IND vs AUS highlights 1st ODI: India beats Australia by five wickets, leads three-match series 1-0

Match report​

IND vs AUS: Shami fifer, all-round batting effort help India beat Australia by five wickets in first ODI

Led by a compelling batting performance and a Mohammad Shami (five for 51) masterclass, India scripted a five-wicket win over Australia in the first ODI at the I.S. Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Friday.

7 needed off 12 balls.

Abbott to bowl the penultimate over. Jadeja hits it towards mid on and runs a quick single. Width on offer, Rahul tries to hit it past the extra cover but no run. Full and Rahul lofts it over mid-off for four. Also gets to his fifty with that shot. Rahul finishes off with a SIX over mid-off and India leads the series 1-0 after first ODI.

12 needed off 18 balls.

Short to bowl. Rahul pushes the ball towards covers for a single. Full and on the pads, Jadeja pushes towards fine leg but no run. A wide ball on leg side. Another full ball and this time Jadeja pushes it straight for a single. Rahul pushes it straight towards bowler, another dot. Hard swing but only a single towards long on. Jadeja pushes it towards long on for a single to end the over.

14 needed off 24 balls.

Abbott for his ninth over. A slow short ball and Surya pushes it towards fine leg for a single and gets to his fifty in 47 balls! Rahul pushes for a single towards midwicket. Length ball, Suryakumar flicks it towards midwicket but good fielding there in the circle, no run. OUT! On the pads and Suryakumar flicks it in the air and the ball lands straight into the hands of fielder at backward square leg.

R Jadeja is the new batter. Abbott runs in around the wicket, Jadeja pushes towards covers but no run. Another dot ball to end the over. Two runs and a wicket in that over.

24 needed off 30 balls.

Green into attack. Straight ball and Rahul drives back to bowler, no run. Back of the length, width on offer, Rahul slaps it towards midwicket but a good fielding in the circle keeps it as single. Now Surya drives towards covers and runs a double. Length on the leg side, Surya comes across and scoops it, gets a thick top edge that goes a distance into the stands for a SIX. A dot on the next ball. Punches towards deep cover for a single to end the over.

Cummins. Back of the length, Surya comes across off-stump and half-pulls it towards square leg for a single. Back of the length on the body and Rahul punches straight to cover fielder, dot ball. Rahul defends the ball and runs for a quick single but is sent back. Width on offer and Rahul hits it towards deep cover for a single. Length ball on the pads and Surya flicks it towards fine leg to end the over with a four.

Short continues. Surya tucks it away towards square leg for a single. Rahul cuts it towards points, tries to steal a run but gets back to the crease. Follows with another dot ball. Pushes the fourth ball towards long on for a single. Flighted ball, full and Surya pushes for a single towards long on. A quicker one, Rahul drives it past the cover fielder and runs a double to end the over. Five runs from it.

Cummins is back. Back of the length and straight to fielder at point, a dot ball. A single taken on the second ball towards covers. Another single by Suryakumar towards square leg. Back of the length and Rahul punches past the covers for a double. Another hard length ball on the hips, Rahul tries to place it towards square leg but gets beaten. Short ball and Rahul slaps it past midwicket for a four! What powerful shot that to end the over. Eight runs off it.

Short into attack. Back of the length and Rahul takes a single after hitting it towards deep covers. Dot ball. Fields off his own bowling. Full on pads, Suryakumar flicks it towards square leg for a single. Two more easy singles on the next two balls. Another single towards deep covers to finish the over. Five runs off the over.

Abbott continues. Back of the length and Suryakumar drives it straight to the boundary for four to start the over. A bit fuller, Surya opens the face but straight to fielder, no run. Another similar bowl, similar shot and same result, no run on the third ball. A bit short, Surya tries to upper cut it but doesn’t get any bat on it, another dot ball. A short ball on the body, this time he pulls it but straight to the deep fine leg, only a single. Short ball and Rahul tries to slash hard on it, doesn’t time it well, only a single towards midwicket. Six runs off the over.

Stoinis to continue. FOUR! Suryakumar drives this down the ground for a boundary and SKY seems to be coming into his own finally. This one stopped on him a bit and he almost chips a return catch to Stoinis. Third caught and bowled chance dropped today by Australia. Majestically driven through covers by Rahul for a couple to end the over.

