India won by 36 runs against tournament favorites Australia at The Oval on Sunday.
India's top order fired in unison and their bowlers produced a tidy display to beat reigning world champions Australia by 36 runs in a thrilling World Cup match at the Oval on Sunday.
Shikhar Dhawan (117) smashed his 17th ODI century and forged significant partnerships with fellow opener Rohit Sharma (57) and skipper Virat Kohli (82) to power India to a commanding 352-5.
Several frontline Australia batsmen got good starts but none could bat deep enough to see them home as they were all out for 316 in exactly 50 overs.
Steve Smith (69), David Warner (56) and Alex Carey (55 not out) scored the bulk of the runs for Australia, who tasted their first defeat after wins against Afghanistan and West Indies earlier in the tournament.
India's new-ball pair of Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3-50) and Jasprit Bumrah (3-61) shared six wickets between them while spinner Yuzvendra Chahal claimed 2-62.
Here's how Twitter reacted to India's win:
1. Well done Team India
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Team India earned a lot of praise after the win.
Maza aa gaya. Well done Team India. Bossed the game completely and a super victory . #IndvAus pic.twitter.com/8cpbKLNy9v
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) June 9, 2019
Bhuvi’s economy to begin with and then THAT over. Smith and Stoinis. Chahal cleaning up Warner and dangerous Maxwell. Bumrah excellent as usual. Only missing link is wickets in Kuldeep’s bag. #CWC19 #IndvAus
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 9, 2019
2. It was inspiring
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The India fans are on cloud 9 after their team defeated Australia by 36 runs.
Wow! What an impressive win. A very professional show all along by #TeamIndia. Even AUS shouldn’t feel too bad. They fought well.#INDvAUS #ICCWorldCup2019 #ICCWC2019 #Cricket #CricketWorldCup2019
— Syed Yusuf Mehdi (@yusufmehdi) June 9, 2019
Great victory for India. Superb performance from all the players in all departments . A much needed win against defending champion Aussies to lift the world cup once again. #INDvAUS #CricketWorldCup19 #TeamIndia #jeetegatoindia
— Prakash Shetty (@pkskjr) June 9, 2019
It couldn't be any better, getting most out of the quality side like #Aus.
— Vinod K Meena (@_vkmeena) June 9, 2019
Ticked all the boxes today.
Big Congratulations :)
And good luck for the games ahead at #CWC19. #IND #INDvAUS #BleedBlue https://t.co/KtHVI1HXDc
India is clearly on #strategy for planning their games. They are managing well overall matches, phases and spots. Also, they are taking risks. This hints loudly that they are progressing to lift the trophy. Well played team #India
— Kamran Kashif (@kamran_learning) June 9, 2019
@#INDvAUS @cricketworldcup @ICC #CWC19
3. The celebs are happy as well
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Celebs and ex-cricketers have also showed love towards India as well:
Thoroughly professional day out for team India. Well done @imVkohli @Jaspritbumrah93 #ICCCricketWorldCup2019
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) June 9, 2019
Slept in late this morning ,cheat day , baby asleep on time , Rafa wins , India wins ... perfect Sunday feels
— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) June 9, 2019
वाह क्या मैच था What a power packed win by India today. Great effort by the batsmen & bowlers. This Sunday is definitely a funday in sunny California and I’m loving every bit of it #ting #INDvAUS #BleedBlue #ICCCWC2019 pic.twitter.com/xnRgidwfNh
— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) June 9, 2019
Well done India #Worldcup19 great victory.. superb bowling @BhuviOfficial @Jaspritbumrah93 @yuzi_chahal great going guys.. pandeya inn made the difference @hardikpandya7 congratulations
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) June 9, 2019
Great to watch cricket with my son and even sweeter to see India’s emphatic victory over Australia. Congratulations to @imVkohli and his team pic.twitter.com/R01aB1WbSA
— Vijay Mallya (@TheVijayMallya) June 9, 2019
It was India that ended Australia’s run of 16 consecutive Test wins in 2001.
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) June 9, 2019
It was India that ended Australia’s run of 16 consecutive Test wins in 2008.
It is India to have ended Australia’s run of 19 consecutive successful chases in World Cup.#INDvAUS #AUSvIND #CWC19
Jai Hind. Bola tha. The giant slayers,India. Celebrate. Huge win. #IndiavsAustralia goodnight.
— arjun rampal (@rampalarjun) June 9, 2019
