1ST ODI India vs Australia, Live Cricket Scores: Pandya leads India's charge with brutal fifty

Virat Kohli's India will look to continue their good form and take an early advantage in the five-match series against Australia.

 

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September 17, 2017 | UPDATED 16:38 IST
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Hello and welcome to our LIVE COVERAGE of the first ODI between India and Australia at Chennai. (SCORECARD)

India Innings:

16.37 IST: Pandya moves onto to 77 -- his highest score in ODI cricket.

16.36 IST: Stoinis to Pandya, SIX! Ho,ho,ho it's a beauty! 100-run stand up in style! Stoinis bowls a slower delivery around off, Pandya uses all his power to hit the ball out of the playing field. The ball travels straight over the bowler for a maximum.

16.34 IST: India 186/5 after 39 overs.

16.33 IST: Faulkner to Pandya, FOUR!

16.32 IST: Was it the start of something big from Pandya?

16.30 IST: India 178/5 after 38 overs.

16.27 IST: Cummins to Pandya, FOUR! Now Cummins gets the Pandya treatment! Pat bowls it short around leg, Pandya swivels and pulls. As he does that his bat hits his helmet and then the ball. It races to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

16.26 IST: India 172/5 after 37 overs.

16.25 IST: Zampa to Pandya, SIX! And another one! Powerful Pandya on a roll! He's having Adam's sixes for runs! Zampa loops it up around middle, Hardik just strikes it straight over the bowler's head for another maximum! Seems unstoppable when he goes like this!

16.24 IST: Zampa to Pandya, SIX! WHAT A WAY TO GET TO A 50! Zampa floats this one around middle and leg, Pandya uses all his might that's there in the thin body and smashes it over long on for a biggie! The crowd that had gone silent has suddenly come alive!16.23 IST: Zampa to Pandya, SIX! Wallop! This one's out of here! Zampa flights this around middle, Pandya strikes it clean as a whistle for a mighty 90 metre hit. Maximum.16.22 IST: Zampa to Pandya, FOUR! Almost a masterstroke from Smith there! Zampa floats a low full toss around middle, Pandya smashes it straight past the bowler. Faulkner, who was stationed at straight mid on, leaps but couldn't reach the ball. The ball races away to the fence for a boundary.

16.21 IST: India 148/5 after 36 overs.

16.14 IST: India 146/5 after 35 overs.

16.12 IST: India 143/5 after 34 overs.

16.09 IST: India 139/5 after 33 overs. 

16.07 IST: Zampa to Dhoni, Floated around off, driven towards long off for a single. 50-run stand between the two.

16.06 IST: India 133/5 after 32 overs.

16.05 IST: Stoinis to Pandya, Four Byes! Free gifts! Length delivery outside off, Pandya swings his bat at it but fails to make contact. The ball goes on a bounce to Wade and he makes a mockery of it. Deflects it towards the fine leg fence for a boundary.

16.00 IST: India 125/5 after 31 overs.

15.57 IST: India 121/5 after 30 overs.

15.43 IST: Coulter-Nile to Pandya, FOUR! Deft and lucky! Smith is having a nightmare on the field! Not a drop but Smith is capable of catching those! Good length delivery around off, Pandya tries to defend it. Gets an outside edge on it and the ball flies towards the left of the slip fielder. Falls just short of Smith who gets his hand to it on a bounce and the ball races away to the fence.

15.28 IST: Stoinis to Hardik, FOUR! Brilliant Pandya! That's great improvisation there! Short delivery angling into the batsman, Hardik just stays tall and gets some bat on it. Gets it over the keeper's head for a boundary. Brings up the 100 for India in the 24th over.

15.24 IST: India 95/5 after 23 overs.

15.23 IST: Everything depends on this man now.

15.21 IST: India 90/5 after 22 overs.

15.18 IST: Hardik Pandya makes his way out to the middle. Has to play sensibly here.

15.16 IST: Stoinis to Jadhav, OUT! What a waste of a wicket! Just when Kedar Jadhav looked like he was settling in, he ends up throwing it away! Short delivery into the batsman, Kedar goes for the pull. Goes straight towards the fielder at mid-wicket. Cartwright makes no mistake this time as he pouches it safely. India have lost half their side and Stoinis grabs his second off the day. India 87/5 after 21.3 overs.

15.13 IST: India 86/4 after 21 overs.

15.07 IST: India 84/4 after 20 overs.

15.06 IST: India 80/4 after 19 overs.

15.02 IST: India 77/4 after 18 overs.

15.00 IST: Cummins to Jadhav, FOUR! STREAKY JADHAV! Cummins spears this on a length outside off, Kedar glides it wide of the slip fielder for a boundary. Smith must be ruing not having a second slip.

