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Test Match Special

World Cup Daily: India survive a nervy top order collapse to chase down 200 to beat Australia, helped by 97 from KL Rahul

Test Match Special

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🗓️ 8 October 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Simon Mann in Chennai as India survive a nervy top order collapse to chase down 200 to beat Australia, helped by 97 from KL Rahul Carlos Brathwaite and Prakash Wakankar discuss whether India showed today why they’re the team to beat this tournament. We also hear from former Australia captain Aaron Finch on where it went wrong for them. Plus Matt Henry in Dharamsala in the Himalayas where there are concerns over the outfield, as well as Ben Stokes’ fitness

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts

0:05.0

The Test Max Special Podcasts at the Cricket World Cup

0:31.0

Hello, I'm Simon Manning Chennai, welcome to the World Cup Daily Podcasts

0:37.0

India survived a nervy top-order collapse for chased down 200 to beat Australia,

0:42.0

held by 97 not out from KL Rahul.

0:45.0

And he goes over the top and he's got to get six runs.

0:48.0

He makes it look so effortless.

0:50.0

India have won.

0:52.0

Absolutely brilliant way to finish it.

0:54.0

Gail Raul finally has a big smile on his face.

0:57.0

Carlos Bratwait and Prakash Wakanko would join me to discuss where the India show today,

1:02.0

why they're the team to beat in this tournament.

1:04.0

We'll also hear from former Australia captain Aaron Finch, on where it went wrong for them.

1:09.0

Plus, we'll be in Adam Schala in the Himalayas, where there are concerns over the outfield

1:14.0

for England's game against Bangladesh on Tuesday.

1:17.0

And we'll also get the latest on Ben Stokes' fitness.

1:20.0

You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live.

1:27.0

So the hosts in India have opened their World Cup campaign with an emphatic victory against Australia.

1:33.0

It didn't look like that at one stage.

1:35.0

They were two for three, but they recovered magnificently thanks to a partnership of 165 between Virat Kohli

1:42.0

and KL Rahul who finished the game in the grand manner by driving Pat Cummins over extra cover for six.

1:48.0

And it looked towards the end there as though India were conscious of just maneuvering their way to victory

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