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1st ODI: India vs Australia 2016 - As it happened...

Perth: Australian skipper Steve Smith's 149 overshadowed a brilliant century by Rohit Sharma, as Australia defeated India by 5 wickets in the first ODI at the WACA ground in Perth.

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New Delhi: Australian skipper Steve Smith's 149 overshadowed a brilliant century by Rohit Sharma, as the hosts defeated India by 5 wickets in the first ODI at the WACA ground in Perth.

12 January 2016
16:19 PM

Over 49.2 | Score 310/5 | (Marsh 12*, Faulkner 1*)

2 needed off six. Bhuvi to bowl the final over, Smith to face at 149. Guess what? Bhuvneshwar started with a length ball, and Smith hit it straight to Kohli at covers. The crowd is disappointed, so is Smith who walks back to the dressimg room to a rousing reception from the crowd. Faulkner is the new man in. The second ball was a wide down the leg side. Faulkner hit the second ball of the over towards long-on for a single which will be winning runs!

SPD Smith c Kohli b Sran 149 (135b)

16:15 PM

Over 49 | Score 308/4 | (Smith 149*, Marsh 12*)

6 needed from 12, Yadav to end up his quota. Marsh took a single off the first ball. Second ball hit Smith on the pads, there was a half-hearted appeal made which didn't get the attention of the umpire. Marsh took a single off the third ball to bring Smith back on strike. Smith worked the fourth ball straight to point for no run. Smith worked the fifth ball towards deep midwicket for a single, moves to 149. 2 needed from 7 now. Will Marsh give his skipper a chance to score 150? Yes he will. He defends the last ball for no run.

16:13 PM

Over 48 | Score 304/4 | (Smith 148*, Marsh 10*)

Bhuvneshwar to bowl his 9th over. Six from the over.

16:06 PM

Over 47 | Score 298/4 | (Smith 144*, Marsh 8*)

17 needed from 24, Umesh to bowl his ninth over. Five from the over.

16:03 PM

Over 46 | Score 293/4 | (Smith 141*, Marsh 6*)

Ashwin to bowl his ninth over. Six from the over.

16:03 PM

Over 45 | Score 287/4 | (Smith 137*, Marsh 4*)

Sran to continue. His fifth ball would have been a good yorker to most of the batsmen but Smith made room and worked it fine past backward point for another boundary. There's some chatting going on between Smith Sran every now and then.

15:56 PM

Over 44 | Score 274/4 | (Smith 128*, Marsh 0*)

Ashwin to continue and guess who will face him – Glenn Maxwell! Maxwell made room for himself off the third ball and cleared covers for a boundary. That wasn't enough for Maxwell, he tried clearing midwicket off the next ball but holed it towards cow corner where Dhawan took a well-judged catch. Some respite for India and Ashwin has won the battle against Maxwell, yet again. Mitchell Marsh is the new man in and we know he can tonk the ball to some distance.

GJ Maxwell c Dhawan b Ashwin 6 (6b)

15:54 PM

Over 43 | Score 269/3 | (Smith 128*, Maxwell 2*)

Sran to bowl his 8th over. Five from the over.

15:48 PM

Over 42 | Score 264/3 | (Smith 126*, Maxwell 0*)

It was proving to be an economical over, so Bailey smashed the last ball which was looking to go all the way for a Six, but Bhuvneshwar grabbed on to an excellent catch at long-off. Ashwin has a wicket, the partnership has been broken, they added 242-run stand for the third wicket.

GJ Bailey c Kumar b Ashwin 112 (120b)

15:45 PM

Over 41 | Score 261/2 | (Smith 124*, Bailey 112*)

Jadeja to bowl his ninth over. Smith tonked the third ball straight down the ground for a Six! Fifth ball was short and wide and Smith cut it past backward point for another boundary. 12 from the over. These two are now just toying with the Indian bowlers.

15:40 PM

Over 40 | Score 249/2 | (Smith 113*, Bailey 111*)

Sran has been brought back. He's the one who picked the two wickets which have fallen in the second innings and India need a few more from him. Second ball was pitched short and Smith pulled it past midwicket for another boundary. Seven from the over.

