Mohammed Siraj pulls off superhero fielding effort to deny Matt Renshaw a six, Virat Kohli stunned
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Mohammed Siraj turned Superman as he pulled back a ball travelling over his head for a six by Matt Renshaw off Washington Sundar's bowling. He denied Renshaw his first international six in ODI cricket on his debut match.
Australia has been dominating India in the first ODI in Perth. The Aussie bowlers clearly dominated the Men in Blue with the ball, as Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc never let the Indian top order settle, and later the spinner Kunhemann and all-rounder Owen picked the vital wickets of the set Indian batters.
After a captivating show with the ball, the Aussies had the upper hand in the batting innings as well, with skipper Mitchell Marsh leading from the front. Australia finished the chase comfortably with several balls remaining.
Watch: Mohammed Siraj turns Superman to pull off a stunning
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The Australians dominated, but Indian bowlers also picked up some wickets from time to time. Josh Philippe and Marsh seemed to take the game away in that half-century partnership, but Washington Sundar came in to deliver a breakthrough at the right time.
As he departed, debutant Matt Renshaw came in to bat at no. 5 for the Aussies; he was brought in as a replacement for injured Cameron Green. Renshaw struggled initially, but then launched the second ball of the 17th over from Washington Sundar straight over the fielder's head.
Renshaw walked down the track and lofted the ball over long-off's head, but Siraj arched back to catch it and then threw it back into the ropes with a one-handed attempt. The six were converted to just one run.
Australia takes the lead early in the India vs Australia ODI series
While opening the innings for India, skipper Shubman Gill and seasoned batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli departed early in the Indian innings; they looked hopeless at one point. After several interruptions due to rain, Shreyas Iyer was also dismissed down the leg side.
KL Rahul and Axar Patel scored some vital runs in the middle order for India, and Nitish Kumar Reddy gave the final thrust to take India to 136, a fightable total according to the experts. However, for the Australian skipper, no target looks fightable, as he smashed an unbeaten 46*, to lead Australia to a lead in the series on his home ground in Western Australia.
Shubman Gill equals Virat Kohli for unwanted record
After Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill has joined the veteran on an unwanted list of Indian skippers. As India lost the first ODI under Shubman Gill's leadership, he became the second Indian skipper to have started off their career with a loss across all three formats of the game.
Virat Kohli, during his captaincy days, lost his first Test to Australia, ODI to Sri Lanka, and T20I match to England. Shubman Gill, on the other hand, lost his maiden Test as skipper to England, ODI to Australia and T20I to Zimbabwe.
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