Australia scored 292 for eight in 50 overs against India in the first match of the Hero Honda Cup One Day International series that commenced at the Reliance Stadium here on Sunday.
After opting to bat, Australia thrived on a strong batting display by the quartet of Tim Paine (50), skipper Ricky Ponting (74), Cameron White (51) and Michael Hussey (73) to post a challenging total.
For India, speedster Ishant Sharma grabbed three wickets.
The scores.
Australia: S. Watson lbw b Nehra 5 (6b, 1x4), T. Paine c Dhoni b Ishant 50 (62b, 9x4), R. Ponting lbw b Jadeja 74 (85b, 8x4, 2x6), C. White c Raina b Nehra 51 (68b, 3x4, 1x6), M. Hussey c Kohli b Ishant 73 (54b, 8x4, 1x6), A. Voges c Gambhir b Harbhajan 3 (7b), J. Hopes (run out) 14 (10b, 1x6), M. Johnson (not out) 14 (8b, 2x4), B. Lee b Ishant 0. Extras (lb-2, nb-2, w-4): 8. Total (for eight wickets in 50
overs): 292.
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Watson), 2-102 (Paine), 3-151 (Ponting), 4-227 (White), 5-233 (Voges), 6-256 (Hopes), 7-291 (Hussey), 8-292 (Lee).
Power Plays: One (overs 1-10): 56/1; Bowling (11-15): 27/0; Batting (43-47): 33/3.
India bowling: Praveen 10-0-77-0, Nehra 10-0-58-2, Ishant 10-0-50-3, Harbhajan 10-0-57-1, Jadeja 9-0-39-1, Raina 1-0-9-0.
The teams
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, Ashish Nehra, Praveen Kumar, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja.
Australia: Ricky Ponting (captain), Michael Hussey, Nathan Hauritz, James Hopes, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Tim Paine, Peter Siddle, Adam Voges, Shane Watson, Cameron White.