14.57 IST: India 71/4 after 17 overs.

14.57 IST: Zampa to Jadhav, FOUR! Jadhav punishes that! Zampa fires this short around middle, Kedar goes back and pulls it over mid-wicket. The ball seems to have hit the ropes on the full. The umpire goes upstairs and after looking at the replays, signals a boundary.

14.55 IST: Huge cheer at Chepauk as the favourite MS DHONI walks in to bat. Remember, India are in some trouble here with the cool talisman striding out to the center.

14.52 IST: Stoinis to Rohit, OUT! The short ball does it for Stoinis and Australia! He bangs this short outside off, Sharma pulls it in the air in front of square on the leg side. Coulter-Nile has ample time to get there from deep mid-wicket, settle under it and hold onto that calmly. Smith will be heaving a sigh of relief as Rohit walks back. The batsman was in no position to pull that! India 64/4 after 16 overs.

14.50 IST: Stoinis to Rohit, FOUR! JUST WIDE OF POINT! Length ball outside off, Sharma cuts it aerially over point for a boundary. This brings up the 50-run stand between these two. They need to carry on to take India to safety.50-run partnership between Rohit and Jadhav. India 64/3 after 15.4 overs. 

14.49 IST: India 59/3 after 15 overs.

14.47 IST: Adam Zampa on for Australia.

14.44 IST: DRINKS are on the field now. It's been an eventful hour of play where both the sides are tussling for advantage. The visitors have been successful in breaking the spine of the top order by picking up three quick wickets. But Sharma and Jadhav have held fort so far. The hosts would love them to continue and get a big score while the away side would be intent on breaking through.

14.43 IST: India 57/3 after 14 overs.

14.39 IST: India 51/3 after 13 overs.

14.37 IST: Faulkner to Rohit, FOUR! STAND AND DELIVER! Faulkner bowls it on a length around off, Sharma just hits it over the bowler's head. The ball races away to the fence for a boundary. 50 up for India with that!

14.35 IST: Faulkner to Jadhav, FOUR! Classically cut that! Faulkner bowls it on a length outside off, Jadhav stays back and cuts it through backward point. Coulter-Nile rushes to his right from third man, puts in the slide but is unable to prevent the boundary. The timing in that shot was immaculate!

14.34 IST: The first hour of the play has certainly gone the visitors' way.

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14.33 IST: India 41/3 after 12 overs.

14.30 IST: Marcus Stoinis has been handed the ball now.

14.29 IST: India 38/3 after 11 overs.

14.28 IST: NO BALL! Faulkner bowls that in front of the stumps, Jadhav misses the flick and gets struck on the pads. No ball signaled for overstepping.

14.25 IST: What a spell from this man. 5 overs 3/12.

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14.23 IST: India 34/3 after 10 overs.

14.20 IST: India 30/3 after 9 overs.

14.19 IST: Faulkner to Rohit, FOUR! Welcome to India, says Rohit with a boundary! Faulkner runs in and bowls it on a length outside off, Sharma just cuts it through point. The ball races away to the boundary.

14.17 IST: James Faulkner is brought into the attack. Could be a handy bowler in these conditions, where it hasn't been easy to hit through the line.

14.15 IST: India 24/3 after 8 overs.

14.12 IST: India 23/3 after 7 overs.

14.08 IST: Cummins to Jadhav, FOUR! GLORIOUS! Cummins spears this full around middle and leg, Jadhav just takes a stride forward and clips it wide of mid on. The ball races away even as Head gives a valiant chase. he puts in the dive but is unable to prevent the boundary. The umpire goes upstairs to confirm that it is indeed a boundary.

14.06 IST: India 16/3 after 6 overs.

14.04 IST: Coulter-Nile to Kadhav, FOUR! That should do his confidence a world of good! Coulter-Nile bowls it full outside off, Jadhav drives it through point for a boundary. He got it off the middle of the bat.

14.04 IST: Kedar Jadhav comes out to bat.

14.01 IST: Coulter-Nile to Pandey, OUT! Pandey is a goner! India in some sort of trouble here! Coulter-Nile bowls it very full outside off, Manish looks to drive but the ball moves away slightly. Takes the edge and goes to the keeper. The visitors celebrate but the umpire isn't sure and hence goes upstairs. The third umpire confirms the edge and ends Pandey's stay at the crease. He follows his skipper for a duck!  India 11/3 after 5.3 overs.

14.00 IST: Manish Pandey comes out to bat.

13.58 IST: Coulter-Nile to Kohli, OUT! If not Rohit, the Aussies get Kohli! For a blob! Coulter-Nile bowls it full outside off, Kohli is tempted to drive and he does. The ball takes the outer half of the bat and goes towards point where Maxwell leaps and takes a one handed blinder. The beauty of the catch was the fact that Glenn kept his balance and didn't fall even after taking the catch. The visitors are ecstatic and why not! They've snapped up the opposition mainstay cheaply! India 11/2 from 5.2 overs.

