IND vs AUS: On March 17, India and Australia will face off in the opening One-Day International of a three-match series at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. After winning the toss, Indian captain Hardik Pandya decided to field first. Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head, two Australian openers, made their way to the middle to get their team going.
Mohammed Siraj, who removed the in-form Head in the very first over of the innings, dashed their hopes, though. As the southpaw moved out of his crease to drive the ball through the covers, the seamer bowled a decent length delivery from over the wicket while also taking an angle.
Nevertheless, Head ultimately received an inside edge that impaled him directly on his leg stump and destroyed it. Siraj continued his outstanding ball-handling performance by scoring early for India.
The 29-year-old has 39 wickets to his name in 21 games, making him the top wicket-taker in ODIs since 2022. In January 2023, he has ranked as the best ODI bowler by the ICC thanks to his incredible bowling performance. Josh Hazlewood, who is ranked second, is now two rating points behind him in first place with 729 rating points.
Mohammed Siraj became the sixth bowler from India to hold the top spot in ODIs.
The Hyderbad-born bowler joined an elite group that also includes Maninder Singh, Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble, Ravindra Jadeja, and Jasprit Bumrah by being the sixth Indian bowler to accomplish the feat.
The bowler, who was born in Hyderabad, took the most wickets during the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka that was played in January 2023, taking nine wickets at an average of 10.22. In the second ODI, his 4/32 in ten overs helped India win by a whopping 317 runs, the highest margin of victory in ODI cricket. In the ensuing series against New Zealand, he added five wickets in two games.
Returning to the first ODI between India and Australia, captain Steve Smith and Mitchell Marsh stabilised the innings after losing Head early with a 54-run stand in 48 balls. Australia was at 59/1 after 10 overs with Smith (31* off 28) and Marsh (17* off 24) batting.
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