India vs Australia, 1st ODI at Mumbai, AUS in IND, Jan 14 2020 - Ball by Ball Commentary

8.49pm Well, that spanking out of the way, let's look ahead to the second ODI, which now provides Finch and his men a chance to wrap this series up in just two games. It's goodbye for now, from Chandan Duorah, Hemant Brar, and myself, Debayan Sen. We'll see you in Rajkot on January 17 to see if India can bounce back and keep this series alive.

8.37pm The presentation is coming up next. David Warner is the Man of the Match. Tells Sanjay Manjrekar on the broadcast: "(On coming back after the ban) I think I've always had the hunger and desire for runs. It's just a great effort from our fast bowlers to knock India over for 255. We wanted to just protect the Powerplay. We got off to a flier, and we were very clinical in the end. For us, it's about keeping rotating the strike and taking the odd boundary here and there. it's about taking the game deep. We knew if we were there at the end, we would win. (On fitness) For me, it's about putting in a 100 percent all the time. As a kid, I loved fielding and diving around. I work hard on my fitness, and we've got a great S&C (strength and conditioning) and my wife also has had a role in making sure that I keep up with it."

Virat Kohli: "Totally outplayed in all three departments. It's a very strong Australian team, and if you don't play well enough, they will hurt you. In phases, we were too respectful against their bowlers, and didn't take the game by the scruff of the neck. It's another challenge to bounce back from here. (On T20 plans) International cricket is always priceless. Experience in any format helps you in other formats. It's about being out there and playing good international cricket. It's an opportunity for these young middle order players to stand up to outstanding bowlers and play a match-winning knock. (On batting at 4) We've had this discussion in the past. Because of the way KL has batted, we have tried to have him bat up in the lineup. We might have to think about this. Every now and then, it's about putting people up there and testing them. People need to relax and not panic. Today was one of the days it didn't come off."

Aaron Finch: "I thought the way we fought back in the middle overs with the ball had a huge part today. The way KL and Shikhar were batting, they could have gone to a much bigger score. Proud of how we fought back. I think we could still brush up in the field. The outfield is a bit damp. Any time you beat India in India is a special feeling. (On Warner) It's been fantastic. He's been unstoppable for a long time now. I think this is his 18th ODI ton and 10th in the last 2-3 years. India will bounce back. They have a couple of all-time greats, and we have to be right on top of our game."

RaoP: "What did you think of Marnus' debut? Did he look good with his pads on through out the Australian innings?" --- Terrific stance. Not easy to keep your bat straight when you have to sit for two and a half hours at one place.

Vinay: "India have lost 4 matches in a row against Australia when Dhoni hasn't been part of the team. " --- Flashback to the 2019 series?

This is just the third time in ODI history, that a team has won a match by 10 wickets when chasing 250 or more. Interestingly, the teams to suffer each time have all been Asian ones!

Dez: "Toothless bowling from India! Got some work to do if they want to challenge for wt20 knockouts. Aus, Eng, NZ and WI ahead of them at the moment. "

McEnroe : "Finch for Man of the Match. Good batting and good captaining. " --- Plenty of players to choose from. I thought Starc and Cummins were outstanding too. But yes, Finch was the one who set the chase in motion with some glorious cover drives

8.25pm Well, we all would have been prepared to stay on for another hour at the very least, weren't we? Australia have won this in a canter. Everything they did today was perfect. The planning, the field placements, the bowling, the fielding. All of it topped off with a muscular opening partnership that made a mockery of the chase. Someone on feedback said India were 130 short, but in this form, these two might have brought those runs up in the 12-odd overs that remained!

That's 250 up for Australia. The batsmen meet at the centre of the pitch and embrace

Optimistic Sam: "10 good balls are all that is needed! Come on, India!"

Shankar: "Who wanted to know whether they can chase 350 or not. "

Gregory Mckay: "@ Tahir If this isnt ruthless,what is?"

Ali: "There is only one factor missing from the indian side in such crunch scenarios and that is MSD's captaincy.."

Tahir: "Whatever Dhawan does didn't matter, Kohli misses means India misses. More headache has come for India through experimentation than any solutions. Three openers pushing Kohli down the order who in turn has less time to bat and hence scores less hundreds. Aussies are not as ruthless to India as England are and the overall contest remains surprisingly even. New talent has at least resurrected Rohit and KL, especially Rohit who pushed Kohli aside during the world cup but India still lost."

Siddharth: "Why doesn't Kohli try Iyer with the ball. Match is lost. It is the best time to see if he can rely on his leggies for a few overs regularly"

They improve upon their own mark of the best opening stand against India

Gentle reminder: India have only lost four matches by 10 wickets, and just once at home, against South Africa in Kolkata in 2005