15:39 PM

Over 39 | Score 242/2 | (Smith 108*, Bailey 109*)

Yadav to bowl his 8th over. Smith took a single off the first ball to reach another ton against India. Bailey and Smith smashed three boundaries in that over. These two are going for the kills. Everything is going their way. India need to come up with a miracle here to make a comeback.

15:39 PM

Over 38 | Score 228/2 | (Smith 99*, Bailey 104*)

Bhuvneshwar to continue. Fourth ball was pitched short and Smith pulled it past midwicket for another boundary. Smith moves to 99, he is close to hitting yet another ton against India.

15:26 PM

Over 37 | Score 219/2 | (Smith 91*, Bailey 103*)

Yadav to continue. Six runs from the over.

15:22 PM

Over 36 | Score 213/2 | (Smith 88*, Bailey 101*)

Kumar to continue. Bailey ran a single off the second ball to move to 99, the bowler conceded an overthrow and that's the third ODI ton for Bailey. Fantastic innings considering Australia had lost openers quite early in the innings. Four from the over.

15:21 PM

Over 35 | Score 209/2 | (Smith 87*, Bailey 98*)

Yadav to bowl his sixth over. Seven from the over. Bailey is now just two runs short of his third ODI ton.

15:18 PM

Over 34 | Score 202/2 | (Smith 85*, Bailey 93*)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes back into attack. Economical over, but India need wickets.

15:16 PM

Over 33 | Score 200/2 | (Smith 84*, Bailey 92*)

Jadeja to bowl his eighth over. Fifth ball was pitched at leg stump and Smith pulled it for another boundary. Nine from the over.

15:16 PM

Over 32 | Score 191/2 | (Smith 77*, Bailey 90*)

Ashwin has been brought back into the attack. Six from the over.

15:03 PM

Over 31 | Score 185/2 | (Smith 72*, Bailey 89*)

Jadeja brought back. Five singles from that over.

15:01 PM

Over 30 | Score 180/2 | (Smith 70*, Bailey 86*)

Kohli to continue. Fourth ball was pitched short and Bailey pulled it past midwicket for his sixth boundary. 8 from the over.

14:55 PM

Over 29 | Score 172/2 | (Smith 68*, Bailey 80*)

Yadav to continue. Four from the over.

14:54 PM

Over 28 | Score 168/2 | (Smith 67*, Bailey 78*)

Dhoni is trying everything, here comes Kohli. Five from the over.

14:48 PM

Over 27 | Score 163/2 | (Smith 66*, Bailey 74*)

Spinners aren't making an impact and thus Yadav is back. 5 from the over. Australia are doing to Yadav what India did to Hazlewood, not taking much chances by paying some respect.

14:45 PM

Over 26 | Score 158/2 | (Smith 52*, Bailey 65*)

Ashwin to bowl his fifth over. Bailey shimmied down the track off the first ball and hammered it over long-off for a maximum! Smith was offered width off the fifth ball and he cut it for another boundary. 13 runs had come off the first five balls but that did not prevent Smith from charging down the track off the last ball to hit another six straight down the ground. Massive over for the hosts and Dhoni would be feeling the pressure now. 19 runs from the over.

14:42 PM

Over 25 | Score 139/2 | (Smith 52*, Bailey 65*)

Jadeja to bowl his sixth over. Smith took a single off the fourth ball to reach his fifty off 55 balls. Within no time, this partnership is now worth 118 runs! India desperately need a breakthough.

14:42 PM

Over 24 | Score 132/2 | (Smith 49*, Bailey 62*)

Ashwin to continue. Bailey played another reverse-sweep, timed it well this time as it rushed past point for another boundary.  

14:40 PM

Over 23 | Score 124/2 | (Smith 47*, Bailey 56*)

Jadeja to bowl his fifth over. Six singles from that over.

14:39 PM

Over 22 | Score 118/2 | (Smith 44*, Bailey 53*)

Ashwin to continue, India need him to strike. Five from the over.

14:39 PM

Over 21 | Score 113/2 | (Smith 42*, Bailey 50*)

Jadeja to continue. Bailey took a single off the last ball to bring his fifty off 60 balls. Without taking any risks, these two are doing the job for their team by stitching a healthy partnership.

14:35 PM

Over 20 | Score 107/2 | (Smith 40*, Bailey 47*)

Ashwin to continue. Bailey mistimed a reverse-sweep off the fifth ball, the ball went towards deep cover for a boundary. Very lucky escape there as the ball was in air for quite some time. 9 from the over.

