India vs Australia: 2017 5 reasons why India won the first One-Day International

#3 Jasprit Bumrah’s powerful spell

Jasprit Bumrah kept the runs down in the power-play

Ever since he made his debut in international cricket, Jasprit Bumrah has turned out to be a revelation in world cricket. He was scintillating with the ball during India’s limited-overs games against Sri Lanka and he carried forward the same form in the first One Day International at the Chepauk.

Albeit he couldn’t pick up a whole lot of wickets, he was accurate enough to set the cat among the pigeons in the Australian batting order. In the powerplay, Australia only managed 15 runs and a fair share of the credit went to Bumrah for his impeccable line and lengths.

He also accounted for the wicket of Hilton Cartwright as he knocked back the debutant’s off-stump with a back-of-a-length delivery. He also pouched a brilliant catch, running backwards at the short-fine leg region, to get rid of Steve Smith.