17/09Result
1st ODI (D/N), Australia tour of India at Chennai, Sep 17 2017
India won by 26 runs (D/L)
Player of the Match
Hardik Pandya
Hardik PandyaIndia
17/09Result
1st ODI (D/N), Australia tour of India at Chennai, Sep 17 2017
India won by 26 runs (D/L)
Player of the Match
Hardik Pandya
Hardik PandyaIndia
, play 01:33
Gambhir: 'Playing two wristspinners gives you an attacking option'

Gautam Gambhir, Shaun Tait and ESPNcricinfo staff discuss the impact of India's wristspinners against Australia in the first ODI

, play 02:43
Gambhir: A long way to go before comparing Pandya and Stokes

Gautam Gambhir and Shaun Tait along with the ESPNcricinfo staff analyse Hardik Pandya's contributions to India

, play 01:17
Gambhir: 'Could have been a great game of cricket'

The first ODI in Chennai was shaping up to be a competitive game, before rain and spin unravelled Australia's chase

, play 01:15
Gambhir: Dhoni should bat at No. 4

The ESPNMatchDay Runorder crew discuss MS Dhoni's ideal position in India's line-up

, play 00:36
Gambhir: Too much pressure on Dhoni without Pandya

The ESPNMatchDay Runorder crew discuss the impact of Hardik Pandya's blitz against Australia

, play 02:04
Expert pick - No room for Cartwright, Umesh in Tait's XIs

Shaun Tait picks Peter Handscomb to start in Australia's middle order and Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah as India's two quicks

, play 04:05
'Australia lacking usual firepower' - Tait

Shaun Tait and Irfan Pathan look ahead to the series opener between India and Australia in Chennai

, play 00:34
Five things we learned from the Chennai ODI

Australia's bowling tactics and Hardik Pandya's six-hitting feature among the five major talking points from the ODI opener between India and Australia

, play 00:52
Pathan: India will win series 3-2

Raunak Kapoor, Cyrus Broacha, Irfan Pathan and Shaun Tait predict series winner for India v Australia ODI series

, play 02:39
'Two new balls made chase tougher' - Smith

Australia captain Steven Smith discusses the factors that led to their 26-run defeat against India in Chennai

Match Coverage

All Match News

Kuldeep again

4

No. of times Kuldeep has dismissed Warner across all formats, in 5 innings. He dismissed him in the Test earlier this year and in today's ODI again.

Hat-trick habit

4

No. of times Pandya has hit three consecutive sixes in International cricket this year. He did it twice v Pak in Champions Trophy, once v SL in Test and this match.

Double duck

4

No. of instances of India's No. 3 and No. 4 both getting duck out in the same ODI, including Kohli and Pandey in this match.

Kohli's second

2

No. of ducks for Kohli in ODIs this year, in 19 innings. He had not got a single duck in last 2 years (2015 & 2016) in 30 innings.

Not chasing

3

No. of times Kohli has elected to bat first from 17 times he won the toss in ODIs, including today. India had posted totals of 404 and 375 in those two games batting first.