India vs Australia, 1st ODI: As it happened

India and Australia met each other last time in the three-match ODI series in January this year, when the Men in Blue clinched a 2-1 triumph.

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Openers Aaron Finch and David Warner hammered a magnificent century each before the bowlers came to the fore to help Australia clinch a comfortable 66-run victory over India in the opening ODI of the three-match series at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Friday.

Opting to bat first, Skipper-cum-opener Finch and Warner provided their side with a perfect start by sharing a mammoth partnership of 156 runs for the first wicket before the latter was removed for 69 by Mohammed Shami.

Subsequently, Finch then brought up his 17th ODI century off 117 deliveries besides also sharing another century stand of 108 runs with Steve Smith.

Finch finished his innings at 124-ball 114, including nine boundaries and two maximums. Smith then brought up a blistering knock of 105 runs off 66 deliveries to help Australia post a massive score of 374 for six.

In reply, Adam Zampa finished with figures of four for 54, while Josh Hazlewood bagged a three-wicket haul to help the hosts restrict India to a score of 308/8.

Mayank Agarwal (22), skipper Virat Kohli (21), Shreyas Iyer (2) and KL Rahul (12) all failed to contribute much with the bat before Shikhar Dhawan (74) and Hardik Pandya (90) joined forces to put up a 128-run stand for the fifth wicket. However, it was just not enough to guide India to victory. 

Here are the highlights:

27 November 2020

17:44 PM

Australia thrash India by 66 runs in 1st ODI. India 308/8 (50 overs)

17:20 PM

WICKET!! Ravindra Jadeja departed for 37-ball 25 after being caught at wide long-on by Mitchell Starc on the fourth delivery of 46th over from Adam Zampa. India 282/7 (46 overs)

17:12 PM

Nine runs off the last three overs.Ravindra Jadeja and Navdeep Saini are now batting at the crease at their respective scores of 14 and three as the visitors now need 119 runs from 48 balls. India 257/6 (42 overs)

17:03 PM

WICKET!! Hardik Pandya's magnificent knock of 90 runs has come to an end after he is caught by Mitchell Starc at long-on on the fifth ball of 39th over by Adam Zampa. India 247/6 (39 overs)

16:54 PM

Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who has returned to the national squad after a long injury lay-off, continues to stand strong at 85, while Ravindra Jadeja (3) has joined him at the other end.the Men in Blue is now chasing a difficult task of 138 runs needing from 13 overs. India 237/5 (37 overs)

16:41 PM

WICKET!! Adam Zampa has bagged a big wicket of Shikhar Dhawan (74). The Indian opener, who was looking solid at the crease, was caught by Mitchell Starc at mid-off on the third delivery of 35th over. India now need 144 runs off 15 overs. India 231/5 (35 overs)

16:39 PM

16:19 PM

Hardik Pandya (76) and Shikhar Dhawan (63) continued to stand strong at the crease as the duo has brought up over 100-run stand for the fifth wicket to help the Men in Blue reduce their chase to 162 runs needing from 19 overs. The Australian bowlers, on the other hand, are desperately looking for a wicket now. India 213/4 (31 overs)

16:04 PM

FIFTY!! Soon after Hardik Pandya brought up a fifty, Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan (55) too completed a half-century off 55 deliveries. He reached the mark with four runs by hitting the first ball of 25th over by Mitchell Starc towards deep square. India now need 190 runs off 23 overs.India 185/4 (27 overs)

15:46 PM

FIFTY!! Hardik Pandya (51) has brought up a calm and composed half-century off just 31 balls. He reached the mark with a maximum by launching the fifth ball of 23rd over by Glenn Maxwell to long-on. India 169/4 (23 overs) 

15:42 PM

Shikhar Dhawan (44) and Hardik Pandya (34) have brought up a half-century partnership for the fifth wicket as India need 224 runs off 28 overs. Pandya launched the third delivery of 20th over by Adam Zampa over long-on for a maximum. India 151/4 (22 overs)

15:29 PM

18 runs off the last two overs. Shikhar Dhawan and Hardik Pandya are currently batting cautiously at the crease at their respective scores of 40 and 23 as the Men in Blue now needs 240 runs from 31 overs. India 135/4 (19 overs)

15:23 PM

15:06 PM

WICKET!! Wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul smashed the third ball of 14th over by Adam Zampa straight to cover, only to see Steve Smith take a good catch. India are now down by  four wickets with 272 runs needing from 36 overs. India 103/4 (14 overs)

