MATCH THREAD | WC2019 | 14th Match | AUS vs IND | Kennigton Oval, London | Jun 8 | 9:30 GMT

[al-Sagar]

India win the toss - opt to bat

AUS : DA Warner, AJ Finch (c), UT Khawaja ,SPD Smith , GJ Maxwell, MP Stoinis , AT Carey †, NM Coulter-Nile, PJ Cummins , MA Starc , A Zampa

IND: S Dhawan, RG Sharma (c), V Kohli , KL Rahul, MS Dhoni †, HH Pandya , KM Jadhav , B Kumar , Kuldeep Yadav , YS Chahal, JJ Bumrah

[Desh99]

As it was expected NZ eng and aus are on top though I think aus don’t belong there, let’s see what ind has to offer

[Night_wolf]

Wow Aus have not lost a match chasing since 1999..well before 2011 they had not lost a match after 1999 😂

[Hawk-Eye]

Expecting a cracking game!

[ToBeFair]

India won the toss and elected to bat. Correct decision.

If India can score 280 or above, it will be very tough for AUS to chase it down, given Indian's bowling strength.

[ToBeFair]

MS Dhoni will wear a different type of glove today.

India decided to follow ICC rules.

[ToBeFair]

V Kohli explains why it is a no brainer to bat first: scoreboard pressure matters!

10.03am Toss time: "India win the toss - opt to bat. Kohli says, "good track, but it's a used surface, so best conditions to bat and put runs on the board. The bowling attack can get into the attack in the second half. The batsmen chasing will be wary, and scoreboard pressure may count. It's been overcast everywhere, but today it's sunny, so no brainer to bat first. We think the pitch will play nicely. At the Oval, when the sun is out, you invariably bat first.

[ToBeFair]

Originally Posted by Night_wolf
Wow Aus have not lost a match chasing since 1999..well before 2011 they had not lost a match after 1999 😂

Today they may lose if they cannot bundle out IND below 250.

[Desh99]

Gaffney who doomed WI against aus with his gem of decisions is umpiring,

[ToBeFair]

Finch would have batted first too. These are real cricket teams - not afraid of batting and posting a score:

"I would have batted first, same reasons as Virat," says Finch.

[Night_wolf]

Originally Posted by Desh99
Gaffney who doomed WI against aus with his gem of decisions is umpiring,

this time he will doom Aus as Ind is playing or Doom himself if he favors Australia again as Ind is playing

[Hawk-Eye]

Rohit Sharma dropped at 2!

[Patrick 🦊]

Originally Posted by Hawk-Eye
Rohit Sharma dropped at 2!

I think that was tough chance...

[Miraz]

Australia made a good start with the ball. 11/0 after 4.

[Hawk-Eye]

Originally Posted by Patrick 🦊
I think that was tough chance...

It was tough but non the less it was a chance.

[Desh99]

Already looks like ball is stopping short,.

[Desh99]

Originally Posted by Night_wolf
this time he will doom Aus as Ind is playing or Doom himself if he favors Australia again as Ind is playing

He will come into play when either virat or dhoni are playing.

[Desh99]

Dual paced, dual bounce, no swing, and might assist spinners.

[Desh99]

Indian fans looking scary on close up

[Desh99]

Choking dhawan on offside

[DilzLFC]

Anything above 300 and Aussies will struggle.

[Night_wolf]

If you can get pass cummins and strac aus other bowlers are ordinary..may be zampa can trouble one or two time thats it

[Desh99]

Flat pitch, short boundaries, 100 open partnership, strong batting opposition, wayward bowling, what are they waiting for.

[Desh99]

Originally Posted by Desh99
Flat pitch, short boundaries, 100 open partnership, strong batting opposition, wayward bowling, what are they waiting for.

Here we go! 350 looks easily achievable!

[Shao]

Surprise to see IND opted to field first in this mickey mouse Ground. Maybe They thought they can't chase as they were unable to do so in 2015 WC