India vs Australia 1st ODI: Starc edges past Johnson to go behind Brett Lee in elite list

On Friday, during 1st ODI between India and Australia, Mitchell Starc soared furr in an elite list. Starc, who spearheaded Australia's bowling attack at Wankhade, took wicket of Virat Kohli to go past Mitchell Johnson to become 4th highest wicket-taker for Aussies in international cricket. India won 1st ODI by 5 wickets.

In penultimate delivery of 5th over of India's innings Mitchell Starc got Virat Kohli out LBW, and reby took his tally to 591 wickets in international cricket. wicket took Starc above Mitchell Johnson, who had picked up 590 wickets in his international career.

left armer also got wicket of Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav in match. With this, Starc is w 4th on list of most international wickets for Australia. He is w only behind Shane Warne (999 wickets), Glenn McGrath (948 wickets), and Brett Lee (718 wickets).

While Mitchell Starc was able to reach a monumental mark in game, Australian team however could t take anything away from game as India got win by 5 wickets. In a low-scoring match, it was KL Rahul, who played match-winning innings for men in blue. Courtesy of victory, India are 1-0 up in 3-match ODI series.

Ind vs Aus 1st ODI: Match summary

India's stand-in captain Hardik Pandya won toss and put Australia in to bat in day-night game. Batting first, Australia did t get best of starts as Travis Head fell early after adding just 5 runs on board. Following wicket, Australian innings settled with Mitchell March and Steve Smith showcasing risk-free cricket and scoring at run rate of above 5.

At score of 72, Ravindra Jadeja got wicket of Steve Smith and broke partnership that was beginning to look dangerous. Smith's wicket brought Marnus Labuschagne to crease. Labuschagne and Marsh continued flow of runs and built a quick 50-run stand, however, soon after, Marsh, who was going strong, fell for 81. After that, Australia lost its way and lost wickets at regular intervals. From 139 for 3, Australia's innings fell apart and ended at a meagre 188 runs after 35.4 overs.

Chasing a small total, India got off to a shaky start and it was in trouble at 16/3. At 39/4 India were reeling but after that KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya took initiative of resurrecting ship. partnership was brewing up until Marcus Stonis' short ball got rid of Pandya.

skipper's wicket brought Jadeja to crease, and at that juncture, India were 83/5. Jadeja and KL Rahul played cautiously and slowly got ir feet under table. duo built a 100-run stand to take India home. KL Rahul's kck of 75 runs became difference in end, as India got win by 5 wickets.