Dhoni returns; Australia beat India

The match was attended by 34,253 people.

India (Shar)made half-a-dozen changes to their playing eleven – Ambati Rayudu, Robin Uthappa, Kedar Jadhav, Stuart Binny, Karn and Dhawal Kulkarni made way for Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (who was leading the team, and chose to bat on winning the toss), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav.

Australia made five changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Phillip Hughes, Adam Voges, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Clint McKay and Xavier Doherty made way for David Warner, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc (the player of the match), Pat Cummins and One-day International debutant Gurinder Sandhu.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 45, and lost a couple of wickets.

Dhawan, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Five balls into the match, he was caught by Aaron Finch. Starc broke the three-run stand.

Ajinkya Rahane, whose 22-ball (Hadd)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Thirty-nine balls later, he was caught by Brad. Sandhu broke the 30-run stand.

India scored 50 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at point gave Australia no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Virat Kohli, who faced 16 balls, scored just nine. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by George Bailey, Australia’s skipper. James Faulkner broke the 26-run stand.

Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 62 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Rohit Sharma was batting on 31, Raina had scored a run.

India scored 100 off 21.1 overs (127 balls). Australia had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Rohit’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and three sixes – came off 68 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 59 balls. While Rohit’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Raina’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 150 off 29.4 overs (178 balls). Australia had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Thirty-one overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 159 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Rohit was batting on 80, Raina was batting on 44.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 110 balls. While Rohit’s contribution to the partnership was 51, Raina’s contribution to it was 44. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 35^th and the 39^th over. They scored 19, and lost a wicket.

Raina’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 61 balls. He eventually scored 51 off 63 balls. A hundred and thirty-three balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Glenn Maxwell. Starc broke the 126-run partnership.

Rohit’s ton – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 109 balls.

India scored 200 off 39.1 overs (236 balls). Australia had conceded 13 extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 52 balls. While Rohit’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 18. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

The man from Ranchi, whose 31-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scoreD(ho)nineteen. Fifty-six balls after Raina’s dismissal, Starc broke the 52-run partnership.

The sixth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Axar Patel, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Starc.

India scored 250 off 47 overs (283 balls). Australia had conceded 17 extras at that point.

Rohit, whose 139-ball innings including nine boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 138. Twenty-four balls after Patel’s dismissal, he was caught by Maxwell. Starc broke the 25-run stand.

Ravichandran Ashwin, who faced 20 balls, scored 14. He was unbeaten.

The eighth-wicket pair get off the mark. Kumar, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball after Rohit’s dismissal, he was dismissed by Starc.

Shami, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.

Australia eventually conceded 20 extras. India scored 267 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Maxwell, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 14. Shane Watson, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 33. Cummins, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 52.

Faulkner and Sandhu bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 63, the latter conceded 58. Starc bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 43, picking up half-a-dozen scalps.

The first Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 56, and lost a wicket.

Australia’s openers put on 50 off 8.4 overs (52 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. While the contributions of both Finch and Warner to the partnership was 23 apiece, extras’ contribution to it was four.

Warner, whose 22-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 24. Fifty-five balls into the chase, he was caught by Raina. Yadav broke the 51-run partnership.

Seventeen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 88 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Finch was batting on 32, Watson was batting on 28.

Australia scored 100 off 19 overs (114 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 62 balls. While Finch’s contribution to the partnership was 11, Watson’s contribution to it was 39. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Finch’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 80 balls.

Watson, whose 39-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 41. Eighty-one balls after Warner’s dismissal, Patel’s broke the 64-run partnership.

Australia scored 150 off 29.3 overs (177 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 51 balls. While Finch’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Smith’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 40^th over. They scored 22, and lost a wicket.

Australia scored 200 off 35.4 overs (214 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.

Thirty-six overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 200 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Finch was batting on 89, Smith was batting on 38.

The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 97 balls. While Finch’s contribution to the partnership was 48, Smith’s contribution to it was 47. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Smith, whose 52-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. A hundred and two balls after Watson’s dismissal, he was caught by Ashwin. Shami broke the 101-run partnership.

Finch, whose 127-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scoreD(ho)ninety-six. Three balls later, he was caught behind. Yadav broke the run-a-ball stand.

Bailey, who faced 11 balls, eventually scored five. (Dho)Nineteen balls later, he was caught behind. Ashwin broke the 11-run stand.

Maxwell, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 20. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Kumar, who broke the 18-run stand.

Haddin, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. He was unbeaten, as was Faulkner, who scored nine. His run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.

India eventually conceded 14 extras. Australia, who scored 269 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 49 overs, won by four wickets with an over to spare. Raina, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 24.

Shami, who bowled 8.1 overs, conceded 44. He picked up a wicket. Kumar, who bowled 9.5 overs, conceded 44. He picked up a wicket. Ashwin, who bowled nine overs, conceded 54. He picked up a wicket. Patel, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 45. He picked up a wicket. Yadav bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 55, picking up a couple of scalps.