Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni star in India’s dominating win vs Australia in 1st ODI

Hardik Pandya (83) and MS Dhoni (79) proved crucial as India defeated Australia in the first ODI of a five-match series. (PTI)

Updated on: Sep 17, 2017 10:21 PM IST

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Hardik Pandya (83) and MS Dhoni (79) proved crucial as India defeated Australia in the first ODI of a five-match series. (PTI)

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After India won the toss and chose to bat, Nathan Coulter-Nile gave an early jolt by dismissing Ajinkya Rahane in the fourth over. (REUTERS)

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Virat Kohli (0) followed Ajinkya Rahane. He was also dismissed by Coulter-Nile. (PTI)

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Nathan Coulter-Nile also picked the wicket of Manish Pandey as India were reduced to 11/3. (AP)

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Kedar Jadhav (40) then struck a good partnership with MS Dhoni. (AP)

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After Jadhav’s dismissal, MS Dhoni partnered with Hardik Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. (PTI)

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Hardik Pandya and MS Dhoni both scored a half-century each. (PTI)

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MS Dhoni ultimately was out for 79 as India posted 281/7 in 50 overs. (PTI)

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Rain delayed start of Australia’s innings as it was reduced to 21 overs and Australia’s target was 164. (AP)

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Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav gave India early breakthroughs as Australia’s chase stuttered early on. (REUTERS)

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Hardik Pandya joined the party, taking the wickets of Steve Smith and Travis Head. (REUTERS)

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Glenn Maxwell (39) gave India a mighty scare but was dismissed by Yuzvendra Chahal. (REUTERS)

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Yuzvendra Chahal finished with figures of 3/30. (REUTERS)

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India ultimately won by 26 runs to take 1-0 lead in five-match series. (AP)