Rain, Kohli-led India disappoint Australia

India made one change to their playing eleven – Shardul Thakur made way for Hardik Pandya, the player of the match.

Australia made seven (Fin)changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Aaron, George Bailey, the Marsh brothers (Shaun and Mitchell), John Hastings, Scott Boland and Nathan Lyon made way for One-day International debutant Hilton Cartwright, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Adam Zampa.

On winning the toss, Virat Kohli, 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 34, and lost three wickets.

Ajinkya Rahane, who faced 15 balls, scored just five. Twenty-one balls into the match, he was caught by Matthew Wade. Coulter-Nile broke the 11-run stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Kohli, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. Ten balls later, he was caught by Maxwell off the bowling of Coulter-Nile.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Manish Pandey, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Wade off the bowling of Coulter-Nile.

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 couple of wickets.

India scored 50 off 12.5 overs (79 balls). Australia had conceded five extras at that point.

Fourteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 57 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Rohit Sharma was batting on 23, Kedar Jadhav was batting on 24.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 62 balls. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Jadhav’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Sharma, whose 44-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 28. Sixty-three balls after Pandey’s dismissal, he was caught by Coulter-Nile. Stoinis broke the 53-run partnership.

Jadhav, whose 54-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 40. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Cartwright. Stoinis broke the 23-run stand.

India scored 100 off 23.5 overs (145 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave Australia no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Twenty-nine overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 118 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Mahendra Singh Dhoni was batting on 18, Pandya was batting on 20.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 67 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 15, Pandya’s contribution to it was 29. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

India scored 150 off 36.2 overs (220 balls). Australia had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Pandya’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 48 balls.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 100 off 106 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Pandya’s contribution to it was 75. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41^st and the 50^th over. They scored 34, and lost three wickets.

India scored 200 off 40.3 overs (245 balls). Australia had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Pandya, whose 66-ball innings included five boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 83. A hundred and sixteen balls after Jadhav’s dismissal, he was caught by James Faulkner. Zampa broke the 118-run partnership.

Two hundred and sixty-nine overs into the match, Australia sought a bowling review. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire Anil Chaudhary.

Dhoni’s half-century – which included a boundary – came off 75 balls.

India scored 250 off 47.3 overs (287 balls). Australia had conceded 13 extras at that point.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 42 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Kumar’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Dhoni, whose 88-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 79. Fifty-three balls after Pandya’s dismissal, he was caught by David Warner. Faulkner broke the 72-run partnership.

Kumar, whose 30-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 32. He was unbeaten, as was Kuldeep Yadav, who didn’t face a ball.

Australia eventually conceded 14 extras. India scored 281 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled 10 overs apiece.

Pat Cummins, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 44. He was wicketless.

Faulkner, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 67. He picked up a wicket, as did Zampa, who conceded 66.

Stoinis, who conceded 54, picked up a couple of wickets.

Coulter-Nile, who bowled 44, picked up three scalps.

Rain preceded the chase. Therefore, Australia’s target was revised to 164 off 21 overs.

The first Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the fourth over. They scored 15, and lost a wicket.

Cartwright, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Twenty-three balls into the chase, Jasprit Bumrah, who broke the 15-run stand.

Twenty-nine balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. Steven Smith, Australia’s skipper, was the batsman. It was struck down by South African umpire Marais Erasmus.

The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the fifth and the 17^th over. They scored 94, and lost half-a-dozen wickets.

Smith faced five balls, scoring a run. Seven balls after Cartwright’s dismissal, he was caught by Bumrah. Pandya broke the five-run stand.

Travis Head, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored five. Ten balls later, he was caught behind. Pandya broke the (Dho)nine-run stand.

Warner, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 25. Eight balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Kuldeep Yadav broke the six-run stand.

Australia scored 50 off 10.2 overs (62 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Maxwell, whose 18-ball innings included three boundaries and four sixes, scored 39. Four overs after Warner’s dismissal, he was caught by Pandey. Yuzvendra Chahal broke the 41-run stand.

Stoinis, who faced 10 balls, scored three. Three dot balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Ravindra Jadeja off the bowling of Yadav.

Wade, whose 10-ball innings includeD(ho)nine. Seventeen balls later, he was stumped. Chahal broke the run-a-ball stand.

Australia scored 100 off 16.1 overs (97 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

The third Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 17^th and the 21^st over. They scored 28, and lost a couple of wickets.

Faulkner, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 32. He was unbeaten.

Cummins, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Eleven balls after Wade’s dismissal, he was caught by Bumrah. Chahal broke the 16-run stand.

Coulter-Nile, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Jadhav. Kumar broke the 18-run stand.

Zampa, who faced five balls, scored four. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. Australia, who scored 137 for the loss of nine wickets off 21 overs, lost by 26 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method.

Kumar and Bumrah bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 20.

Yadav and Pandya bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 28.

Chahal, who bowled five overs, conceded 30. He picked up three scalps.  

India led the five-match series 1-0.