New Delhi: The Indian team has won the first match of the three-match ODI series played against Australia at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai by 5 wickets and has taken a 1-0 lead in the series.

Chasing a target of 189 runs, the Indian team lost 3 important wickets at a score of 16 at one time.

After this, Rahul handled the innings from one end and worked to lead the target, in which he got the support of Ravindra Jadeja very well. While Rahul scored an unbeaten 75 runs, Jadeja also scored an unbeaten 45 runs.

Chasing a target of 189 runs, the Indian team lost their first wicket in the form of Ishan Kishan at a score of 5. At the same time, on the score of 16, the team got two big shocks in the form of Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav, who were sent to the pavilion by Mitchell Starc on 2 consecutive balls.

After this, Lokesh Rahul, who came on the field to bat, along with Shubman Gill, took the score to 39 runs in the first 10 overs. Gill then returned to the pavilion after scoring 20 runs. From here, Rahul got the support of captain Hardik Pandya and together they shared a 44-run partnership for the fifth wicket in just 55 balls to bring the team back into the match.

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