14:32 PM

Over 19 | Score 98/2 | (Smith 39*, Bailey 38*)

Jadeja to continue. Fourth ball was bowled down the leg side and Smith worked it past square for another boundary. The Australian skipper is slowly getting into his groove. It would be impossible to remove him if he stays for a little longer. 8 from the over.

14:32 PM

Over 18 | Score 90/2 | (Smith 33*, Bailey 37*)

Ravichandran Ashwin, India's premier spinner, is brought into the attack. Smith was offered width off the second ball, he cut it past point for a boundary. Eight from the over.

14:23 PM

Over 17 | Score 82/2 | (Smith 27*, Bailey 35*)

Yadav to bowl his third over. Just 5 from the over. No boundaries scored in the last four to five overs. These two are mostly dealing in singles, which is not a bad idea considering they bat deep in their line up. India need another wicket.

14:23 PM

Over 16 | Score 77/2 | (Smith 25*, Bailey 33*)

Jadeja to continue. Four from the over.

14:20 PM

Over 15 | Score 73/2 | (Smith 24*, Bailey 30*)

Yadav to continue. Another economical over from the speedster.

14:18 PM

Over 14 | Score 70/2 | (Smith 23*, Bailey 29*)

Ravindra Jadeja has been brought into the attack. He has delivered some incredible performances in India in the last few months. 5 runs from his first over.

14:18 PM

Over 13 | Score 65/2 | (Smith 19*, Bailey 28*)

Umesh Yadav has been brought into the attack. Good start for the paceman, three runs off his first over.

13:58 PM

Over 12 | Score 62/2 | (Smith 17*, Bailey 27*)

Surprise, surprise! Rohit Sharma is brought into the attack. Bailey was down the wicket off the fifth ball and he launched it high and handsome straight down the ground for a Six! 11 from the over. Bad move from Dhoni.

13:52 PM

Over 11 | Score 51/2 | (Smith 15*, Bailey 18*)

Sran into his sixth over. He bowled two short balls to Bailey, who punished them by hitting two boundaries past the midwicket area. 11 from the over and the hosts also reach 50 runs.

13:47 PM

Over 10 | Score 40/2 | (Smith 13*, Bailey 9*)

Bhuvi into his fifth over. Bailey was offered width off the first ball, which was a fuller delivery and he drove it through covers for his first boundary.

13:45 PM

Over 9 | Score 36/2 | (Smith 13*, Bailey 5*)

Sran into his fifth over. Just four from the over. The hosts cannot let these overs pass by without scoring boundaries.

13:44 PM

Over 8 | Score 32/2 | (Smith 12*, Bailey 2*)

Bhuvi to bowl his fourth over. Just four from the over. The right-arm pacer has been contained runs so far to a great extent.

13:43 PM

Over 7 | Score 28/2 | (Smith 9*, Bailey 1*)

Sran to continue. The Australians are now respecting the rookie pacer for his brilliant line and length. Just one from the over.

13:42 PM

Over 6 | Score 27/2 | (Smith 9*, Bailey 0*)

Kumar to continue. Another economical over for India, six runs off it.

13:38 PM

Over 5 | Score 21/2 | (Smith 6*, Bailey 0*)

Sran to continue. Warner tried to clear the mid-off fielder, didn't time it well as the ball went straight to Kohli. Sran has two on debut! Dream debut for the youngster. George Bailey joins Smith at the crease. He nicked the first ball he faced from Bran to Dhoni, there wasn't a huge appeal, the replays showed he did. Hosts are in a spot of bother here.

DA Warner c Kohli b Sran 5 (10b)

13:31 PM

Over 4 | Score 20/1 | (Warner 5*, Smith 5*)

Bhuvi to continue. Six from the over.

13:30 PM

Over 3 | Score 14/1 | (Warner 4*, Smith 1*)

Sran to continue. Finch got an inside edge off the second ball which went for a boundary. But Sran had the last laugh as Finch hit the next ball back to the bowler, who grabbed it brilliantly to claim his first international wicket just in his 2nd over! What a start for the youngster! Steve Smith is the new man in. Fifth ball of the over was bowled down the leg side and Warner worked it nicely past fine leg for a boundary!