Abbott will continue. Suryakumar miscues this drive on the up to mid-on. Full and driven down the ground by SKY for a single. Rahul shimmies and drives crisply but finds the cover fielder. This is cut away well by Rahul but some good fielding at third-man keeps it down to a single. Short and pulled away by SKY for a single off the last ball.

Here comes Stoinis after going for 25 runs in three overs. Pitched up on off and Rahul clips this to mid-on. Driven on the up by Rahul for a single. FOUR! Suryakumar drives this down the ground for a boundary and breaks the shackles. Pushed down the ground by Suryakumar for a single and he retains strike.

Abbott comes back. He was expensive in his first spell despite sending down a maiden over. Suryakumar guides this with an open face through the point region for a single. Rahul gets an inside edge on the drive and gets a single at square-leg. Suryakumar defends solidly on off-stump. Driven by SKY with an open bat face again for one more. Four singles from the over and Abbott keeps it tight on his return for the second spell.

Zampa bowls out. Spinning away after pitching on leg and Suryakumar is a little squared up as he defends this back to the bowler. He goes back next ball and punches to long-on for a single. Carved away on the off-side by Rahul off the backfoot for one more. Turning in a bit and punched down the ground by SKY for a single again. Rahul steps out and drives through cover and point for a single and 200 comes up for India in 35.5 overs. Another single to end the over and the ones are keeping the pressure from building up for India.

Cummins bowls his eighth over. Rahul punches one through point for a single. Suryakumar defends outside off and has looked cautious today so far, batting on 2 off seven deliveries. FOUR! Said that too early as Suryakumar leans back and ramps this bouncer to the boundary behind the keeper. Two singles to end the over.

Zampa comes back as two right-handers are at the crease. Starts off by drifting one into the pads and Rahul dabs it down the ground for a single. Suryakumar is off the mark with a single and that will be sigh of relief for him after getting three golden ducks against Australia in the last ODI series in March. A couple of singles more for India as Zampa is tossing it up to the right-handers. Rahul flicks another one down the ground for a single. Six fielders inside the circle for SKY, including a slip.

Cummins will continue. Rahul stands and punches this through point for a single. India needs 92 from 107 at this point and singles are something they won’t mind. Around the wicket to Kishan and the left-hander dabs this down to third for a dot ball. OUT! Bouncer, Kishan looks to uppercut this and gets a faint edge to the keeper. India in trouble now and the game is wide open. In comes Suryakumar Yadav. SKY starts off with two solid defensive shots in front of the stumps.

Short replaces Zampa and that means a change of ends for him. Around the wicket to Rahul. Rahul goes for the reverse sweep and the keeper thinks Rahul has edged it. After a brief discussion, Australia doesn’t review it. Rahul goes back in his crease and whips this off his pads for a single. Kishan cuts this away but finds the point fielder again. This is fuller and driven by Kishan through extra-cover for a single. Turning into him and Rahul goes back and punches it down the ground with the turn for a single. Kishan cuts this in front of point and comes back for a couple after a misfield in the deep. Time for drinks!

Cummins comes back. Good length, angling in on middle and leg and Rahul blocks it from the crease. Cummins comes around the wicket to Kishan and starts off with a bouncer to the left-hander. Kishan pokes at this delivery in the channel and gets a bottom edge close to him. Width outside off and Kishan guides it straight to point.

Zampa to bowl his eighth over. Tossed up on middle and Kishan drills this over Zampa for a boundary. Length on the pads and clipped behind square by Kishan for a single. Tossed up to Rahul now and he steps out and drives it to mid-off. FOUR! He steps out next ball and this time he whips it through midwicket for a boundary. Shorter on the stumps this one and Rahul defends it off the backfoot. Rahul guides the last ball through point for a single and keeps strike.

Short continues. Kishan takes a single after turning one down to mid-on. Short comes around the wicket to Rahul. On the pads and clipped away for a single by Rahul. Short is bowling it on a very tight length just outside off stump and Kishan cannot get the ball away. Three dot balls and then a single off the last delivery of the over.

