IND vs AUS 1st ODI: KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja shatter 25-year-old record | READ

IND vs AUS 1st ODI: KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja scripted victory for Indian team in first ODI against Australia at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. duo left Aussies stunned and begging for answers as y helped ir team script a memorable victory by five wickets. Indian batting duo stitched a 108-run partnership for sixth wicket which also happens to be fourth-highest partnership in India vs Australia ODI history. 

Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul create history in IND vs AUS ODI history

Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul broke an unique record registered by former Aussie players Darren Lehmann and Steve Waugh. Both Waugh and Lehmann has registered a stand of 103 runs at Sharjah in 1998. Jadeja also tops  list as he added 150 runs with Hardik Pandya at Manuka Oval in Canberra in year 2020. 

100-run stands for 6th wicket in India vs Australia ODIs

• Canberra, 2020: 150* runs by Ravindra Jadeja & Hardik Pandya
• Colombo (SSC), 1999: 123 runs by Sadagoppan Ramesh & Robin Singh
• Chennai, 2017: 118 runs by MS Dhoni & Hardik Pandya
• Mumbai, 2023: 108* runs by KL Rahul & Ravindra Jadeja
• Sharjah, 1998: 103 runs by Darren Lehmann & Steve Waugh

Aussies won toss and invited Australians to bat first in Mumbai. visitors didn't get off to a great start in ir innings, and lost ir opener Travis Head pretty early for five runs. left-handed opener was kcked over by Mohammed Siraj, which put Kangaroos on back foot.

Steve Smith, skipper of Australia, and Mitchell Marsh, all-rounder, took responsibility and started playing good shots to attack Indian bowlers. Australian batsmen's attack was short-lived when Hardik Pandya bowled out Smith with a blinder caught by KL Rahul behind stumps. Australian innings started to fall apart after Smith's wicket, and y were bowled out for 188. Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli, and Ishan Kishan all returned to pavilion, and interestingly, India also had a poor start with bat and was reduced to 16/3 at one point.

KL Rahul and Shubman Gill attempted to stabilize Indian innings, but Gill was soon replaced by captain Hardik Pandya, who began collaborating with Rahul. Pandya was also caught at fine leg after falling to a short ball. After that, Ravindra Jadeja came in to bat and registered a 108 runs partnership whichj helped India go 1-0 up in series