Dhoni returns; Australia trounce India

India (Shar)made seven changes to their playing eleven – Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Dinesh Karthik, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Shami and Jaydev Unadkat made way for Rohit, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (who was leading the team), Ravichandran Ashwin, the Kumars (Bhuvneshwar and Vinay) and Ishant Sharma.

Australia made eight changes to the (Dani)eleven that last played the Indians – David Warner, Peter Forrest, Michael Hussey, David Hussey, Matthew Wade, Christian, Brett Lee and Ben Hilfenhaus made way for Phillip Hughes, Aaron Finch, George Bailey (who was leading the team, chose to bat on winning the toss, and was the player of the match), Adam Voges, Glenn Maxwell, Brad Haddin, James Faulkner and Mitchell Johnson.

The first Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 50, without the loss of a wicket.

Australia’s openers scored 50 off 9.5 overs (59 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded. While Hughes’ contribution to the partnership was 30, Finch’s contribution to it was 17.

Australia’s openers scored 100 off 17.1 overs (103 balls).

Finch’s half-century – which included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 54 balls.

While Hughes’ contribution to the century partnership was 44, Finch’s contribution to it was 53. Extras’ contribution to the century partnership was three.

Eighteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 108 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Hughes was batting on 45, Finch was batting on 60.

Hughes, whose 53-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 47. A hundred and ten balls into the match, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Ravindra Jadeja broke the run-a-ball partnership.

Shane Watson, who faced four overs, scored a couple. Five balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Yuvraj Singh broke the three-run stand.

Finch, whose 79-ball innings included eight boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 72. Forty-eight balls later, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Yuvraj broke the 33-run stand.

Australia scored 150 off 27.5 overs (167 balls).

The fourth-wicket pair put on 26. Voges, who faced 13 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 29 balls after Finch’s dismissal, Yuvraj ran him out.

The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 40^th over. They scored 39, for the loss of a wicket.

Bailey’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 54 balls.

Australia scored 200 off 37 overs (222 balls).

Maxwell, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, scored 31. Half-a-dozen overs later, he was caught by Rohit. Vinay broke the 42-run stand.

Thirty-eight overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 214 for the loss of five wickets at that point. Bailey was batting on 52.

Haddin, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Twenty-six balls after Maxwell’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ashwin, who broke the 17-run stand.

Australia scored 250 off 44.5 overs (269 balls).

Bailey, whose 82-ball innings included 10 boundaries, eventually scored 85. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Raina. Ashwin broke the 33-run stand.

Faulkner, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 27. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Vinay. Ishant broke the 29-run stand.

Australia scored 300 off 49.5 overs (299 balls).

Johnson, whose six-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. He was unbeaten, as was Clint McKay, who scored 11. His four-ball innings included a boundary and a six.

Australia scored 304 for the loss of eight overs off 50 overs. Kohli, who bowled an over, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless, as was Bhuvneshwar, who bowled seven overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 41.

Ishant, who bowled seven overs, conceded 56. He picked up a wicket. Vinay bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 68, picking up a wicket. Jadeja, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket.

Yuvraj, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 34. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Ashwin, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 55.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 43, for the loss of a wicket.

Although his 15-ball innings included a boundary, Dhawan had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 38 balls into the chase, he was caught by Haddin. Faulkner broke the 26-run stand.

Hughes kept wicket in place of Haddin between the 40^th ball of the chase and the 29^th over.

India scored 50 off 10.3 overs (63 balls). Australia had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Rohit, whose 47-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 42. Forty-five balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Hughes. Watson broke the 40-run partnership.

Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 72 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Kohli was batting on 18, Raina was batting on three.

India scored 100 off 21.4 overs (130 balls). Australia had conceded three extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 63 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Raina’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Raina, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 39. Eighty-one balls later, he was caught by Xavier Doherty. Faulkner broke the 71-run partnership.

Yuvraj, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 10 balls later, he was caught by Hughes. Johnson broke the run-a-ball stand.

India scored 150 off 30 overs (180 balls). Australia had conceded four extras at that point.

Kohli’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 64 balls.

Thirty-two overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 155 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Kohli was batting on 55, Dhoni had scored a run.

Kohli, whose 85-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 61. Thirty-four balls, he was trapped leg before wicket by Watson, who broke the 19-run stand.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 40^th over. They scored 26, for the loss of a wicket.

Jadeja, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Bailey. Faulkner broke the 26-run stand.

The man from Ranchi, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scoreD(ho)nineteen. McKay had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the four-run stand.

India scored 200 off 41.5 overs (251 balls). Australia had conceded eight extras at that point.

Ashwin, who faced 10 balls, scored just five. Nine balls after Dhoni’s dismissal, he was caught by Watson. McKay broke the four-run stand.

Vinay, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Thirty-nine balls later, Voges broke the 30-run stand.

Bhuvneshwar, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Voges. Finch broke the two-run stand.

Ishant, who faced three balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

Australia eventually conceded 11 extras. India, who were dismissed for 232 off 49.4 overs, lost by 72 runs. Doherty bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 54.

Finch bowled four balls, conceding two. He picked up a wicket. Voges bowled three overs, conceding 18. He picked up a wicket. Johnson bowled 10 overs, conceding 38. He picked up a wicket.

Watson bowled eight overs, conceding 31. He picked up two wickets, as did McKay, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 36. Faulkner bowled eight overs, conceding 47. He picked up three scalps. 

Australia led the seven-match series 1-0.