Zampa to continue. A slip in place for Kishan. Kishan pushes this off the backfoot to mid-on. Dropped! Kishan drills this back to the bowler and Zampa cannot hold on to it as that was hit very hard. And this one just falls short of Zampa! This one stops in the pitch and Rahul chips it back and the ball just falls in front of Zampa. Two chances in two balls spilt by Zampa in this over. Kishan flicks one off his pads for a single. FOUR! Quicker and Rahul cuts it late for a boundary at third-man.

Short comes back into the attack. Starts off with a wide down leg-side. Short keeping it short outside off and three dot balls to start the over. Make it four dots in a row as this is full on the pads and Kishan just pats it on leg-side. On the pads and Rahul whips it to midwicket. Just two runs from the over.

Zampa continues. Full toss first ball and Gill cannot put it away on leg-side. OUT! Gill loses his off-stump and India dealt with a third blow in quick succession. Gill went back cut this delivery put it wasn’t short enough and the ball also skidded through to disturb the stumps. Ishan Kishan comes in next and India in a bit of trouble. FOUR! Kishan starts off with a boundary. Tossed up outside off and this is hammered down the ground. He nudges one past mid-on for a single and keeps strike.

Green continues. Rahul is off the mark with a single towards square leg. 150-up for India. Just three runs off the over.

Zampa in his fifth over. Iyer RUN OUT! Pushes it towards covers and tries for a quick single but is sent back by Gill. However, he’s too late as the keeper removes the bails despite a desperate dive by the Iyer.

KL Rahul comes in at number four. Just a single in that over and a wicket.

Green is back into the attack. Just six balls in and Iyer has already ran two quick singles. Full and on the pads, Gill flicks it towards midwicket but good effort by the fielder keeps it down to a single. Four runs off the over.

Zampa continues. Overpitches and Gaikwad drives it towards covers for a double. Four! A late cut and the ball races away towards boundary past the fielder at short third. Gaikwad tries to sweep, gets beaten and the ball hits his pads. Umpire had no issues to give that out. First wicket for India. Gaikwad asked Gill if he can review but no help from his partner as well.

Shreyas Iyer comes in at number three. He’s off the mark with a single. Seven runs and a wicket in that over.

Marcus Stoinis comes back into attack. Required run rate is close to five but India cruising at more than six an over here. Back of the length but on the hips and Gill takes out his short arm jab and smacks it towards square leg for a four! Seven runs off the over.

Change of ends for Zampa. Both Gill and Gaikwad aren’t taking risks against Zampa. Just pushing through singles. Four runs off the over.

Cummins is back into the attack. Four singles of the first four balls. Five singles off the over. The two youngsters are doing it easily.

Abbott continues. Back of the length, Gaikwad pushes it towards covers for a double and that’ll bring up his fifty as well. Superb innings by the 26-year-old. Short ball and Gaikwad pulls it towards deep square leg for a four! Follows it with a classical cover punch for a four. Beautiful end to the over. 10 runs from it.

Zampa continues. The running between the wickets has been very good between the two. Not many dot balls. Singles are coming in easily. Gaikwad sweeps and gets a four! Nine runs from the over.

Sean Abbott is back into the attack. Gill tucks one towards fine leg and that’ll be 100-run partnership between him and Gaikwad. Both batters are looking very comfortable at the crease so far. Just two runs from the over.

Drinks called.

Adam Zampa is into the attack now. Overpitched by Zampa and Gill drives towards covers but only for a double. Four runs off the over.

Short continues with his off-spin. Gill charges down the track but pushes the ball towards long-on for a single. Charges again and this time swings hard and places the ball in the midwicket region for a four. Follows it up with a SIX in the same region and gets to fifty in style. 12 runs off the over.

Green continues. Gill pushes the back of the length ball towards midwicket and takes a quick double. Follows it up with a beautiful off-drive off the slower ball by Green for a four! Short ball and Gaikwad attempts a hook shot, gets a top edge that goes over the keeper and goes for a four! Physio runs in for a quick concussion check since the ball hit his head on the way. All good. A quick single to end the over. 13 runs off the over.

Debutant Mathew Short is into the attack now with his off-spin. Coming round the wicket for Gaikwad, bowling the leg stump line. No run off the first four balls. Fifth ball, pushed towards long-on for a single. Another single off the last ball. Two runs of the over.

