Illustrated Story

Calm Pandey wins India a thriller

After choosing to bowl, India struck early through Ishant Sharma. The pacer got one to duck back in to have Aaron Finch lbw in the first over  Getty Images
Debutant Jasprit Bumrah then removed Steven Smith for 28  Getty Images
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George Bailey and Shaun Marsh also failed as Australia were reduced to 4 for 117 within 22 overs  Getty Images
David Warner and Mitchell Marsh, however, combined well to lift Australia with an 118-run partnership  Getty Images
Both batsmen hit centuries, but the hosts lost momentum in the death  Getty Images
After having conceded only seven runs from the last two overs, India, led by Shikhar Dhawan, started positively in the chase of 331  Getty Images
Shikhar found good company from Rohit Sharma as they added 123 together  Getty Images
The partnership ended when Shaun Marsh took a brilliant catch off John Hastings to remove Dhawan for 78 off 56 balls  Getty Images
Rohit was soon dismissed, for 99, as Hastings accounted for India's top three  Getty Images
Manish Pandey, though, played a fluent hand...  Getty Images
...while Dhoni pitched in with 34  Getty Images
Pandey struck his maiden international century and helped India take 13 off the final over to guide his side to a consolation win  Getty Images
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