Speed Post News Network
Patna : Australia drubbed India by 66 runs in the 1st ODI at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia, on November 27, 2020, with Captain Aaron Finch (opener) scoring 114 in 124 balls with 9 fours and 2 sixes and Steven Smith playing an explosive knock of 105 in only 66 balls hitting 11 fours and 4 sixes and spinner Adam Zampa taking 4/54 and fast bowler Josh Hazlewood taking 3/55. Smith was declared Player Of The Match.
Chasing a target of 375, India could score only 308/8 in 50 overs with all-rounder Hardik Pandya scoring 90 in 76 balls hitting 7 fours and 4 sixes and opener Shikhar Dhawan scoring 74 in 86 balls with 10 fours. Fast bowler Navdeep Saini remained unbeaten on 29 in 35 balls hitting a four and a six.
Opting to bat after winning the toss, Australia scored 374/6 in 50 overs with openers Aaron Finch and David Warner adding 156 runs for the first wicket. Warner fell to fast bowler Mohd Shami for 69 in 76 balls with 6 fours. Finch and Steven Smith added 108 runs for the 2nd wicket. Captain Finch fell to fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah for 114 and it was 264/2. All-rounder Marcus Stoinis fell to spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for zero and it was 271/3. All-rounder Glenn Maxwell fell to Shami for 45 in only 19 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes and it was 328/4. Marnus Laubuschagne fell to Navdeep Saini for 2 making it 331/5. Smith fell to Shami for 105 and it was 372/6. Shami took 3/59 in 10 overs while Bumrah took 1/73 in 10 overs and Saini 1/83 in 10 overs. Chahal took 1/89 in 10 overs.
hasing the target, India made a solid start with openers Shikhar Dhawan and Mayank Agarwal adding 53 runs for first wicketin only 5.2 overs. But, after that four wickets including that of captain Virat Kohli fell in quick succession. Agarwal fell to Hazlewood for 22 making it 53/1 while captain Kohli fell to Hazlewood for 21 making it 78/2. Shreyas Iyer fell to Hazlewood for 2 and it was 80/3. The much hyped Lokesh Rahul (wk) fell to Zampa for 12 making it 101/4.
Dhawan fell to Zampa for 74 and it was 229/5. Dhawan and Hardik Pandya added 128 runs for the 5th wicket. Hardik Pandya fell to Zampa for 90 and it was 247/6. Pandta came to the crease at 101/4 but soon overtook Dhawan by scoring fifty in 31 balls. Ravindra Jadeja fell to Zampa for 25 in 37 balls hitting 1 six and it was 281/7. Mohd Shami fell to fast bowler Mitchell Starc for 13 in 10 balls with a four and a six and it was 308/8.