Australia are victorious; India D(hon)isappointed

India made five changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Suresh Raina, Axar, Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra and Mohit (Shar)made way for Ravindra Jadeja, Manish Pandey, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav and One-day International debutant Barinder Sran.

Australia made five changes to the (Micha)eleven that last played the Indians – Shane Watson, Clarke, Brad Haddin and the Mitchells (Johnson and Starc) made way for George Bailey, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade and a couple of One-day International debutants (Scott Boland and Joel Paris).  

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 52, and lost a wicket.

Shikhar Dhawan, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored just nine. Forty balls into the match, he was caught by Marsh. Josh Hazlewood broke the 36-run stand.

India scored 50 off 10 overs (60 balls). Australia had conceded five extras at that point.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 164, and lost a wicket.

Seventeen overs into the (Shar)match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 82 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Rohit was batting on 44, Virat Kohli was batting on 23.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 68 balls. While both Sharma’s and Kohli’s contributions to the partnership were 24 apiece, extras’ contribution to it was a couple.

Sharma’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 63 balls.

India scored 100 off 21.1 overs (127 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave Australia no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 122 balls. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 55, Kohli’s contribution to it was 42. Extras’ contribution to it was three.

India scored 150 off 30.2 overs (182 balls). Australia had conceded eight extras at that point.

Kohli’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 61 balls.

Thirty-six overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 182 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Sharma was batting on 99, Kohli was batting on 66.

The second-wicket pair put on 150 off 177 balls. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 77, Kohli’s contribution to it was 70. Extras’ contribution to it was three.

Sharma’s ton – which included seven boundaries and three sixes – came off 122 balls.

India scored 200 off 38.4 overs (232 balls). Australia had conceded eight extras at that point.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41^st and the 50^th over. They scored 93, and lost a couple of wickets.

The second-wicket pair put on 200 off 216 balls. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 108, Kohli’s contribution to it was 88. Extras’ contribution to it was four.

Kohli, whose 97-ball innings included nine boundaries and a six, eventually scored 91. Two hundred and twenty-seven balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Aaron Finch. James Faulkner broke the 207-run partnership.

India scored 250 off 45.3 overs (273 balls). Australia had conceded nine extras at that point.

Sharma’s 150 – which included a dozen boundaries and five sixes – came off 155 balls.

Dhoni, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 18. Twenty-three balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Boland. Faulkner broke the 43-run stand.

India scored 300 off 49.2 overs (296 balls). Australia had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Sharma, whose 163-ball innings included 13 boundaries and seven sixes, eventually scored 171. He was unbeaten.

Jadeja, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored unbea‘ten’.

India scored 309 for the loss of three wickets off 50 overs.

Glenn Maxwell bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 22. Paris bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 53. Marsh bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 53. Boland bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 74.

Hazlewood bowled 10 overs, conceding 41. He picked up a wicket. Faulkner bowled 10 overs, conceding 60. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 40, and lost a couple of wickets.

Finch, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Fifteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Sran, who broke the nine-run stand.

David Warner, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Sran broke the 12-run stand.

The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 209, without the loss of a wicket.

Australia scored 50 off 10.5 overs (65 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 59 balls. While the contribution of Steve Smith, Australia’s skipper and the player of the match, to the partnership was 18, Bailey’s contribution to it was 29. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Seventeen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 82 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Smith was batting on 27, Bailey was batting on 35.

Australia scored 100 off 19.2 overs (116 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Bailey’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 60 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 107 balls. While the contribution of Smith to the partnership was 39, Bailey’s contribution to it was 55. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Smith’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries – came off 55 balls.

Australia scored 150 off 25.5 overs (155 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 150 off 114 balls. While the contribution of Smith to the partnership was 62, Bailey’s contribution to it was 79. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was nine.

Australia scored 200 off 33 overs (198 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Bailey’s ton – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 106 balls.

Thirty-seven overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 219 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Smith was batting on 91, Bailey was batting on 103.

The third-wicket pair put on 200 off 197 balls. While the contribution of Smith to the partnership was 86, Bailey’s contribution to it was 104. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was 10.

Australia scored 250 off 40.2 overs (242 balls). India had conceded 12 extras at that point.

Bailey, whose 120-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 112. Two hundred and twenty-three balls after Warner’s dismissal, he was caught by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Ashwin broke the 242-run partnership.

Smith’s ton – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 97 balls.

Maxwell, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Dhawan. Ashwin broke the 10-run stand.

Australia scored 300 off 47.3 overs (285 balls). India had conceded 15 extras at that point.

Smith, whose 135-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 149. Thirty-three balls after Maxwell’s dismissal, he was caught by Kohli. Sran broke the 35-run stand.

Marsh, who faced 13 balls, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten, as was Faulkner, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

India eventually conceded 17 extras. Australia, who scored 310 for the loss of five wickets off 49.2 overs, won by five wickets with four balls to spare.

Sharma, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 11.

Kohli, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 13.

Jadeja and Kumar bowled nine wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 61, the latter conceded 42.

Yadav, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 54.

Ashwin, who bowled nine overs, conceded 68. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Sran, who bowled 9.2 overs, conceded 56. He picked up three scalps.

Australia led the five-match series 1-0.