India vs Australia, 1st ODI at Chennai India won by 26 runs ,1-0 series lead

Hardik Pandya had a brilliant day as he took two wickets in addition to his magnificent 83 as India beat Australia by 26 runs via DLS to take a 1-0 lead in the series

Rain delayed the start of the Australian innings by close to two hours and the match was reduced to 21 overs. Pandya chipped in with the ball to take two wickets while Yuzvendra Chahal picked up 3/30. 

Hardik Pandya produced a dazzling all-round performance to help India beat Australia by 26 runs via the DLS method in Chennai to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match ODI series. Pandya took two key wickets in addition to his 83 which helped India reach 281/7. His 118-run stand with MS Dhoni, who slammed his 66th fifty set the basis for India’s revival after Nathan Coulter-Nile picked up three wickets. However, rain interrupted the Australian chase by two hours as the match was reduced to 21 overs. However, Yuzvendra Chahal picked up 3/30 to dent the Australians.