15:00 PM

Shikhar Dhawan (30) pushed the first delivery of 11th over by Mitchell Starc through cover for four runs before he cut the fifth ball through point for ths second boundary of the over. India need  276 runs from 37 overs. India 99/3 (13 overs)

14:53 PM

WICKET! Two wickets in an over for Pat Cummins. Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who made a decent start to his innings, was caught by his Australian counterpart Aaron Finch at midwicket on the third delivery of the 10th over. Shreyas Iyer then followed his captain back to the pavilion after being taken by Alex Carey behind the wicket on the fifth ball. India 80/3 (10 overs)

14:38 PM

The Men in Blue has added 22 runs in the last three overs. Indian skipper Virat Kohli hammered Pat Cummins for back-to-back boundaries in the seventh over before he smacked the second ball of the ninth over in the air towards the square leg for a six. Kohli is looking to build a partnership with Shikhar Dhawan (22) following the dismissal of Mayank Agarwal. India 76/1 (9 overs)

14:22 PM

WICKET!! Soon after bringing up a 50-run stand with Shikhar Dhawan inside just 5 overs, Mayank Agarwal is caught by Glenn Maxwell at point on the second delivery of the sixth over by Josh Hazlewood. With this, a 53-run stand between Mayank and Dhawan (20) has also come to an end. India 53/1 (5.2 overs)

14:07 PM

Mayank Agarwal and Shikhar Dhawan are off to a decent start for India as they added 32 runs in the first two overs. Dhawan (9) clobbered the fifth ball of the first over by Mitchell Starc back over the bowler's head for four runs before Mayank (14) smashed Josh Hazlewood for back-to-back boundaries in the next over. India 32/0 (2 overs)

13:48 PM

Mayank Agarwal and Shikhar Dhawan to open the chase for India. Mitchell Starc to open the proceedings for Australia. 

13:24 PM

Australia set a massive 375-run target for India. Australia 374/ 6 (50 overs)

13:12 PM

CENTURY!! After skipper Aaron Finch completed his 17th ODI ton, top-order batsman Steve Smith also notched up his 10th ODI century off 62 balls. He reached the three-figure mark with a single on the second ball of 49th over by Jasprit Bumrah. As a result, Smith also brought up his third-fastest ODI century for Australia. Australia 368/5 (49 overs)

13:03 PM

WICKET!!! Marcus Labuschagne fell cheaply for two runs after being taken by Shikhar Dhawan at long-off on the second ball of 46th over by Navdeep Saini. Australia 336/5 (46 overs)

12:45 PM

WICKET!! Glenn Maxwell, who was looking good at the crease, fell short of a half-century after being caught by Ravindra Jadeja at long-on on the fifth delivery of 45th over by Mohammed Shami. Australia 330/4 (45 overs)

12:45 PM

12:34 PM

WICKET!! Marcus Stoinis, who came to bat at No.4 spot, fell for a duck after being taken by KL Rahul behind the wicket on a Yuzvendra Chahal delivery in 41st over. Meanwhile, Steve Smith is standing strong at 70. Australia 272/3 (41 overs)

12:30 PM

WICKET! Soon after bringing up a magnificent century on his return for Australia, skipper Aaron Finch was caught by wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul behind the stumps on the last delivery of the 40th over by Jasprit Bumrah. Finch fell for 124-ball 114, including nine boundaries and two sixes. Australia 264/2 (40 overs)

12:20 PM

CENTURYYY!! Skipper Aaron Finch has brought up a ton on his return for Australia. He reached the three-figure mark with two runs by flicking the fourth delivery from Yuzvendra Chahal in the 39th over wide of midwicket. It is his 17th century in ODI cricket.Australia 252/1 (29 overs)

17th ODI hundred for Aaron Finch and his second of the year.

One of the best #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/Pby4kr51lo

— ICC (@ICC) November 27, 2020

12:12 PM

Australian skipper Aaron Finch (97) is inching closer to a century, while Steve Smith (42) is smashing the Indian bowlers all over the park after surviving an LBW appeal off Ravindra Jadeja delivery in 33rd over. The home side have easily crossed the 200-run mark. Australia  226/1 (37 overs)

11:56 AM

11:53 AM

23 runs off the last two overs. Aaron Finch (91), who is approaching a century, hammered the last delivery of 29th over by Yuzvendra Chahal towards square leg for a boundary. Steve Smith, who has come to bat at No.3 after David Warner's dismissal, smashed the the full toss from Chahal in 31st over into the deep midwicket fence for four runs. Australia 179/1 (31 overs)

11:37 AM

Meanwhile, Team India are donning black armbands in order to pay their tributes to Dean Jones and in memory of late Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes, who died on this day six years ago after being hit on the head by a bouncer.

