Sydney ODI - Team India loses its first wicket: Captain Gill is out after scoring 24 runs

Chasing a target of 237 against Australia in the Sydney ODI, India are 99 for 1 after 15 overs. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are at the crease.

Captain Shubman Gill was dismissed for 24 runs. He was caught by wicketkeeper Alex Carey off Josh Hazlewood. Kohli opened his account with a single off the next ball and celebrated his first run.

Earlier, after winning the toss and electing to bat, Australia were all out for 236 runs in 46.4 overs. At one point, they were 183 for 3. The last seven batsmen were dismissed for 53 runs.

Harshit Rana took the most wickets for India, taking four wickets. Washington Sundar took two wickets. Matt Renshaw scored the most runs for Australia, scoring 56 runs. Australia has already won the series by winning two matches.

The Kangaroos lost only one wicket in the powerplay.
Winning the toss and batting, Australia lost only one wicket while scoring 67 runs in Powerplay 1. However, the ball was swinging in the early overs of the match. Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head batted cautiously and added 67 runs for the first wicket. Head was caught by Prasidh Krishna off Mohammed Siraj. After the powerplay, captain Mitchell Marsh was bowled by Axar Patel.

Kohli's brilliant catch, Iyer injured

Virat Kohli took a brilliant catch off Matthew Short in the 23rd over. Short tried to sweep a Washington Sundar delivery. The ball went to Virat Kohli standing at forward square. Kohli lacked reaction time, but he still held on. On the fourth ball of the 34th over, Shreyas Iyer was injured while attempting to catch wicketkeeper Alex Carey. He also had to leave the field. Carey was dismissed for 24 runs.

Harshit Rana was the most successful bowler

Harshit Rana was India's most successful bowler in this match. He dismissed four Australian batsmen. He didn't get any wickets with the new ball in Powerplay 1. Captain Shubman Gill then bowled in the middle and death overs. Rana dismissed Alex Carey, Mitchell Owen, Cooper Connolly, and Josh Hazlewood. He took the last two wickets in a single over.

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Playing 11

India: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, and Mohammed Siraj.

Australia: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Owen, Cooper Connolly, Nathan Ellis, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.