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India go 1-0 up
India rode on Hardik Pandya\'s all-round brilliance to thrash Australia by 26 runs by Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-truncated opener of the five-game One-day International (ODI) series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Sunday. After guiding India to safety with a career-best 83 off 66 balls, the 23-year-old Pandya starred with the ball, picking the key wickets of Australia skipper Steve Smit
Chennai: India rode on Hardik Pandya's all-round brilliance to thrash Australia by 26 runs by Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-truncated opener of the five-game One-day International (ODI) series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Sunday.
After guiding India to safety with a career-best 83 off 66 balls, the 23-year-old Pandya starred with the ball, picking the key wickets of Australia skipper Steve Smith (1) and Travis Head (5) to enable the hosts go 1-0 up in the series.
Chasing a revised target of 164 from 21 overs after a spell of heavy showers truncated play, Australia were reduced to 29/3 with debutant opener Hilton Cartwright (1), Smith and Head back in the pavilion.
Earlier, contrasting half-centuries from Pandya and Dhoni helped India recover from a precarious 87/5 to post a healthy 281/7.
Pandya (83 from 66 balls) and Dhoni (79 from 88 balls) forged an 118-run sixth wicket stand to help India recover after skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat.
Dhoni provided stability and later added a 72-run seventh wicket stand with Bhuvneswar Kumar (32 not out). The second match will be at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.
