It was one of the interesting match held between India and australia at ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam.After winning the toss India (Elected to field). Through this Odi S Dhawan and SS Tiwary were debuted in Odi for India. They became the 188th and 189th cricketers to represent India in one day internationals. They became the 18th and 19th Indian cricketers to make their one day debut against Australia. Australia capped JW Hastings and MA Starc in this game. Australian openers early dismissal backed Dhoni's fielding option who struck S.Marsh and Tim Paine in quick successions.But the damage was controlled efficiently by MJ Clarke(111 not out runs from 138 balls;seven 4's & one 6's) and Mike Hussey(69 runs off 77 balls) who gave standing partnership of 144 runs for 3rd wicket. At the end the slower run rate of Aussies turned fast with superb innings of C.White(89 from 49 balls with six 4's and six huge 6's)
India started their chasing a huge target of 290 runs with early loss of debutee, the opener Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay. However a superb partnership between Virat Kohli (118 runs off 121 balls) and Yuvraj Singh (58 runs off 87 balls) of 137 runs for the third wicket put India right back on track and then important partnership between Suresh Raina (71 runs off 47 balls) and Kohli for the fourth wicket made sure that India definitely crosses boundary.
But the Quick loss of ton maker Virat Kohli and M.S.Dhoni first ball made Indian fans feel nervous. India made its sure win with help of another debutant S.Tiwary (12 runs off 17 balls) and Suresh Raina with 1.1 balls remaining. The win also helped M.S.Dhoni to register his 50th victory as an Indian Captain and he became only third captain for India to achieve that feat.
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Result-(India Won by 5 Wickets)
Australia Innings– 289/3(50 Overs)
M.Clarke- 111* ; C.White– 89*
A.Nehra– 10-1-57-2 ; R.Ashwin- 9-0-34-1
India Innings– 292/5(48.5 Overs)
V.Kohli- 118 ; S.Raina– 71*
C.McKay– 10-0-55-3 ; J.Hastings- 10-1-44-2
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