Hardik Pandya and MS Dhoni put Australia to the sword in India as the hosts sealed a 26-run victory in the first one-day international in Chennai. Pandya hit a career-best 83 from No7 in a century stand with Dhoni, who scored 79 as India reached 281 for seven. Marcus Stoinis kept the ball rolling, removing Rohit Sharma (28) and Kedhar Jadhav (40) before the halfway mark, but that brought Dhoni and Pandya together. Pandya took the lead in their 118-run stand, slamming Adam Zampa for three consecutive sixes before the spinner eventually took his costly revenge. Rain had threatened to force an abandonment but after finally retaking the field, with a new T20-style target of 164, Australia buckled.

Source: The Guardian September 17, 2017 17:29 UTC