#TeamIndia are sporting black armbands to pay their tributes to Dean Jones and in memory of Phillip Hughes, who passed away on this day six years ago.#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/0O8wJT5VIq

— BCCI (@BCCI) November 27, 2020

11:31 AM

WICKET!! Mohammed Shami has finally managed to give breakthrough to India by removing David Warner for 69. The Australian opener is caught behind the wicket by KL Rahul on the fifth ball of 28th over. With this, a huge 156-run partnership between Finch and Warner has also come to an end. Australia 156/1 (28 overs)

11:11 AM

David Warner (62) played a reverse sweep for four to fine leg on the first ball of the 25th over by Ravindra Jadeja. Skipper Aaron Finch, on the other hand, is too standing strong at the same score. The visitors desperately need a wicket now in order to avoid Australia set a huge target for them. Australia 138/0 (26 overs)

11:08 AM

FIFTY!! Shortly after skipper Aaron Finch brought up a fifty, opener David Warner too completed a half-century off 54 deliveries. He reached the mark by picking up two runs on the third delivery of 23rd over by Ravindra Jadeja. Australia 126/0 (23 overs)

10:51 AM

FIFTY!! Australian skipper Aaron Finch (53) has brought up a half-century off 69 deliveries. He reached the mark with a single by hitting the third ball of the 19th over by Ravindra Jadeja through cover. David Warner, on the other hand, is too standing strong at 41 as the hosts cross the 100-run mark. Australia 103/0 (20 overs)

10:39 AM

David Warner (37) and Aaron Finch (40) are looking solid at the crease as Australia have crossed the 80-run mark without a loss of any wicket. The Indian bowlers, on the other hand, are eagerly looking for a breakthrough now. The Men in Blue needs to break this opening stand in order to avoid the home side post a huge target. Australia 84/0 (17 overs)

10:38 AM

Australia 76/0 (15 overs)

10:14 AM

Aaron Finch and David Warner continue to stand strong at the crease at their respective scores of 29 and 22 as Australia have crossed the 50-run mark against India. Finch drove the first delivery of the ninth over from Navdeep Saini in the air through cover-point for four runs, while Finch pulled the third ball of the same over easily behind square for a boundary. Australia 54/0 (11 overs)

09:57 AM

Aaron Finch (23) played a pull shot through square leg on the second ball of the sixth over from Bumrah for four runs before he crunched a cut shot through point on a Navdeep Saini delivery in the next over for another boundary.Australia 40/0 (8 overs)

09:40 AM

Shami once again conceded just a single in the third over before Australia added 19 more runs in the next two overs. Skipper Aaron Finch (12) drove the first ball of the fourth over in the air wide of mid off for a boundary. Finch and Warner (13) are looking to stitch a good partnership for the opening wicket. Australia 27/0 (2 overs)

09:14 AM

Mohammed Shami bowled a tight first over before Jasprit Bumrah gave away six runs to Australia. David Warner (6) got off the mark by defending the second delivey of the first over with soft hands into the off side for a single before he smashed a Bumrah delivery off the back foot through point for four runs. Finch, on the other hand, flicked the fourth ball of the second over to mid on to open his account with one run. Australia 7/0 (2 overs)

09:13 AM

Aaron Finch and David Warner have walked down the crease to begin Australia's innings. Mohammed Shami with the new ball. 

09:09 AM

The two sides have walked down the crease for their respective national anthems. 

08:57 AM

Australia have made just one change in their Playing XI. Steve Smith comes in for Mitchell Marsh. For India, Manish Pandey, Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson, Shardul Thakur and Natarajan miss out for the opening ODI.

08:53 AM

LINEUPS:

India: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli (capt), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch (capt), Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa,  Josh Hazlewood

08:53 AM

Australia win toss, opt to bat first against India!

Update: Australia have won the toss in the first ODI and have opted to bat first. #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/YbYFN34zMu

— BCCI (@BCCI) November 27, 2020

08:34 AM

The toss for the opening India vs Australia ODI will take place shortly.