Cricket 2023: All the news and results India v Australia ODI series

David Warner is set to join his replacement at the top of the Aussie order for the second ODI after Mitch Marsh was the only bright spot in an otherwise underwhelming display.

David Warner is set to return for game two of the ODI series after watching his replacement opener Mitch Marsh fire in an otherwise underwhelming batting effort in an opening loss to India.

Plans for the ODI World Cup in India later this year could be in for a rethink too after the pitch played nothing like what the tourists expected.

In his international return Marsh, opening for Warner who wasn’t quite ready to play as he continues to recover from a fractured elbow, bludgeoned his way to 81 off 65 balls.

But he was a lone shining light and his departure sparked a collapse of 8-59 which undermined Australia’s plan to stack the side with all-rounders.

David Warner ramps up his recovery in time to return for the 2nd ODI in India. Picture: AFP

Also making his return to international cricket after suffering a horror broken leg, Glenn Maxwell came in at No.7 and Marcus Stoinis at eight as Australia forecast it’s World Cup plans.

All out for 188 Australia needed all those all-rounders to get wickets but only pace-ace Mitchell Starc (3-49) and Stoinis (2-27) managed that as India chase down the total with five wickets and more than 10 overs inn hand to take a 1-0 series win.

The tourists were undone not by the home team‘s’s spinners either, but their quicks on a spicy pitch which was nothing like he ones experienced during the four-Test series.

India’s two Mohammads - Shami and Siraj - took six wickets between them, an eye-opener for everyone thinking the World Cup wickets will be low, slow and better for spinners.

“We weren’t expecting this when we rocked up, they’re usually pretty big scores here,” Australia’s stand-in skipper Steve Smith said.

Australian captain Steve Smith says he wasn’t expecting a low scoring match. Picture: Getty Images

“I thought India bowled really well. We probably left a few out there. I think if we got up over 250 it could have been an interesting game.”

Stoinis too called out the surprising nature of the pitch, and said the visitors will need to adapt for game two and three.

“To an extent I think we may have got carried away with watching Mitch (Marsh) bat and how well he struck them then thinking the score might need to be higher than what was necessary,” Stoinis said.

“There was a bit in the wicket, we need to be a bit better with our techniques and figure how we are going to play that. We were expecting it to swing around a bit but do a bit less off the actual pitch. But we are good enough to adapt to that.”

Alex Carey also missed the match through illness while selection chief George Bailey said Warner should be ready for game two on Sunday.

“David is coming along nicely and a few more days of rehabilitation will be extremely beneficial,” he said.

“We expect him to play games two and three.”

EYE CATCHING MARSH NOT ENOUGH TO SAVE WARNER-LESS AUSSIES

KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja stood calm in a tricky chase of 189 to steer India to a five-wicket win over Australia in the first one-day international on Friday.

Australia were bowled out for 188 in 35.4 overs after a dramatic collapse following opener Mitchell Marsh’s 65-ball 81 in Mumbai.

India were in trouble at 39-4 before Rahul (75 not out) took stock and an unbeaten 108-run sixth-wicket stand with Jadeja (45 not out) ensured the hosts secured victory in 39.5 overs.

The hosts lead the three-match series 1-0 with the two teams warming up for the 50-over World Cup later this year in India.

Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul batted India to victory after a shaky start. Picture: Getty Images

Stand-in-skipper Hardik Pandya praised Jadeja, who also claimed two wickets with his left-arm spin and took a stunning catch to be named man of the match, and Rahul for their calmness.

“The way KL and Jaddu (Jadeja) finished it off and the way they batted, gave us the confidence,” said Pandya. “It was very relaxing outside watching them bat.” Fast bowlers Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj took three wickets each after Australia lost their way from 129-2 following India’s decision to field first.

The Australian innings turned on its head after Marsh, who is playing as a specialist batsman after recovering from an ankle injury, departed in the 20th over.

He put on 72 runs for the second wicket with skipper Steve Smith and smashed 10 fours and five sixes to take the wind out of the Indian bowlers.

Marsh reached his fifty with a boundary and another four took Australia past 100 before he fell to Jadeja in his attempt to go after the left-arm spinner and was caught.

Australia suddenly faltered as Shami, with help from Jadeja and Siraj, ripped through the rest of the Australian order.

David Warner in the unfamiliar role of running the drinks. Picture: Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images

“We weren’t expecting this when we rocked up here,” Smith said of the low-scoring match at the usually run-filled Wankhede Stadium. “India bowled well this morning, but we probably left a few (runs) out there.” Josh Inglis, who donned the wicketkeeping gloves after Alex Carey was ruled out sick, looked good in his knock of 26 before being bowled by Shami.

Shami then sent back Cameron Green (12) and Marcus Stoinis (5) to break the back of the opposition batting.

Australia’s pace spearhead Mitchell Starc hurt India early in the chase with three wickets after Stoinis trapped opener Ishan Kishan lbw for three.

Starc, a left-arm quick, then struck with successive deliveries to send back Virat Kohli (4) and Suryakumar Yadav (0) – both lbw.

Rahul, who recently lost his place to Shubman Gill in the final two Tests against Australia after an extended batting slump, played out the hat-trick ball but Starc dismissed Gill for 20.

Rahul and Pandya, who made his debut as ODI captain in the absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma, put on 44 runs.

Pandya fell to Stoinis on 25 but Rahul stood firm with Jadeja, who hit the winning runs.

Rahul reached his 13th ODI fifty and then changed gears as he hit Adam Zampa for a four and six as India won with more than 10 overs to spare.

The second ODI is on Sunday in Visakhapatnam.

Originally published as Cricket 2023: All the news and results India v Australia ODI series