MUMBAI: Mohammed Shami’s bowling figures of 3-17 and an unbeaten 75 by KL Rahul helped India beat Australia by five wickets in the first one-day international on Friday.
Australia were bowled out for 188 in 35.4 overs after a dramatic collapse following opener Mitchell Marsh’s 65-ball 81 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
In a tricky chase, India were in trouble at 39-4 before Rahul stayed calm and put on key partnerships including an unbeaten 108-run stand with Ravindra Jadeja, who made 45, to achieve victory in 39.5 overs. The hosts lead the three-match series 1-0 with the two teams warming up for the 50-over World Cup later this year in India.
Bowlers ruled in the ODI opener with Shami and Mohammed Siraj taking three wickets each to make Australia slide from a strong 129-2 after being invited to bat first. The Australian innings turned on its head after Marsh, who is playing as a specialist batsman after recovering from an ankle injury, departed in the 20th over.
He put on 72 runs for the second wicket with skipper Steve Smith and smashed 10 fours and five sixes to take the wind out of the Indian bowlers who hit back with wickets.
Marsh reached his fifty with a boundary and another four got Australia past 100 before he fell to Jadeja in his attempt to go after the left-arm spinner and got caught.
Australia suddenly lost their way as Shami with help from Jadeja and Siraj ripped through the rest of the Australian order.
Josh Inglis, who donned the wicketkeeping gloves after Alex Carey was ruled out sick, looked good in his knock of 26 before being bowled by Shami.
Shami then sent back Cameron Green (12) and Marcus Stoinis (5) to break the back of the opposition batting.
Score Board
India won the toss
Australia Innings:
Head b Siraj 5
Marsh c Siraj b Jadeja 81
Smith (c)c †Rahul b Pandya 22
Labuschagne c Jadeja b Kuldeep 15
Inglis †b Shami 26
Green b Shami 12
Maxwell c Pandya b Jadeja 8
Stoinis c Gill b Shami 5
Abbott c Gill b Siraj 0
Starc not out 4
Zampa c †Rahul b Siraj 0
Extras: (lb 7, w 3) 10
Total:35.4 Ov 188
Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-77, 3-129, 4-139, 5-169, 6-174, 7-184, 8-184, 9-188, 10-188
Bowling: Shami 6-2-17-3, Siraj 5.4-1-29-3, Pandya 5-0-29-1, Thakur 2-0-12-0, Jadeja 9-0-46-2, Yadav 8-1-48-1
India Innings:
Kishan lbw b Stoinis 3
Gill c Labuschagne b Starc 20
Kohli lbw b Starc 4
Yadav lbw b Starc 0
Rahul †not out 75
Pandya (c)c Green b Stoinis 25
Jadeja not out 45
Extras: (lb 5, nb 1, w 13) 19
Total: 39.5 Ov 191/5
Did not bat: Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami
Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-16, 3-16, 4-39, 5-83
Bowling: Starc 9.5-0-49-3, Stoinis 7-1-27-2, Abbott 9-0-31-0, Green 6-0-35-0, Zampa 6-0-37-0, Maxwell 2-0-7-0
Match result: India won by 5 wicket
Man of the match: Ravindra Jadeja
Umpires: Ananthapadmanabhan,Nitin Menon
