An unbeaten 141-run stand between MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav took India to a six-wicket win in the first of the five-match ODI series against Australia in Hyderabad on Saturday.
Needing 237 for victory, India slumped to 99 for four, but Jadhav’s grit and Dhoni’s experience during their 141-run partnership helped India reach the target with 10 balls to spare. Jadhav made 81 not out – his fifth ODI fifty – off 87 balls, while Dhoni was unbeaten on 59.
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.
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).
MS Dhoni finishes it off in style.
Kedar Jadhav (81*) and MS Dhoni (59*) hit half-centuries as #TeamIndia win by 6 wickets and take a 1-0 lead in the 5 match ODI series #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/HHA7FfEDjZ
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 2, 2019
1st ODI. It's all over! India win by 6 wickets https://t.co/MaGLAXFqZP #IndvAus
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 2, 2019
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