AJ Finch c & b Sran 8 (11b)

13:18 PM

Over 2 | Score 5/0 | (Finch 4*, Warner 0*)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl from the other end. Great start by Bhuvi. He could be crucial for India today if he starts getting slight swing here.

13:17 PM

Over 1 | Score 3/0 | (Finch 3*, Warner 9*)

Barinder Sran to bowl first over, David Warner and Aaron Finch to open innings. Good start by Sran, just three from the first over.

12:24 PM

It has been a mind blowing knock from Rohit Sharma, who has once again showed why is he rated so highly as a batsman across the globe. Once again, he has carried the bat throughout the innings. The entire team, all the fans, and even the Australian spectators would be proud of that knock.

12:24 PM

Over 50 | Score 309/3 | (Sharma 171*, Jadeja 10*)

Boland to bowl the final over. Rohit scored another boundary off the second over, over the keeper. Boland followed it with a length ball and Rohit launched it once again over long on for another maximum. Boland did well to concede just three runs off the last three balls!

12:15 PM

Over 49 | Score 295/3 | (Sharma 159*, Jadeja 8*)

Faulkner to bowl his final over. Dhoni's innings came to an end as Bolard pulled off a stunning catch to dismiss the Indian skipper. Jadeja was the new man in and hit the first ball he faced past wide of long-on for a boundary. 10 from the over.

MS Dhoni c Boland b Faulkner 18 (13b)

12:15 PM

Over 48 | Score 285/2 | (Sharma 157*, Dhoni 18*)

Boland is back in attack. He bowled a low full-toss to Rohit, who smashed it over deep midwicket for another Six! Mind blowing hitting by Hitman of Indian cricket. Boland, who was under huge pressure, bowled another full-toss to Rohit who spanked it over long-on for a Six! 16 from the over.

12:02 PM

Over 47 | Score 269/2 | (Sharma 143*, Dhoni 16*)

Faulkner to bowl his ninth over. He bowled a length ball to Dhoni who tonked it over wide of long-off for a Six! Sharma made room for himself off the fifth ball, played it cheekily past fine leg for another boundary. Huge over for India, 15 runs from it.

12:02 PM

Over 46 | Score 254/2 | (Sharma 136*, Dhoni 9*)

Hazlewood to bowl his final over. No risk taken, rightly so. Six from the over.

11:57 AM

Over 45 | Score 248/2 | (Sharma 134*, Dhoni 5*)

Faulkner to bowl his eighth over. Kohli shimmied down the track off the third ball, hit it flat towards long-on where Finch held on to a good catch. Some respite for the visitors. Kohli and Sharma added 207 runs for the second-wicket partnership. MS Dhoni is the new man in and the teams needs him to his some big sixes. He started off with a boundary past fine leg.

V Kohli c Finch b Faulkner 91 (97b)

11:47 AM

Over 44 | Score 242/1 | (Sharma 133*, Kohli 91*)

Hazlewood to bowl his penultimate over. Five runs from it. With five overs remaining, these two should now unleash their best strokes for the next 30 balls.

11:45 AM

Over 43 | Score 237/1 | (Sharma 131*, Kohli 88*)

Marsh to continue. Kohli drove the first ball through covers for a boundary. Kohli charged down the wicket off the third ball, hit it overs covers for another boundary. 11 from the over. The Australian bowlers are looking helpless here.

11:45 AM

Over 42 | Score 226/1 | (Sharma 130*, Kohli 79*)

Hazlewood to bowl his eighth over. Rohit made some room for himself off the first ball and worked it past third man for a boundary. Six from the over.

11:41 AM

Over 41 | Score 220/1 | (Sharma 125*, Kohli 78*)

Marsh to bowl his eighth over. Four from the over.

11:34 AM

Over 40 | Score 216/1 | (Sharma 123*, Kohli 76*)

Boland to continue. Rohit continued his good strokemaking and hammered the youngster for three boundaries in that over.

11:32 AM

Over 39 | Score 204/1 | (Sharma 111*, Kohli 76*)

Paris to continue. He bowled a length ball to Rohit who dispatched it over long-on for another maximum. India have also crossed the 200-run mark with that stroke. 8 from the over.

