India defeated Australia by six wickets in the first ODI to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series here Saturday.
Hyderabad:
India had restricted Australia to a modest 236 for seven after the visitors opted to bat. The hosts then returned to overhaul the target with 10 balls to spare, scoring 240-4 in 48.2 overs.
Kedar Jadhav (81) and MS Dhoni (59) hit superb unbeaten half-centuries to take the team home.
Brief Scores: Australia: 236 for 7 in 50 overs (Usman Khawaja 50, Glenn Maxwell 40; Mohammed Shami 2/44). India: 240-4 in 48.2 overs (MS Dhoni 59, Kedar Jadhav 81; Nathan Coulter-Nile 2/35).