India made four changes to their playing eleven – Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yuzvendra Chahal made way for skipper Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah.
Australia made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Shaun Marsh, Jhye Richardson, Peter Siddle and Billy Stanlake made way for One-day International debutant Ashton Turner, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins and Jason Behrendorff.
On winning the toss, Aaron Finch, Australia’s skipper, 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 38 and lost a wicket – that of Finch, who faced three balls, failing to get off the mark. Three dot balls into the match, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni off the bowling of Bumrah.
The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 40th over. They scored 135 and lost five wickets.
Australia scored 50 off 12.2 overs (74 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 65 balls. While Usman Khawaja’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Marcus Stoinis’ contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 72 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Khawaja was batting on 40, Stoinis was batting on 28.
Khawaja’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 74 balls.
Stoinis, whose 53-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 37. A hundred and twelve balls after Finch’s dismissal, he was caught by Kohli. Kedar Jadhav, the player of the match, broke the 87-run stand.
Khawaja, who eventually faced 76 balls, failed to add to the aforementioned score. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Vijay Shankar. Yadav broke the 10-run partnership.
Australia scored 100 off 24.4 overs (148 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.
Peter Handscomb, whose 30-ball innings included a boundary, scoreD(ho)nineteen. Thirty-seven balls later, he was stumped. Yadav broke the 36-run stand.
Australia scored 150 off 34.3 overs (207 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.
Thirty-five overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken.
Australia had scored 155 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Glenn Maxwell was batting on 34, Turner was batting on 11.
Turner, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 21. Forty-seven balls after Handscomb’s dismissal, Mohammed Shami broke the 36-run stand.
Maxwell, whose 51-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 40. A dozen balls later, Shami broke the four-run stand.
The third Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41st and the 50th over. They scored 63 and lost a wicket.
Australia scored 200 off 45.3 overs (273 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.
The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 54 balls. While Alex Carey’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Coulter-Nile's contribution to it was 28. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
Coulter-Nile, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Sixty balls into the match, he was caught by Kohli. Bumrah broke the 62-run partnership.
Carey, whose 37-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 36. He was unbeaten, as was Cummins, who didn’t face a ball.
Australia scored 236 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Shankar, who bowled three overs, conceded 22. He was wicketless, as was Jadeja, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 33.
Jadhav, who bowled seven overs, conceded 31. He picked up a wicket.
Bumrah, Yadav and Shami (whose spell included a couple of maidens) bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. They conceded 60, 46 and 44, respectively.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They scored 42 and lost a wicket – that of Shikhar Dhawan, who faced a ball, failing to get the mark. Seven balls into the chase, he was caught by Maxwell. Coulter-Nile broke the four-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 40th over. They scored 134 and lost three wickets.
India scored 50 off 12 overs (72 balls). Australia had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 69 balls. While Rohit Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Kohli’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
Seventeen overs into the chase, Australia sought a bowling review. The batsman was Kohli, who scored 44 off 45 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. It was upheld by the West Indian umpire Joel Wilson. Ninety-five balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Adam, who broke the 76-run (Zam)partnership.
Sharma, whose 66-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 37. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Finch. Coulter-Nile broke the 15-run stand.
Ambati Rayudu, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Carey. Zampa broke the four-run stand.
India scored 100 off 24 overs (144 balls). Australia had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
Thirty-three overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 133 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Dhoni was batting on 15, Jadhav was batting on 21.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 70 balls. While the contribution of the man from Ranchi to the partnership was (Dho)nineteen, Jadhav’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
India scored 150 off 35.2 overs (212 balls). Australia had conceded five extras at that point.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41st and the 50th over. They scored 64 and didn’t lose a wicket.
Jadhav’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 67 balls.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 100 off 120 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 42, Jadhav’s contribution to it was 55. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
India scored 200 off 43.4 overs (262 balls). Australia had conceded five extras at that point.
Dhoni’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 68 balls. He eventually scored 59 off 72 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten, as was Jadhav, who eventually scored 81. His 87-ball innings included nine boundaries and a six.
Australia eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. India, who scored 240 for the loss of four wickets off 48.2 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with 10 balls to spare.
Stoinis bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 52. Behrendorff and Cummins bowled 10 wicketless overs each, conceding 46 apiece. Coulter-Nile bowled 9.2 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 46, picking up two wickets. Zampa, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 49. He picked up a couple of scalps.
India led the five-match series 1-0.
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