11:29 AM

Over 38 | Score 196/1 | (Sharma 104*, Kohli 75*)

Boland to bowl his seventh over. Five from the over.

11:23 AM

Over 37 | Score 191/1 | (Sharma 102*, Kohli 72*)

Paris to continue. First ball went down the leg side, Kohli got an edge which went all the way for a boundary. Rohit worked the third ball towards third man for a single to complete his brilliant century! He has looked in total control and this will go down as one of his finest knocks.

11:12 AM

Over 36 | Score 182/1 | (Sharma 99*, Kohli 66*)

Marsh to continue. Just two from the over. Rohit is batting on 99 as players go for a drinks break.

11:07 AM

Over 35 | Score 180/1 | (Sharma 98*, Kohli 65*)

Paris has been brought back into the attack. Fourth ball was a length delivery and Sharma hammered it over the bowler for another boundary.

11:04 AM

Over 34 | Score 172/1 | (Sharma 92*, Kohli 63*)

Marsh to bowl his sixth over. Kohli was offered width off the second ball and he cut it over point for a boundary. Seven from the over.

11:03 AM

Over 33 | Score 165/1 | (Sharma 91*, Kohli 57*)

Faulkner to continue. Another economical over from him, just two from it.

11:03 AM

Over 32 | Score 163/1 | (Sharma 90*, Kohli 56*)

Boland to continue. He pitched one short to Kohli, who tonked it over deep fine leg for a six which also brought his fifty off 61 balls. Nine from the over and India are all looking all set to put a huge total on board.

11:01 AM

Over 31 | Score 154/1 | (Sharma 88*, Kohli 49*)

Faulkner to continue. He bowled a wide bouncer to Rohit, who played a brilliant upper cut past third man for another boundary. Rohit has hardly put a foot wrong today.

10:46 AM

Over 30 | Score 149/1 | (Sharma 83*, Kohli 49*)

Boland has been brought into the attack. Six from the over. Smith is looking short of ideas here.

10:46 AM

Over 29 | Score 143/1 | (Sharma 81*, Kohli 45*)

Faulkner to bowl his fifth over. Six from the over.

10:40 AM

Over 28 | Score 137/1 | (Sharma 78*, Kohli 42*)

Hazlewood to continue. Just one from the over. It's a good strategy not to take any chances against Australia's premier paceman.

10:39 AM

Over 27 | Score 136/1 | (Sharma 77*, Kohli 42*)

Maxwell to continue. Sharma charged down the wicket off the first ball and launched it high over long-off for a maximum! Fifth ball was bowled down the leg side and Kohli swept it past square leg for another boundary. 13 from the over. These two are looking in great touch!

10:38 AM

Over 26 | Score 123/1 | (Sharma 70*, Kohli 36*)

Hazlewood is back in attack as Australia need wickets. No damage done.

10:27 AM

Over 25 | Score 120/1 | (Sharma 68*, Kohli 35*)

Maxwell to continue. Six from the over. These two haven't taken any chances against Maxi so far.

10:27 AM

Over 24 | Score 114/1 | (Sharma 65*, Kohli 33*)

Marsh to continue. He bowled a length ball to Sharma, who flicked it over cow corner for a Six! Only someone like Rohit Sharma can play such a mind boggling stroke for you. He's batting beautifully and Steve Smith would be a worried man now.

10:25 AM

Over 23 | Score 107/1 | (Sharma 58*, Kohli 33*)

Maxwell, Australia's lone spinner in the game, has been brought into the attack. Three from the over.

10:19 AM

Over 22 | Score 104/1 | (Sharma 56*, Kohli 32*)

Marsh to bowl his fourth over. Five runs off it.

10:14 AM

Over 21 | Score 99/1 | (Sharma 55*, Kohli 28*)

Faulkner to continue. His second ball was a slow wide bouncer to Rohit, he got a top edge which went over Wade for a boundary. Six from the over.

10:09 AM

Over 20 | Score 93/1 | (Sharma 50*, Kohli 27*)

Marsh to bowl his third over. Rohit took a single off the second ball to complete his fifty off 63 balls. He has looked brilliant right from the start and India need him to score a big one here. Australia are missing their experienced speedsters here.

