India v Australia, 1st ODI, Vadodara
Australia hold nerve to win thriller
Though ODIs may be losing their charm, Vadodara witnessed a healthy turnout for the series opener•Getty Images
The responsibility lay with Ricky Ponting to do the repair job •Getty Images
Paine was the first to reach a half-century, off 61 balls•Getty Images
Ravindra Jadeja finally ended Ponting's stay, trapping him leg before for 74 •Getty Images
White reached his fifty off 66 balls, and put on 76 for the fourth wicket with Hussey•Getty Images
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India's hopes faded when Johnson dismissed Gambhir•Getty Images
But Peter Siddle bowled a tight last over, which included the wicket of Harbhajan, to stop India short by four runs•AFP
The crowd had more to cheer when Ashish Nehra got rid of Shane Watson early•Getty Images
Tim Paine gave him good support•AFP
But Ishant Sharma had him caught behind one ball later•Associated Press
Cameron White began slowly•Associated Press
White departed, but Hussey kept up the late charge with a 54-ball 73 to take Australia to 292•Getty Images
Gautam Gambhir kept India in the hunt with a fluent 68•Associated Press
But the lower order stepped up; Harbhajan Singh blitzed his way to 49...•Getty Images
The second-wicket partnership yielded 95 as Australia took the upper hand•Getty Images
Ponting, though, powered on to his fifty•Getty Images
But Michael Hussey ensured the partnership picked up pace•Getty Images
Brett Lee had Virender Sehwag caught-behind for 13 to dent India early•Getty Images
MS Dhoni chipped in with 34, but India needed a bigger contribution•AFP
...and Praveen Kumar scored a quickfire 40 to add 84 for the eighth wicket, as India looked to pull off a stunning win•AFP