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Pune: India were bowled out for 232 and crashed to a 72-run defeat in the opening ODI against Australia, who posted 304/8 after batting first in the first one-day international against Australia at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Sunday.
Chasing a 305-run target, Indian openers Dhawan and Rohit could manage to score just 15 runs in the first five overs. India were staring down the barrel after losing Ravindra Jadeja and captain MS Dhoni in successive overs.
Clint McKay bowled Dhoni with a beauty of a delivery in the over before Australian captain George Bailey took a good diving catch at mid-off to dismiss Ravindra Jadeja off James Faulkner.
Shane Watson trapped Virat Kohli plumb in front of the wicket to reduce India to 166/5.
Kohli hit six fours in his 85-ball 61 before playing across to a delivery that missed his bat and thudded into his pads.
Kohli reached his 25th half-century after James Faulkner and Mitchell Johnson dismissed Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh respectively in successive overs.
Yuvraj got off the mark with a superb six over mid-wicket off Faulkner but in the next over Johnson pushed him back with a couple of short deliveries and then bowled a good length delivery that took the edge off Yuvraj's bat safely into the hands of Phil Hughes.
Raina tried to hit over long-on but got an edge that went to third man where Xavier Doherty took a low good catch. He smashed a six and two fours in his 45-ball 39.
Shane Watson gave Australia the second breakthrough when he had the well-set Rohit Sharma caught behind by part-time wicket-keeper Phil Hughes. Rohit hit six fours in his 47-ball 42 before falling to Watson.
Hughes is keeping wickets for Australia as Bard Haddin is off the field after being accidentally poked in the eye by James Faulkner, who gave Australia an early breakthrough when he had Shikhar Dhawan caught behind by Haddin in the seventh over.
Earlier, half-centuries by Aaron Finch and captain George Bailey and big hitting by Faulkner, Johnson and Clint McKay powered Australia to 304 for 8.
McKay hit a six and a four in the last over bowled by Ishant Sharma who dismissed Faulkner (27) by having him caught by Vinay Kumar in the covers.
Johnson smashed two consecutive fours off the penultimate over by Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Vinay Kumar conceded 16 runs in the 48th over with Faulkner hitting two consecutive sixes.
Ravichandran Ashwin had Australian captain George Bailey caught by Suresh Raina at deep mid-wicket. Bailey struck ten fours in his 82-ball 85 before falling to Ashwin.
Glenn Maxwell smashed three sixes and a four in his 23-ball 31 before Vinay Kumar had him caught by Rohit Sharma in the covers.
Ashwin struck next when he trapped Brad Haddin plumb in front of the wicket.
But Australia were kept afloat by captain George Bailey who reached his half-century off 54 balls.
Yuvraj Singh ran out Adam Voges with a direct hit as Australia lost their fourth wicket.
Bailey tapped to backward point and called Voges for a quick single, who responded but could not beat the direct hit from Yuvraj who came rushing in and in one swift motion hit the stumps with a direct hit.
Yuvraj took his second wicket when he had Aaron Finch caught by Virat Kohli at long-off.
Finch wanted to hit over extra cover but because Yuvraj bowled it a little slower, the ball didn't come onto to the bat and the mistimed shot meant that it went straight to Kohli at long-off.
Finch smashed three sixes and eight fours in his 79-ball 72.
Ravindra Jadeja proved instrumental in breaking an impressive 110-run opening wicket stand between Finch & Phillip Hughes by scalping the latter.
Hughes (47) was caught by Suresh Raina at leg-slip just before comeback man Yuvraj Singh dismissed Shane Watson in the next over by having him caught by Jadeja at long-on.
Finch, who reached his fifty in 54 balls, hit a flurry of boundaries and put up a swift partnership with fellow opener Hughes after skipper Bailey won the toss and decided to bat.
Earlier, Australia have won the toss and opted to bat first.
Teams
India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (Capt. & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Ishant Sharma
Australia: Aaron Finch, Phil Hughes, Shane Watson, George Bailey (Capt.), Adam Voges, Glenn Maxwell, Brad Haddin (wk), James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Clint McKay, Xavier Doherty
Brief scores
Australia 304 for 8 (Bailey 85, Finch 72)
India 232 (Kohli 61, Faulkner 3-47)
Result Australia won by 72 runs
