India win by six wickets! Back to back boundaries for MS Dhoni to finish things in style. He remains unbeaten on 59 so does Kedar Jadhav on 81. These two added an unbeaten stand of 141 runs for the fifth wicket and help India take 1-0 lead. Full Scorecard.
India 16 runs away from the victory now. They have three overs to score the required runs. Meanwhile, MS Dhoni is batting on 49 off 67 balls and Kedar Jadhav is on 72 off 84 balls.
Kedar Jadhav goes past his half-century. India now needs 37 runs to win off 36 balls. Meanwhile, the partnership between Jadhav and MS Dhoni has gone past the 100-run mark as well.
Both MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav inching towards their respective half-centuries and so is India towards the target. India now needs 48 more runs off 48 balls. The partnership between Dhoni and Jadhav is worth 90 runs now.
Important partnership this for India. MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav looking to rotate strike and keep the scoreboard ticking. Run-rate not a problem for India at this stage.
India needs 122 more runs to win from 22 overs. The required run-rate is worth 5.55 runs per over. The partnership between MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav is worth 16 off 27 balls.
OUT! Adam Zampa chips in with another wicket. Ambati Rayudu is caught behind. Some trouble for India here as they lose four wickets. The match now hangs in balance. Rayudu c Carey b Zampa 13(19).
OUT! Leading edge brings Rohit Sharma's downfall. Looking to play across the line of the ball, Rohit gets a leading edge. The ball goes high in the air and Australian skipper Aaron Finch settles underneath it near mid-off. Rohit c Finch b Coulter-Nile 37(66).
OUT! What a review by Australia. Adam Zampa traps him in front of the wickets. Umpire thought it hit the bat first. TV replays confirmed the ball hit the pad first and it was hitting stumps. Kohli lbw b Zampa 44(45)
The required run-rate for India now reads 4.92 runs per over, which is 187 more runs needed from 38 overs. Virat Kohli is batting on 23 while Rohit Sharma is on 25.
Ten overs gone and India have done well thus far despite losing Shikhar Dhawan early. The partnership between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma is now worth 38 runs.
Rohit Sharma has collected three boundaries thus far. He looks in good touch. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli has joined him in the middle as they duo look to take India out of the initial slump.
OUT! Nathan Coulter-Nile strikes on his first delivery. Shikhar Dhawan hits one towards the point, first ball duck for the left-hander. Superb start this for Australia. Dhawan c Maxwell b Coulter-Nile 0(1)
Jason Behrendorff starts the proceedings for Australia. It is Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma are the Indian openers. Good start for Rohit Sharma as he picks a boundary early on in his innings.
So, that's the end of Australia's innings. Australia finish with 236 on the board. Good bowling performance this by India. Alex Carey finishes unbeaten on 36. Join us back for India's response soon.
Three overs remaining now and Australia need few big overs here. Looks like the visitors will finish under the 250-run mark. Bumrah has two while Shami has one over remaining.
India in control at the moment. With six overs remaining now, Australia's chances of going past 270-run mark look slim. Meanwhile, Kuldeep Yadav finishes his quota of ten overs and he gives away 46 runs besides picking two wickets.
OUT! Beautifully bowled this. Mohammed Shami. Glenn Maxwell departs, big wicket this for India. Maxwell would have been important in all these last overs for Australia. Maxwell b Shami 40(51)
OUT! Mohammed Shami with the breakthrough here. He has bowled Ashton Turner. Australia have lost half the side as they prepare for the final onslaught. Turner b Shami 21(23)
All eyes will be on how India performs in the five ODIs against Australia. The series is important for some players like Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and Vijay Shankar to book their place in the squad for 2019 ICC Cricket Cup. Meanwhile, this will be the second ODI series between India and Australia this year. Ind vs Aus Live Cricket Score & commentary.
Earlier, in a three-match ODI series, which took place in Australia, India emerged victorious by 2-1. Australians will now be looking to revenge that defeat and after having won the T20I series, the visitors will be high on confidence.
Australia (From): Aaron Finch(c), Alex Carey(w), Usman Khawaja, Peter Handscomb, Ashton Turner, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins, Jhye Richardson, Adam Zampa, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Coulter-Nile, D Arcy Short, Nathan Lyon, Andrew Tye.
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