India are disappointed; Australia Vi(ra)(c)torious

The match was attended by 37,566 people.

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Kedar Jadhav and Jasprit Bumrah made way for Dinesh Karthik and Mohammed Shami. 

Australia made eight changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – David Warner, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Matthew Wade, James Faulkner, Pat Cummins, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Adam Zampa made way for Alex Carey, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson (the player of the match), Nathan Lyon, Peter Siddle and One-day International debutant Jason Behrendorff.

(Aar)On winning the toss, Australia's skipper (Fin)chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They scored 41 and lost a couple of wickets.

Finch, who faced 11 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Fourteen balls into the match, Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the eight-run stand. Carey, whose 31-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 24. Forty-five balls later, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Kuldeep Yadav broke the 33-run stand.

The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 40th over. They scored 154 and lost a couple of wickets.

Australia scored 50 off 11.3 overs (71 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Seventeen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 75 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Khawaja was batting on 26, Marsh was batting on 13.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 61 balls. While Khawaja's contribution to the partnership was 22, Marsh’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Australia scored 100 off 22.5 overs (139 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Khawaja’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 70 balls.

Khawaja, whose 81-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 59. A hundred and eleven balls after Carey's dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ravindra Jadeja, who broke the 92-run partnership.

At that point, Australia sought a batting review, which was upheld by English umpire Michael Gough.

Australia scored 150 off 32 overs (194 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.

Thirty-four overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Australia had conceded 160 for the loss of three wickets at that point.

While Marsh was batting on 47, Peter Handscomb was batting on 15.

Marsh's half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 65 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 49 balls. While Marsh's contribution to the partnership was 17, Handscomb's contribution to it was 31. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

The third Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41st and the 50th over. They scored 93 and lost a wicket – that of Marsh, who eventually scored 54 off 70 balls. Fifty-five balls after Khawaja’s dismissal, he was caught by Shami. Yadav broke the 53-run partnership.

Australia scored 200 off 41.2 overs (250 overs). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Handscomb’s run-a-ball half-century included four boundaries and a six.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off as many balls. While Handscomb’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Marcus Stoinis' contribution to the partnership was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Australia scored 250 off 47.1 overs (285 balls). India had conceded 13 extras at that point.

Handscomb, whose 61-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 73. Fifty-nine balls after Marsh’s dismissal, he was caught by Shikhar Dhawan. Kumar broke the 68-run partnership.

Stoinis, whose 43-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 47. He was unbeaten, as was Maxwell, who scored 11. His five-ball innings included a boundary.

India eventually conceded 14 extras. Australia scored 288 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs.

Ambati Rayudu, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 13.

Khaleel Ahmed, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 55.

Shami, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 46.

Jadeja bowled 10 overs, conceding 48. He picked up a wicket.

Kumar and Yadav bowled 10 overs each, picking up two wickets apiece. While the former conceded 66, the latter conceded 54.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They scored 21 and lost three wickets.

Five balls into the chase, Australia sought a bowling review, which was struck down by Gough. Rohit Sharma was the batsman.

Dhawan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. An over into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Behrendorff, who broke the one-run stand.

Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, faced eight balls, scoring three. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Stoinis. Richardson broke the three-run stand.

Twenty-three balls into the chase, India – whose third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark – sought a batting review, which was struck down by Australian umpire Paul Wilson. Rayudu was the batsman. He faced a couple of balls, failing to open his account. A couple of dot balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Richardson.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 40th over. They scored 159 and lost a couple of wickets.

Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 47 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Sharma was batting on 26, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was batting on 13.

India scored 50 off 17 overs (103 balls). Australia had conceded five extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 82 balls. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 14. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Sharma’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and three sixes – came off 62 balls.

India scored 100 off 25.2 overs (153 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave Australia no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 136 balls. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 53, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 41. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Dhoni’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a six – came off 93 balls. He eventually faced 96 balls, scoring 51. A hundred and seventy-one balls after Rayudu's dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Behrendorff, who broke the 137-run partnership.

It was at that point that the second drinks break was taken. While India had scored 141 for the loss of four wickets, Sharma was batting on 75.

India scored 150 off 34.5 overs (210 balls). Australia had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Sharma’s ton – which included seven boundaries and four sixes – came off 110 balls.

Karthik, who faced 21 balls, scored a dozen. Forty-two balls after Dhoni’s dismissal, Richardson broke the 35-run partnership.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41st and the 50th over. They scored 74 and lost four wickets.

India scored 200 off 42.3 overs (256 balls). India had conceded 12 extras at that point.

Jadeja, who faced 13 balls, scored eight. Twenty-nine balls after Karthik’s dismissal, he was caught by Marsh. Richardson broke the 37-run stand.

Sharma, whose 129-ball innings included 10 boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, eventually scored 133. Nine balls later, he was caught by Maxwell. Stoinis broke the eight-run stand.

Kumar, whose 23-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 29. He was unbeaten.

Yadav, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Twenty balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Khawaja. Siddle broke the 26-run stand.

India scored 250 off 49.3 overs (298 balls). Australia had conceded 14 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Shami, who faced two balls, scored a run. An over after Yadav's dismissal, he was caught by Maxwell. Needless to say, Stoinis was in seventh heaven.

India, who scored 254 for the loss of nine wickets at that point, lost by 34 runs. Maxwell bowled two overs, conceding 18. He was wicketless, as was Lyon, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 50.

Siddle bowled eight overs, conceding 48. He picked up a wicket. Stoinis and Behrendorff bowled 10 overs each, picking up two wickets apiece. While the former conceded 66, the latter, whose spell included two maidens, conceded 39. Richardson bowled 10 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 26, picking up four scalps.

Australia led the three-match series 1-0.