13.57 IST: Cummins to Rohit, DROPPED! Rohit Sharma survives! Steven Smith the culprit! Cummins bowled it on a length around off, the opener stays in the crease and looks to guide it to third man. Ends up offering a catch to second slip where the skipper falters. How costly will that prove? India 11/1 after 5 overs.

13.51 IST: The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli, walks in to a rousing reception by the crowd.

13.49 IST: Coulter-Nile to Rahane, OUT! Thankfully for him it wasn't the Free Hit! He spears a full delivery outside off, inviting Rahane to drive. The batsman does so without great footwork. Ends up edging that which is gleefully accepted by Wade. India 11/1 after 3.3 overs

13.48 IST: NO BALL! Free Hit is coming up.

13.44 IST: India 10/0 after 3 overs.

13.39 IST: India 4/0 after 2 overs.

13.37 IST: Nathan Coulter-Nile will take the second new ball from the other end. He has two slips in place

13.36 IST: India 3/0 after 1 over.

13.30 IST:  The men who matter make their way out to the middle. Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane stride out with the bat for India. Pat Cummins will start off with the first new cherry in hand for the Australians. Two slips in place. Here we go...

13.28 IST: All the best.

13.18 IST: Pitch report13.08 IST: Teams: 13.01 IST: India win toss, opt to bat first.

12.59 IST: Toss time

12.56 IST: Australia's own answer to India's spin threat12.54 IST: Stay focused...results will follow. Captain's motto. 12.52 IST: Sir Jadeja is back.12.48 IST: Captain Smith is in the house12.45 IST: Someone's all set and raring to go.12.43 IST: New boy in the team for the Aussies.12.42 IST: He might not be playing in this series but how can he be forgotten. Happy Birthday Ash. He turns 31 today.12.39 IST: Fun and games before the big test12.37 IST: The boss is in the house.12.32 IST: Team India on their way 12.30 IST: All set.Preview:

Despite steamrolling Sri Lanka over three cricket formats 9-0 in their last tour, India will know all too well that Australia would be a different proposition altogether when the two sides renew acquaintances in the first of the five-match One-Day International (ODI) series at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday.

India were all over the hapless Sri Lankans in the latter's own den without having to break sweat. Virat Kohli and Co won all the three Test matches, five ODIs and one T20 international to return unblemished.

But in Australia, the hosts will face stiffer competition simply because of the quality of players the visitors posses.

Even without their pace spearheads Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, ruled out due to injuries, the Steve Smith-led side has the likes of Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa and Ashton Agar to trouble the Indian batsmen.

It won't be smooth sailing for the visitors, though, by any stretch of imagination.

At home, India have been rampant over the last year of so winning against New Zealand and England 3-2 and 2-1 respectively in the 50-over format.

Indian batters are been in good form with veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni also finding himself among runs in Sri Lanka. Not having Shikhar Dhawan for the three ODIs is a blow as the southpaw has been among runs in all formats lately.

Ajinkya Rahane is expected to take his place at the top of the order alongwith opener Rohit Sharma. KL Rahul is also an option.

For the Aussies, not having Aaron Finch opening the batting with David Warner is not a perfect arrangement with the dashing right-hander nursing a calf problem. Peter Handscomb has been called on to replace him but Travis Head looks to be the likely partner of Warner.

Ahead of the 2019 World Cup in England, India chief coach Ravi Shastri will get to look at his back-up spin options in this series with Ravichandran Ashwin rested. (Also Read: India vs Australia: Jadeja replaces injured Axar Patel for first three ODIs)

The likes of chinaman Kuldeep Yadav, left-arm spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and would vie for spots in the team.

Kuldeep and Chahal have done pretty well in the limited chances that they have got since then and even though there's a perception that wrist-spinners can go for runs, the leggie has an economy rate of 4.14 and the chinaman 3.97 in ODIs.

"I look at them as mystery spinners. You never know what's coming out of their hand. The captain is comfortable to get them into the fray as they can get crucial breakthroughs we look forward to in the middle part of the game," vice-captain Rohit said on Friday.

The Aussies too will rely heavily on their tweakers to get them the wickets. While skipper Steve Smith has made it amply clear that Zampa is a certainty in the playing XI, Agar is also tipped to play a part.

The fact that Kerala chinaman bowler K.K. Jiyas flew in to help the Aussies practice on Friday is a clear indication of how seriously the tourists are taking spin.

The Aussies have not played ODIs since the ICC Champions Trophy and will look to put aside their disappointing loss to Bangladesh in the first Test in Dhaka. They fought back to triumph convincingly in the second rubber. The Aussies lost 0-2 in New Zealand in the ODIs before the Champions Trophy.

The squads:

India: Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami.

Australia: Steve Smith (C), David Warner, Ashton Agar, Hilton Cartwright, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Patrick Cummins, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), Adam Zampa