Shreyas Iyer managed only 11 runs.
The returns of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli started on a poor note. What followed was that India kept losing wickets in the 1st ODI against Australia. The recent one being Shreyas Iyer, who was caught behind off the bowling of Josh Hazlewood.
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The fourth wicket fell in the 14th over of the rain-shortened match.
In his seventh over, Hazlewood bowled a difficult delivery. The right-handed batter tried to defend the ball, which rose to his body, targeting his ribs. But the ball brushed his glove, and Josh Philippe completed the job behind the stumps. The wicketkeeper did a fine job, tumbling down the leg side and taking the catch.
Shreyas had double thoughts about reviewing the decision, but eventually he walked out after making 11 runs off 24 balls.
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KL Rahul is the new man in and yet to score his first runs. India are reeling at 46/4 in 14.2 overs, with Axar Patel on the other side (11 runs off 18 balls). The match was paused, but the covers are off now. The match is shortened to 26 overs per side while writing this report.
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Shreyas comes on the back of constant snubbing from multiple formats for India. The reasons behind his snub have varied from injuries to issues with playing the short-ball. However, the newly-appointed vice-captain is expected to be a mainstay in the 50-over format.
But the Indian batter has particularly struggled against Hazlewood. In seven ODI match-ups, Shreyas has lost his wicket to the same bowler on three instances. In return, he has managed only 55 runs from 57 balls. He has a low average of 18, with close to a dot ball percentage of 51%.
In the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, the two finalists – Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) faced each other four times. The PBKS skipper was dismissed by the RCB pace spearhead for two out of four times in a similar fashion. Shreyas was caught behind by gloveman Jitesh Sharma off Hazlewood’s bowling once in the league stage and in the Playoffs match.
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