10:06 AM

Over 19 | Score 90/1 | (Sharma 49*, Kohli 25*)

Faulkner to bowl his third over. He has conceded just 10 runs from his three overs so far.

10:05 AM

Over 18 | Score 86/1 | (Sharma 46*, Kohli 24*)

Boland to bowl his third over. Four from the over and these two have so far stitched 50 runs for the second wicket.

09:59 AM

Over 17 | Score 82/1 | (Sharma 44*, Kohli 23*)

Faulkner to continue. Another economical over.

09:59 AM

Over 16 | Score 80/1 | (Sharma 43*, Kohli 22*)

Boland to continue. Just two from the over.

09:57 AM

Over 15 | Score 78/1 | (Sharma 42*, Kohli 21*)

James Faulkner has been brought into the attack. He bowled five dot balls to Sharma, and ended the over with a length ball which the right-hander hit over him for a boundary.

09:45 AM

Over 14 | Score 74/1 | (Sharma 38*, Kohli 21*)

Boland to continue. He began with a length ball on the pads, Kohli played it beautifully between midwicket and mid-on for another boundary. Six from the over.

09:44 AM

Over 13 | Score 68/1 | (Sharma 37*, Kohli 17*)

Marsh to continue. He started with a length ball and Kohli pushed it past the fielder at mid-off for a boundary. The batting pair entertaining the crowd with stupendous strokes!

09:40 AM

Over 12 | Score 63/1 | (Sharma 37*, Kohli 12*)

Scott Boland, another debutant, brought into the attack. Good start for him, just two from the over.

09:32 AM

Over 11 | Score 61/1 | (Sharma 36*, Kohli 11*)

Mitchell Marsh has been brought into the attack. He bowled a full-toss to Rohit, who smashed it past midwicket for a boundary. Nine from the over. India need these two to built a healthy partnership here. It would be a delight to watch for the fans if they manage to do so.

09:28 AM

Over 10 | Score 52/1 | (Sharma 27*, Kohli 11*)

Paris to continue. He bowled one at Kohli's pads which was nicely flicked past midwicket for a boundary. Delightful shot from the Delhi batsman! Paris then bowled a length ball to Kohli who drove it straight down the ground for yet another boundary. 10 runs from the over, good one for the visitors!

09:28 AM

Over 9 | Score 42/1 | (Sharma 27*, Kohli 1*)

Hazlewood to continue. Four from the over.

09:24 AM

Over 8 | Score 38/1 | (Sharma 24*, Kohli 0*)

Paris into his fourth over. Good one from the youngster, just 1 from it.

09:17 AM

Over 7 | Score 37/1 | (Sharma 23*, Kohli 0*)

Hazlewood to continue. Fourth ball was pitched short to Dhawan, the left-hander played a pull shot which went straight to the fielder at deep square leg. Another poor innings from Dhawan, Virat Kohli is the new man in.

S Dhawan c Marsh b Hazlewood 9 (22b)

09:16 AM

Over 6 | Score 35/0 | (Sharma 21*, Dhawan 9*)

Paris to bowl his third over. Dhawan played a wonderful cover drive off the backfoot off the second ball for a boundary. Six from the over, good start by India!

09:09 AM

Over 5 | Score 29/0 | (Sharma 20*, Dhawan 4*)

Hazlewood to continue. Economical over, just one from it. The Indian batsmen haven't looked in any sort of trouble so far.

09:08 AM

Over 4 | Score 28/0 | (Sharma 20*, Dhawan 3)

Paris to continue. He tried testing Rohit with a short ball, the right-hander was anticipating it and he slapped it over deep square leg for a Six! Hitman has found his rhythm, Gabbar needs to get going as well!

09:03 AM

Over 3 | Score 20/0 | (Sharma 14*, Dhawan 2*)

Hazlewood to continue. He started off with a bouncer, Rohit got some bat to it, the ball went just over wicketkeeper Matthew Wade for a boundary. Six from the over. Good start by both the teams so far.

09:00 AM

Over 2 | Score 14/0 | (Sharma 8*, Dhawan 2)

Debutant Joel Paris to bowl from the other end. He started with a magnificent yorker to Sharma, who got a bottom edge which deprived Paris off a wicket off the first ball of his international career. Dhawan tried to hit some powerful strokes in that over, but failed to find gaps. Good start from Paris!