Opener Rohit Sharma made an unbeaten 171 (163 balls) to help India set a stiff target of 310 for hosts Australia at the WACA Ground in Perth on Tuesday. He was ably supported by Virat Kohli (91) and the duo put on a 200-run partnership.
Earlier, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat in the opening game of the five-match ODI series at the WACA Ground on Tuesday.
Teams:
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c and wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Barinder Sran.
Australia: Steve Smith (c), David Warner, Aaron Finch, George Bailey, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade, James Faulkner, Scott Boland, Josh Hazlewood, Joel Paris.
Live Updates (all times in IST):
4:21 pm: Austalia win by five wickets.
4:19pm: Steve Smith caught by Virat Kohli in the first ball of 49th over. This is Sran's third wicket today.
4:15 pm: In the 48th over, Australia needs 5 runs to win of 12 balls.
4:10 pm: With just 5 runs in the 46th over, Australia reach 298/4.
4:06 pm: At the end of 45th over, Australia is at 293/4.
3:55 pm: Maxwell caught by Shikar Dhawan. Another wicket for R Ashwin today. Maxwell OUT for 6 runs. Australia: 273/4 at 43.4 overs.
3:51 pm: Glenn Maxwell comes in. Barinder Sran is back to bowl. At the end of 42nd over, Aussies need 41 runs off 42 balls.
3:48 pm: And now a wicket for Ashwin. Bailey caught by Kumar at 112. Australia: 263/3 at 41.5 overs.
3:45 pm: Australia score 249/2. They need 61 runs required from 60 balls.
3:36 pm: And now 100 comes for Steve Smith in 97 balls. Australia at 233/2 in 38.2 overs.
3:30 pm: At 37.3 overs, Bailey and Smith's partnership reaches 200.
3: 21 pm : And Bailey hits 100. This is his thrid ODI century.
3:18 pm: Bailey on a brink of century at 98. That's the end of 35th over. Australia score: 209/2
3:13 pm: At the end of 34th over, Australia needs 108 runs to win from 96 balls. Australia score: 202/2
3:00 pm: After 30 overs Australia is at 180/2. George Bailey and Steve Smith are still batting at 89 and 71 respectively.
2:57 pm: At the end of 29 overs, Australia is at 172/2.
2: 54 pm : Umesh Yadav takes over after Kohli's first over. At this point, Australia is 30 runs ahead of what India was.
2: 50 pm: Virat Kohli is brought in to bowl the 28th over. Only five runs from the over. Australia score: 168/2.
2: 40 pm: At the end of 25 overs, Australia is at 139/2.
1: 45 pm: At the end of ten overs, Australia score 40/2.
1:25 pm: Sran gets his second! Warner (5) gets caught at mid-off.
1:23 pm: After 4 overs, Aus. 20/1 with Warner (5) and captain Smith (5) at the crease.
1:15 pm: Australia lose their first wicket! Aaron Finch goes for 8, caught and bowled by Barinder Sran.
1:00pm: Australia is all set to begin its innings with openers David Warner and Aaron Finch. India to lead its bowling attack with Barinder Sran.
12:19 pm: India finish with 309/2 after 50 overs. Rohit Sharma hits 171 off 163 balls.
12:11 pm: Dhoni departs for 18 (13 balls). Faulkner gets the Indian skipper's wicket with a short ball.
12:10 pm: 48 runs have come off the last 27 balls. India inching closer to 300 here.
12:04 pm: Sharma hits 150! It has come off 155 balls. India 276/2 (47.3)
11:53 am: Kohli's gone for 91. Dhoni walks in. India 243/2 and 5 overs remain.
11:43 am: 200 partnership is up! Now, Kohli nearing his century, on 88. India 237/1 (43)
11:30 am: 10 overs remain. The two plunder 12 runs off Boland's last. India 216/1 after 40 overs.
11:16 am: 100! Sharma hits his 9th ton off 122 balls, his third in Australia.
11:07 am: India's into its last 15 overs, 90 balls remain. Score: 180/1. Rohit one hit away from a century.
10:53 am: Kohli hits his 35th ODI half-century, with a six off Boland's delivery. India 161/1 (31.4)
10:48 am: India looks set for a big score here, reach 149/1 after 30 overs. Kohli needs one more run for a half-century, Sharma is in the 80s.
10:35 am: India 136/1 (27). Sharma lofts Maxwell for a six, and Kohli follows that with a four. Their 100 partnership is up in 123 balls.
10:17 am: India go past 100, 104/1 (22). Kohli on 32 (43), Sharma 56 (67).
10:06 am:Fifty for Sharma, completes it in 63 balls. India 92/1 (19.2)
9:57 am: Sharma (44) nearing a half-century; Kohli with over a run-a-ball 23. India 82/1 (17)
9:48 am: India is ticking along nicely, score 74/1 after 14 overs. The two have upped the tempo in the last five overs, scoring over 6 RPO.
9:37 am: Kohli (11), Sharma (36) looking to consolidate here. The other debutant, Scott Boland, is introduced into the attack. India 61/1
9:23 am: After 8 overs, India 38/1.
9:15 am: Dhawan's gone for 9, mistimes a pull and is caught by Mitchell Marsh. Kohli walks in. India 36/1(6.4)
9:10 am: Just a single off this over from Hazlewood. India 29/0 (5.0)
9:05 am:SIX! Sharma pulls a short one from Paris - a 84-metre six. After 4 overs, India 28/0
9:02 am: After 3 overs, India 20/0. Rohit Sharma: 14(12); Shikhar Dhawan: 2(6)
9:00 am: Debutant Joel Paris bowls his first over, a tidy one that - only three runs from it. India 14/0 (2.0)
8:53 am: India off to a quick start here, 11 runs on the board after the first over.
8:50 am: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan will open the innings for India
8:16 am: Dhoni wins toss, India to bat first.
8:15 am: Barinder Sran is set to make his debut. Australian captain Steve Smith, who says the rookie pacer has impressive variations in his armoury and was discussed in the dressing room. > More...
8:03 am: The covers are coming off, it should be OK for a start on time, says Cricket Australia. Toss coming up in 10 minutes.
8:00 am:
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— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) >January 12, 2016
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