A brilliant powerplay for India.

Green continues. Gill and Gaikwad dealing in singles here with the field now spread. A rather quiet over. Two runs off the over.

Abbott continues. Gill punches this off the backfoot for a single at wide mid-on. No Gaikwad plays a punch to extra-cover for one more. Gill pushes this off the backfoot for one more at mid-off. Fuller and Gaikwad defends it off the frontfoot. FOUR! Beautifully pushed by Gaikwad off the frontfoot for a boundary. FOUR! This is off the backfoot now as Gaiwad finds the gap through cover and point.

Green into the attack. Short of a length and Gill hops and tucks it through square-leg. Zampa keeps it inside the boundary rope but that doesn’t matter as they have completed four runs by running between the wickets. This is going down leg and called wide. Gill clips this to wide mid-on for a single and moves to 30 off 21 balls. FOUR! Gaikwad now takes over the boundary-hitting duty. Stands tall and punches this off the backfoot through covers and brings up the 50 for India in 8.4 overs. This is wide outside off and Gaikwad guides this to deep backward point for a couple.

Abbott to continue. Beaten! Slower one and Gaikwad misses as the ball whizzes past his outside edge. This is short of a good length on off and he blocks it. This is punched straight to point. Three dot balls to start the over. DROPPED! Gaikwad gets an outside edge as he pokes outside off and Inglis dives to his right but the ball pops out of the gloves. That’s a maiden over from Abbott and the first one where the openers looked a bit uncomfortable.

Cummins to continue. Drifting on the pads and Gill tucks it behind for a single. This is slightly short of a good length outside off and Gaikwad respects it and defends. He goes for a pull next ball off a delivery that is not so short and misses and looks a bit ruffled. He punches the next delivery straight to point. Fullish around off-stump and clipped to square-leg by Gaikwad. He pushes the last ball of the over to mid-on for a single.

Abbott replaces Stoinis. Full on the pads and Gaikwad whips it to midwicket for a dot ball. Drifting on the pads again and Gaikwad gets one leg-bye as he misses the flick down to fine-leg. Full on off and Gill drives down the ground for a single. FOUR! Full and Gaikwad opens the face of the bat while driving this through point and cover. Not as full but still outside off and cut away by Gaikwad for a couple.

Cummins pitches it up and Gill takes his foot forward and pushes it straight to mid-off. Good length on middle and off and Gill turns it away to square-leg but no runs. Another crisp push wide of mid-off and he’ll get a single this time. Bouncer and Gaikwad ducks under it without much fuss. Pushed off the frontfoot by Gaikwad for quick single at extra-cover. Cummins ends the over with another dot and just two runs from the over.

Just one slip in place now for Stoinis. Good length on middle and Gill defends. SIX! Shortish on the hips and Gill pulls it away with class for a huge maximum. That’s a 90m-hit. FOUR! This is full outside off and Gill takes a step forward and drives through extra-cover for a boundary. This isn’t as full and Gill strides forward and pushes to mid-off for a single. Shortish on middle and Gaikwad tucks it to midwicket for a dot.

Cummins will continue. FOUR! What a shot! Back of a length outside off and Gill times the punch to perfection through point and cover. This is on a similar length closer to off-stump and Gill pushes this off the backfoot to mid-off and hares for a single. This is short of a good length on the stumps and Gaikwad defends it confidently. On the hips and Gaikwad tucks it away for a single. Gaikwad cuts this well but a brilliant stop at point means it will only be a dot ball. Punched off the backfoot crisply but stopped at cover this time.

Stoinis with the new ball from the other end. Full and on the pads and Gill whips it away for a single at midwicket. Down leg again and Gaikwad clips it behind square for one more. FOUR! Trademark Gill cut shot! Slightly short of a good length outside off and Gill plays something in between a cut and a punch and through point and backward point. Pushes the last ball of the over to mid-on for a quick single and Gill will keep strike.

Cummins drifts on the pads and Gaikwad tucks it away for a couple off the first ball. FOUR! Short of a length, drifting down leg and Gaikwad tucks it fine to the boundary. Defends the ball back to Cummins to end the over.

Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad have come out to open the innings for India. Pat Cummins to open the bowling for Australia.

Thakur to bowl the last over. Starts off with a shortish delivery angling in on leg and Zampa flicks it through square-leg for a single. FOUR! Cummins shuffles across his stumps and delicately places this yorker outside off through the vacant short-third region for a boundary. There is a appeal for caught behind and Rahul goes upstairs. This was wide outside off, just beyond the tramline, and Cummins looks to slice it behind point but misses. There is a clear gap between bat and bowl and Cummins survives. FOUR! Full outside off again and Cummins glides this through extra-cover for another boundary. Vital runs for Australia and could prove handy later. Yorker on leg and Cummins digs it out for two more. Last ball coming up. OUT! Cummins slicing another wide yorker to deep point and wants a third but Zampa is run out. Australia ends with 276 and Thakur goes for 78 in his 10 overs without a wicket.

Now Shami bowls out. Full and middle and Cummins hacks it away for a single. OUT! Shami gets a four-wicket haul and Short pulls it straight into the hands of deep midwicket. Sean Abbott starts off by driving a full delivery down the ground for a single. OUT! Abbott chops on and Shami gets a fifer! Zampa is greeted with a yorker and he clips it away on the leg-side for a single. SIX! Clean strike from Cummins. Full on middle and Cummins has a generous swing at it and clears the midwicket fence with ease. Shami ends with five for 51 from his 10 overs.

Bumrah bowls out. Inglies goes for the reverse scoop first ball but is nowhere near to connecting it. OUT! Slower one outside off and Short ends up slicing this in the air and it is caught at cover. Slow and wide outside off and Cummins chops it for a single. Short whips it off his pads for one more. Slow and outside off again and Cummins is deceived and ends up launching it high in the air. Shreyas Iyer runs and dives to his right from cover to get to it but falls short. A dot to end the over. Super stuff from Bumrah at the end.

Here comes Shami. Length on middle and leg and Stoinis whips it off his pads for a couple. FOUR! Bold from Stoinis. He shuffles across a bit and takes it on the full and places it behind square-leg for a boundary. FOUR! Stoinis sends this crashing over Shami’s head for another boundary. OUT! And Stoinis had his stumps disturbed! Stoinis goes for an ungainly swipe across the line and misses, only to see his stumps clatter. Debutant Matthew Short comes in next. Back of a length outside off and Short punches this through mid-on for a single for his first ODI run. Inglis guides the next delivery behind point but Jadeja is quick to get to it and it’s just one.

Last five overs and Bumrah and Shami will bowl them. Australia will be looking to touch 280. Maybe 300? Probably not. Here comes Bumrah. Inglis swings across the line but gets an inside edge onto his body. SIX! Extraordinary shot! He makes room outside off and lofts this full ball on off-stump over deep cover for a maximum. That’s the 50 partnership between Inglis and Stoinis off 35 balls. Bumrah takes pace off next ball and Inglis again gets an inside edge while trying to swipe across the line. Another slower one and another inside edge. Bumrah stays on leg-side next ball and Inglis turns it off his hips for a couple. Yorker to end the over.

Last over for Jadeja. He’s keeping it stumpline, not allowing any room for the batters to swing arms. Four runs off the over.

Shardul for his ninth over. Hint of reverse swing for Shardul as the ball comes in for the right hander. Full toss, Inglis plays it in the air but it is in the gap between covers and mid-off and ends up past the ropes. Four. Shardul follows it up with a short ball and he hooks it for a SIX over square leg. 12 runs in that over.

Jadeja is back. Half-tracker but angling into the body; Inglis makes room and punches it past covers for four. Power. Similar ball, this time its Stoinis who hits it in the air, not much in control and takes two runs. 10 from the over.

Shardul is back. Tight lines by him and Australian pair is happy to take singles. Length ball, Stoinis swings it towards deep midicket for a four! Another cracking shot. Similar length outside off and Stoinis punches it past the cover fielder for a four. 12 runs from the over.

Bumrah continues. Full toss and Stoinis gets off the mark with a four! He opens the face of the bat and places it past the point fielder. Just five runs off the over.

