The match was attended by 53,603 people.
India made three changes to their playing eleven – Ambati Rayudu, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Siraj made way for Kedar Jadhav, One-day International debutant Vijay Shankar and Yuzvendra Chahal, the player of the match.
Australia made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Nathan Lyon and Jason Behrendorff made way for Adam Zampa and Billy Stanlake.
On winning the toss, Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts, whose innings was preceded by a wet ground.
The first Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They scored 30 and lost a couple of wickets.
A couple of balls into the match, there was an interruption due to rain. Australia had scored a run without the loss of a wicket. While Alex Carey was batting on a run, Aaron Finch, their skipper, hadn’t opened his account.
Carey, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Seventeen balls into the match, he was caught by Kohli. Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the eight-run stand.
Finch, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Thirty-seven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kumar, who broke the 19-run stand.
The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 40th over. They scored 160 and lost four wickets.
Australia scored 50 off 16.1 overs (97 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 55 for the loss of a couple of wickets. While Usman Khawaja was batting on 17, Shaun Marsh was batting on 16.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 64 balls. While Khawaja’s contribution to the partnership was 16, Marsh's contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
Australia scored 100 off 23.1 overs (139 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.
Marsh, whose 54-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 39. Eighty-five balls after Finch's D(hon)ismissal, he was stumped by Mahendra Singh, the player of the series. Chahal broke the 73-run partnership.
Khawaja, whose 51-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 34. Three balls later, he was caught by Chahal, who broke the one-run stand.
Marcus Stoinis, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Chahal broke the 22-run stand.
Australia scored 150 off 34 overs (204 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.
Glenn Maxwell, whose 19-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 26. Thirty-two balls after Stoinis’ dismissal, he was caught by Kumar. Mohammed Shami broke the 38-run stand.
It was at that point that the second drinks break was taken. Australia had conceded 161 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets at that point. Peter Handscomb was batting on 24.
The third Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41st and the 50th over. They scored 40 and lost four wickets.
Handscomb’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries – came off 57 balls.
Australia scored 200 off 42.5 overs (257 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.
Jhye Richardson, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Fifty-two balls after Maxwell’s dismissal, he was caught by Jadhav. Chahal broke the 45-run stand.
Handscomb, whose 63-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 58. Fifteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Chahal, who broke the 13-run stand.
Australia sought a batting review against Handscomb at that point. It was struck down by Australian umpire Paul Wilson.
Zampa, who faced 14 balls, scored just eight. Ten balls later, he was caught by Shankar. Chahal broke the nine-run stand. Peter Siddle, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, was unbea'ten'. Stanlake, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, Shami broke the two-run stand.
Australia were dismissed for 230 off 48.4 overs. Jadhav and Shankar bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 35, the latter conceded 23. Ravindra Jadeja, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 53.
Kumar bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28, picking up a couple of wickets. Shami, who bowled 9.4 overs, conceded 47. He picked up a couple of wickets. Chahal, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 42. He picked up half-a-dozen scalps.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They scored 26 and lost a wicket – that of Sharma, who scored nine. His 17-ball innings included a boundary.
Nine balls into the chase, Australia sought a bowling review against Sharma. There was an umpire's call by English umpire Michael Gough.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 40th over. They scored 139 and lost a couple of wickets.
India scored 50 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). Australia hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.
Shikhar Dhawan, who faced 46 balls, scored 23. Sixty-two balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Stoinis, who broke the 44-run stand.
It was at that point that the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 59 for the loss of a couple of wickets. Kohli was batting on 27.
India scored 100 off 26.3 overs (159 balls). Australia hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 74 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 16, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 34. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
Kohli, whose 62-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 46. Eighty-two balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Carey. Richardson broke the 54-run partnership.
Thirty-four overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. India had conceded 129 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Dhoni was batting on 39, Jadhav was unbea‘ten’.
India scored 150 off 38 overs (228 balls). Australia had conceded three extras at that point.
Dhoni’s half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 74 balls.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 58 balls. While the contribution of the man from Ranchi to the partnership was (Dho)nineteen, Jadhav's contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41st and the 50th over. They scored 69 without the loss of a wicket.
Two hundred and forty-nine balls into the chase, Australia sought a bowling review against Dhoni. It was turned down by Gough.
India scored 200 off 46.2 overs (278 balls). Australia had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 107 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 47, Jadhav’s contribution to it was 46. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was seven.
Jadhav’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 52 balls.
Dhoni, whose 114-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 87. He was unbeaten, as was Jadhav, who scored 61. His 57-ball innings included seven boundaries.
Australia eventually conceded eight extras. India, who scored 234 for the loss of three wickets off 49.2 overs, won by seven wickets with four balls to spare.
Maxwell, who bowled a wicketless over, had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Stanlake and Zampa bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 49, the latter conceded 34.
Siddle bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 56, picking up a wicket. Stoinis bowled 9.2 overs, conceding 60. He picked up a wicket. Richardson bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 27, picking up a wicket.
India won the three-match series 2-1.
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