so much more to the batting order. Dhoni firing. Kohli scoring. The new version of Rohit. Life’s good ☺️🤗 #IndvAus #CWC19
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 9, 2019
Slept in late this morning ,cheat day , baby asleep on time , Rafa wins , India wins … perfect Sunday feels 🙃
— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) June 9, 2019
Well played India!!! Great win! And I LOVED the attitude from @imVkohli trying to stop the indian fans from booing @stevesmith49 ! #classact
— Dean Jones AM (@ProfDeano) June 9, 2019
Always gives me and fans great satisfaction when team India beats strong Australian team. Well done🇮🇳 #INDvsAUS
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) June 9, 2019
Clinical finish by team India 🇮🇳 tonight against d defending champions Australia. Outstanding batting by @SDhawan25 @ImRo45 @imVkohli nd wat I can say about @Jaspritbumrah93 so just leaving like dat. He is on another level all together !! @BhuviOfficial was superb wit d ball 2 👏
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) June 9, 2019
Always gives me and fans great satisfaction when team India beats strong Australian team. Well done🇮🇳 #INDvsAUS
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) June 9, 2019
Fantastic Team effort and another clinical win for Team India. Contributions from each of the batsmen and Bhuvi had a very good day with the ball. 2-2 and looking very dangerous. Congratulations India @BCCI #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/yWwglyKmFD
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) June 9, 2019
A very good win for #TeamIndia. Never easy against the defending champions; Australia. India came out stronger in all departments today. Well batted Shikhar Dhawan 👏🏻👏🏻 @cricketworldcup @BCCI #CWC19
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) June 9, 2019
What a terrific effort by Team India! That’s 2/2 for us! 🙌🏽#CWC19 #INDvAUS
— Mayank Agarwal (@mayankcricket) June 9, 2019
Winning streaks of Australia ended by India today:
– 8 consecutive wins in the World Cup (2nd best for AUS)
– 10 consecutive wins in ODI cricket (Best for AUS since 2011)
– 19 consecutive wins in CWC chases (Best for any team)#CWC19 #INDvAUS— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) June 9, 2019
WATCH: The moment India sealed the win in the big game against Australia #INDvAUS #CWC19 #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/9JsfbIPRpR
— ICC (@ICC) June 9, 2019
Commanding, convincing and well executed. A thoroughly professional display by #TeamIndia to make it 2/2 wins. Way to go!! #INDvAUS #WC2019 pic.twitter.com/kYJ57StgdX
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) June 9, 2019
Super sweet victory 😍 @BhuviOfficial stepping up at the right time, Smith's wicket changed it totally. Good innings from Alex Carey but too late. #CWC19 #INDvAUS
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) June 9, 2019
Me, watching a frustrated Ricky Ponting, a sight I wanted to see since 2003. #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/BA9gCVJzsR
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) June 9, 2019
Desi 90s kids to Australian fans #INDvAUS #ICCWC2019 pic.twitter.com/tzCrdsrE2J
— Sand-d Singh (@Sand_In_Deed) June 9, 2019
This picture perfectly describes the emotions of Indians and Australians today. #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/UrIlbka38v
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) June 9, 2019
This is Indian fans for you..#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/RX5M7q2ug9
— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) June 9, 2019
Yeh naya Hindustan hai. Australia ke saamne 350+ maarega, aur jeetegaa bhi! 🇮🇳 #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/GfByssc7N2
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) June 9, 2019
#INDvAUS
Okay. Revenge has been taken for 2003. Semis, we'll take revenge for 2015.— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) June 9, 2019
🇦🇺 – 316 ALL OUT, 🇮🇳 wins by 36 runs
5⃣0⃣th ODI win for #TeamIndia 🆚 Australia!
Kohli & Co. put an end to Australia's 10-match winning streak👊😎Well played, boys! 👏
PC: BCCI#INDvAUS #KorboLorboJeetbo #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/0IkNap0Kzz
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) June 9, 2019
INDIA WIN! 🙌🙌
Adam Zampa is dismissed off the last ball, as India complete a convincing 36-run win. Great all-round performance from #TeamIndia 🔥
🇦🇺 316/10 (50)#INDvAUS #CWC19 #ThisIsNewDelhi #DelhiCapitals
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) June 9, 2019
Great performance #TeamIndia.
Congratulations for a much deserved win. #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/ttGge1b5XT
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) June 9, 2019
Today's Player of the Match is Shikhar Dhawan for his magnificent 117 off 109 balls, hitting 16×4!#TeamIndia #INDvAUS #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/auEziC5Ill
— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) June 9, 2019
BATTING, BOWLING ,FIELDING ,SPIRIT, TEAM ,CROWD 👏👌… INDIA INDIA 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/8j7qb9yaql
— Suniel Shetty (@SunielVShetty) June 9, 2019
Clinical performance from team India 🇮🇳 Great victory, beating Australia in the world cup event is always a double joy. All the three department was outstanding today. Well played boys and bring back the cup 🏆 @BCCI #WorldCup2019 #IndiaVsAustralia
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R) June 9, 2019
Congratulations #Teamindia @BCCI @ICC @cricketworldcup #IndVsAus pic.twitter.com/FEigDWfYlq
— Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops) June 9, 2019
Clinical finish by #TeamIndia concerns looking lesser and smaller with every passing game #INDvsAUS #CWC2019 #BadriBytes
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) June 9, 2019
#INDvAUS Absolute wild scenes from the Bharat Army at the Oval as #TeamIndia make it 2 out of 2! #BharatArmy #BharatKeSaath #WeAreOne #TeamIndia #12thMan #BalleBalleBalle #COTI 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/kbLluokbV7
— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) June 9, 2019
Congratulations #TeamIndia
Cup is coming home it seems 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/cXbUbyDFZi— Kapil Mishra (@KapilMishra_IND) June 9, 2019
A great team effort by #TeamIndia!
Beating South Africa a few days ago and by winning against the defending champs Australia is a very good sign.
We have sent a signal to the other teams that we mean business at the @cricketworldcup.#INDvAUS #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/XTldkobEwl— Vinod Kambli (@vinodkambli349) June 9, 2019