Shami for his eighth over. OUT! Plenty of stuff happened on that ball. Green charged down, Shami bowled a slower ball and he plays a late cut. Rahul fails to grab the ball and the batters run. Green calls for a double but is sent back by Inglis but Suryakumar Yadav hits removes the bails at the bowlers’ end. Green is run out.

Green run out (Bumrah/Suryakumar Yadav) 31(52)

Marcus Stoinis at the crease now. Three runs and a wicket in that over.

Bumrah is back in attack. Green finds width on length and slashes it past point for a four! Seven runs off the over.

Shami is back into the attack. Green hasn’t been able to time the ball that well so far. India has done well to control the scoring rate. Inglis breaks the shackles with a ramp shot towards fine leg for a four. Follows it up with a quick single. Would’ve been close had the ball had hit the stumps. Six runs off the over.

Ashwin continues. Green charges down the track and lofts it straight over the bowler’s head. Not much power though and gets him two runs only. Four runs off the final over of Ashwin’s quota. He gave 47 runs and picked a wicket in his comeback match.

Shardul continues. Green charges down the track again, smacks it straight past the bowler but a nice fielding at mid-on cuts it for a single only.

Umpires have decided to stop the play with rain coming in.

Seems like a passing shower. Groundsmen are ready to remove the covers now. Covers on the square have been removed. Main cover still there though. Now the main covers is also coming off. Play should start anytime soon. Sky seems to have opened up as well.

Players have come back to the field.

Two runs off the over.

Ashwin continues. Attacking the stumps and Green is happy to defend. Just two runs off the over.

Shardul continues. Green charges down the track, Shardul keeps the ball short but ends up getting smacked for a four towards covers. Cracking shot that. Five runs from the over.

Ashwin changes ends. Green trying to charge Ashwin but hasn’t found his timing yet. OUT! Labuschagne is gone! He tries to reverse sweep, gets a slight edge and KL Rahul drops it but Labuschagne’s foot is on the line as the ball touches the stumps and bails fall. Ashwin isn’t sure and umpire turn towards third umpire who gives it out after several replays. A lucky dismissal but gets Labuschagne out who was looking good.

Labuschagne (st) Rahul (b) Ashwin 39 (49b)

Josh Inglis at the crease. He gets off the mark with a paddle sweep for a single. Two runs and a wicket in that over.

Shardul for his fifth over. Seems like he has regained his energy and found his lengths straight up coming into the new spell. Just a single in that over.

And suddenly winds and overcast conditions have taken over the PCA stadium.

Jadeja continues. Indian bowlers for the most part of the game have bowled wicket-to-wicket. A close call on the last ball as Labuschagne dives in desperation to reach the crease after a bit of collision with partner Green. Four runs off the over.

Ashwin is back. Labuschagne dabs the first one to short third for a single. Green pushes the next one to long-on for one more. Full on middle and off and Labuschagne flicks it straight to midwicket. Labuschagne goes back and works this off his hips for a single. Green gets forward and defends and then goes back to defend again. Two dot balls to end the over.

Eleven runs from this Jadeja over as Labuschagne first slashes through the covers and then gets an outside edge past the keeper and collects back-to-back boundaries.

Bumrah continues. Short outside off and Green rides the bounce and slaps this over point for his first boundary. Shortish and angling in on off-stump and Green punches it back to Bumrah. Full and angling in on leg and Green pushes this to mid-on for a dot. Full and going down leg-side and he thinks Green got some bat on that. The umpire is unmoved as that went off the pads and bounced before settling into Rahul’s gloves. Green again wants to guide this to third but gets an inside edge. Beaten! Green’s struggles continues as he is beaten outside off.

Jadeja continues. He gets the ball to stop in the pitch a little and Green is taken a bit by surprise. Just a couple of singles from the over.

Bumrah returns. Length around off and Labuschagne pushes this to midwicket for a dot. Length outside off now and slapped through the covers for a single. Shorter, pace off and Green is beaten trying to dab this behind. This length ball that angles in on middle and off takes Green’s outside edge and goes to third-man for a single. Angling in on middle and leg and Labuschagne clips it through midwicket for two. He keeps the strike with a single.

