Australia never saw their capitulation coming, especially after all the hard yards put in to negate the spin impact during their build-up to the ODI series opener in Chennai. But by the end of Sunday evening, the visitors were torn by some supremely combative batting and a muddled batting approach in curtailed conditions against superior spin bowling. Chasing 164 in 21 overs demanded a more T20 approach but wickets up front saw Australia hurtle before crashing faceward down,
AUSTRALIA IN INDIA, 1ST ODI
Combative batting, wrist spin help India go 1-0 up
Hardik Pandya starred with both bat and ball to win the Man of the Match award © AFP
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