With his best bowling figures of 3/28 in the match against Australia in the World Cup 2023, Ravindra Jadeja joins the list of most wickets for India vs Australia in ODIs.
Most Wickets for India vs Australia in ODIs
Australia is scheduled to play its first World Cup match against India on October 08 at MA Chidambaram Stadium. The match kickstarted at 2:00 PM where Australia won the toss and opted to bat. David Warner and Mitchell Marsh opened the innings while Jasprit Bumrah opened the bowling attack.
India has planned to field three spinners Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, and Hardik Pandya against Australia. Winning the toss, Australia won the toss and opted to bat. David Warner and Mitchell Marsh opened the innings while Jasprit Bumrah opened the bowling attack.
David Warner had a good start as he scored 41 and was dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav, while Mitchell Marsh was sent out with a duck by Bumrah. Warner became the fastest to score 1000 runs in ODI World Cups with a boundary on the seventh over. Steven Smith scored 46 on 71 deliveries including four boundaries before getting dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja. He was impressive as he dismissed Marnus with 27 runs and Alex Carey with a duck. His 3/28 figures in the match are his career best. With his three wickets dismissal, he joins the list of most wickets for India vs Australia in ODIs.
Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah dismissed two wickets each while Mohammed Siraj, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Hardik Pandya dismissed one wicket each. Australian batters struggled to score runs against India’s intense bowling attack and was sent out on regular interval. By the end, Australia scored 199 runs losing all 10 wickets on the 3rd ball of the last over.
Kapil Dev tops the list with 45 wickets and Mohammad Shami stands second with 38 wickets against Australia in ODIs. Ravindra Jadeja stands third with 37 wickets while Javagal Srinath and Harbhajan stand fourth and fifth with 33 and 32 wickets.
With Shubman Gill rested in the match, Ishan Kishan will be replacing him as an opener. Shubman Gill who suffered illness was tested for dengue on Friday.
After the medical team reports, “He’s certainly feeling better today,” Dravid said on Friday.
“The medical team is monitoring on a daily basis. We have 36 hours, we’ll see what decision they take. He’s certainly feeling better today.”
While speaking to the media he said that the medical team has not yet ruled him out and the player is still arguing to play.
“The medical team hasn’t ruled him out as yet,” Dravid said. “We’ll keep monitoring him on a day-to-day basis. We’ll see how he feels the day after tomorrow.”
Most wickets for India vs Australia in ODIs
- 45 – Kapil Dev
- 38 – Mohammed Shami
- 37 – Ravindra Jadeja*
- 36 – Ajit Agarkar
- 33 – Javagal Srinath
- 32 – Harbhajan Singh
