MUMBAI: KL Rahul hit 75 not out while Ravindra Jadeja scored unbeaten 45 as India chased down the target of 189 runs against Australia in 39.5 overs to win the first ODI by 5 wickets on Friday.
The hosts suffered a top-order collapse in the paltry chase before Rahul and Jadeja took them through.
Earlier, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj picked three wickets apiece as India bowled out the guests for 188 runs. Australia were 129 for 2 at one stage but they eventually failed to bank on a good start given by Mitchell Marsh, who scored 81 off 65 balls.
India’s stand-in captain Hardik Pandya had won the toss and opted to bowl first at the Wankhede Stadium.
