On October 8, the Indian cricket team faced off against Australia in their first match of CWC 2023. While the match was a stunning ride, fortunately, the men in blue ended Sunday on a happy note, signaling a successful start to the competition. Australia faced defeat at the hands of India by a margin of six wickets. However, the star of the show was KL Rahul. His outstanding effort won him the award of Player of the Match with a personal score of 97 runs.
In the first game of the Cricket World Cup 2023, KL Rahul led India to win over Australia despite falling just short of a century. Rahul, unbeaten with 97 runs off 115 deliveries, delivered the decisive winning runs for his team. His win has been celebrated widely across the country. People from various backgrounds shared their enthusiastic reactions on social media. However, Athiya Shetty’s reaction to his husband’s sixes received the most attention.
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About World Cup opening match of India against Australia
For the uninitiated, in the first innings of the match, Indian bowlers restricted Australia to a 200-run target. However, India had a difficult scenario in their chase during the second innings. Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, and captain Rohit Sharma were all dismissed early on without scoring any runs. However, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul formed a spectacular combination and crippled Australia’s bowling lineup. Both players secure half-centuries and propel India to a convincing victory.
Rahul was nine runs short of a century at a vital point in the game when India needed a six to win. However, he chose a six immediately, temporarily shocking himself with a sudden turn of events. Nevertheless, a happy smile spread across his face as the crowd exploded in jubilation after the moment of victory.
In their first Cricket World Cup 2023 match, both batters put up tenacious displays to help India come back from being three wickets for two runs down to defeat Australia by a margin of six wickets. Kohli and Rahul’s 165-run partnership sealed victory with 52 balls remaining. Apart from them, spinner Ravindra Jadeja was also instrumental in helping to dismiss Australia for 199 in 49.3 overs. He had a statistics of 3-28 in the match.
Athiya Shetty’s reaction to KL Rahul’s performance went viral
On Sunday, Athiya Shetty posted a celebratory message for KL Rahul’s stunning performance in the World Cup match on her Instagram story. She posted a picture of KL Rahul and Virat Kohli during their batting innings in one of her stories. Athiya used the Indian flag and the salute emoji as the photo’s description. Later, Athiya tweeted the ICC clip in which KL Rahul hits the decisive six. In her story, she wrote,
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“Best guy ever.”
Along with Athiya, Ayushmann Khurrana also praised KL Rahul for his outstanding performance in his Instagram story. Anushka Sharma also praised the partnership between her husband Virat Kohli and KL Rahul in her post.
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