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New Delhi, Feb 9: Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul are focused on a strong start for India, after bowling out Australia on Thursday at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur for 177 runs. As the hosts bowled out the visitors for a subpar total, Ravindra Jadeja claimed a five-wicket haul and Ravichandran Ashwin claimed three.
Before Jadeja and Ashwin grabbed control, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj had reduced Australia to 2 for 2 in 2.1 overs, giving India a great start. With a score of 49, Marnus Labuschagne led Australia in scoring.
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Srikar Bharat(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Matt Renshaw, Peter Handscomb, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Scott Boland