Jadeja will continue. Cut off the backfoot by Labuschagne for a single. Punched through covers by Green for one more. Beaten! Turning away and Labuschagne looks to drive inside out but misses. There is an umpire review for stumping but Labuschagne’s back foot was well inside the crease. Turning away a touch and Labuschagne cuts this off the backfoot again for two more. Beaten and this time it is Green who misses the ball and is deceived by the turn as the ball misses the outside edge. At the halfway stage, Australia is three down for 126.

Shami continues. Fullish just outside off and Labuschagne defends it back to the bowler. Short of a length just outside off-stump and Labuschagne gets an inside edge defending off the backfoot. Labuschagne opens the face of the bat to get a single at third-man. Tailing in on the pads and nudged to mid-on by Green for a single. Labuschagne plays this late again and guides to third-man for one more. Green nearly chops on as he also wants to play with an open face to dab this through to third.

Horrible mix-up and even more horrible work from KL Rahul with the gloves as he fails to collect the ball and misses an easy chance to run Labuschagne out. Green pushes this full delivery on leg for a single and it is a no-ball too. Labuschagne heaves this free-hit on leg-side but only gets a single at deepmidwicket. Jadeja bowls on a flatter trajectory and that’s two dot balls to end the over.

Shami is back. Length outside off and driven by Labuschagne for a single. Smith defends this length ball. OUT! Bowled him and Smith has to go! That came like a bolt from the blue as Shami gets the ball to jag back in sharply from a length around off-stump and knocks over Smith’s leg stump. Two new batters at the crease now. Cameron Green comes in. Yorker length delivery first up and he digs it out to mid-on for a single. This one also comes in off the deck and Labuschagne gets an inside edge to midwicket as he looks to drive on the off-side. Full and straight and clipped to fine-leg for a single.

Smith punches through covers for a single as Jadeja continues. Pitched on leg and Labuschagne drives straight to the cover fielder. He punches one off the backfoot and beats the mid-off fielder for one. Smith pushes one to long-on off the backfoot for another single. Jadeja keeping it tight.

FOUR! Tossed up by Ashwin and Labuschagne finds the gap through extra-cover and gets his first boundary. Smith strides forward and pushes to long-on for a single to end the over.

Jadeja continues from the other end. OUT! Warner is gone! Jadeja strikes! Warner goes for a big hit on the leg-side but is caught at deep midwicket by Shubman Gill. Finally a strike for India. Marnus Labuschagne is the next man in. He is off the mark with a single as he tucks one off on leg-side. Smith pushes off the backfoot for one more. Just three from it and a wicket.

SIX! Smith launches Ashwin’s first ball for a maximum. This was a length ball on the stumps and Smith cleared his front leg and sent the ball sailing over deep midwicket. Smith chips the next one just short of long-on for a single. Ashwin flights this one to Warner from around the stumps and it is pushed to long-on for one more. FOUR! Spinning into him and Smith goes back and cuts this beautifully for a boundary. A stifled LBW appeal as Smith gets an inside edge onto his pads. Smith clips the last one to midwicket for a dot ball.

Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack. Both Smith and Warner now have their caps on. Jadeja drops the last ball of the over short and Smith pulls it for a single. Just four runs from the over.

Ashwin continues. Smith scoops the first ball fine from outside off for a single. Ashwin comes around the wicket to Warner, who pushes a flighted delivery through mid-one for one more. Smith chips a fullish delivery to long-on for a single. Warner gets to his 50 off 49 balls with a single off the backfoot. That’s his 29th fifty in ODIs. Smith goes back and cuts but the cover fielder stops it. Played back to the bowler off an inside edge to end the over. Just four singles from the over.

Shardul into his fourth over. Short ball and Warner pulls him for a four towards square leg! Another short ball but this time it is too short and is give a wide. On the pads and Warner tucks it away towards fine leg for another boundary. Now Smith also tries to charge down the track and Shardul bowls it short; no damage done. It is hot in Mohali and Shardul isn’t looking comfortable. A short break in the middle of the over.

Players have taken drinks.

Back for the final two balls. Smith tucks it for a single towards fine leg. Another half-tracker and Warner places it towards square leg for a four. 15 runs off it.

