New Delhi: The India-Australia ODI in Chennai on Sunday started in a dramatic fashion as Nathan Coulter-Nile bagged three wickets in quick time. It was first Ajinkya Rahane for five, then Virat Kohli for a duck and finally Manish Pandey also for nought.


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Pandey’s dismissal even had the on-field umpire Marais Erasmus confused. See it for yourself below:



At the time of posting this story, we were at the mid-innings break in the match. After winning the toss and electing to bat, India posted 281 for seven in their allotted 50 overs.


Playing a starring role for India were Hardik Pandya who made 83 and MS Dhoni who scored 79. For Australia, Coulter-Nile bagged three for 44 and Marcus Stoinis scalped two for 54. James Faulkner and Adam Zampa also bagged a wicket each.


This match in Chennai is the first of the five ODI games. This series will be followed by a three-match T20 series.