Ashwin continues. Another short ball and Warner once again smacks it towards mid-wicket but only for a single. Has been a flat pitch so far. Both Smith and Warner haven’t had any trouble so far; ofcourse Warner has been dropped once but apart from it. Five off the over.

Shardul into his third over. On the pads and Warner launches over square leg for a SIX! Length ball allowing Warner to swing his bat on that shot. Warner drives but a good fielding by Iyer at mid-off keeps it for a single only. Seven runs off the over

Ashwin for his second over. Short ball and Warner slaps it over mid-wicket for a SIX! A bit of knee bend and all power from Warner on that shot. Ashwin trying not to bowl too full to Warner. Seven runs from the over.

Shardul continues. Indian bowlers sticking to wicket-to-wicket plan post powerplay as well. Just two runs off the over.

Ravichandran Ashwin is into the attack! Coming round the wicket for David Warner. Bowling very wide of the crease, not getting a lot of turn but has attacked the stumps. Full and Warner dives and Suryakumar Yadav dives at boundary to save a couple. Two runs off the over.

Shardul Thakur is into the attack now. Full and Warner smacks it over the bowler’s head for a four! Shardul follows it up with a Jaffa, beating Warner with a bat face open. Charges down the track, Shardul bowls short in reaction but Warner places it towards fine leg for another boundary. DROPPED! Iyer drops a sitter at mid-off. Full ball and Warner chips it and gets lucky. Nine from the over.

Shami is walking out of the field. It’s a hot and humid day in Mohali.

Bumrah continues for his fourth over. He has been quick so far in this spell. Length ball and Smith whips it over catching mid-wicket for a four! Four runs off the over.

Shami into his fourth over. Length ball but it keeps low, beating Smith. Rahul hasn’t been able to grab the ball neatly so far into the innings. Inside edge and the ball doesn’t go much further from the stumps but Smith and Warner run a quick single. Warner has been constantly trying to walk towards the bowler. Just a single off the over.

Bumrah continues. Seams in and completely beats Warner. Very close to the stumps but no damage done. Next up, a bit short by Bumrah, Warner slashes it hard and the ball goes over the first slip for a four! Seven runs off the over.

Shami to Warner, he walks down the track, pushes the ball towars mid-off and takes a quick single. A bit full, on the sixth stump and Smith drives it past covers for a four! Follows it up with a quick double. A rather change of intent by the Australian pair? Another full ball and Smith pushes it towards mid-wicket and mid-on for three runs. Eventful over for Australia.

Bumrah continues. Wicket-to-wicket lines by Bumrah and Smith is happy to defend it. Two maiden overs on the trot. A fine start for India.

Shami to Warner. Ball comes back into the left-hander, Warner gets beaten and KL Rahul fails to grab the ball and it goes for four byes! Tight lines by Shami, not much room on offer to Warner. No run with the bat in this over as well.

Jasprit Bumrah into the attack. Starts with an outswinger and Smith defends it. Right on the money by Bumrah as well as Shami, bowling in and around the off-stump. A maiden to start with for Bumrah.

Mohammed Shami with the new ball. Marsh on strike. Top of off stump to start with. A bit of a width on offer on length and Marsh begins the innings with a four on the second ball! WICKET on the fourth ball of the match! A hint of outswing and Marsh tries to defend it but ends up edging it towards the first slip.

Marsh c Shubman Gill b Shami 4(4)

Steve Smith at number three. He pushes the ball towards fine leg to begin his innings. Round the wicket for Warner, who defends it straight towards the bowler. Great start for India.

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Players are lining up for the national anthems. We begin with Australia’s first. And now onto India’s. We are done with the anthems and are all set for what could be a cracker of a series with plenty of boxes to tick for both teams.

The players are ready. Australian openers David Warner and Mitchell Marsh are out in the middle.

Mathew Short is making his ODI debut today.

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Australia playing XI: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Short, Sean Abbott, Pat Cummins (c), Adam Zampa

India playing XI: Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w/c), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami

KL Rahul, captain for two ODIs, and Pat Cummins are out in the middle for toss. India wins the toss and opts to bowl.

R Ashwin is in the playing XI and so is Ruturaj Gaikwad.

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• Matches played: 146
• India won: 54
• Australia won: 82
• No result: 10

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