Illustrated Story

Spinners derail Australia

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Travis Head, one of the three debutants in the match, was handed his cap by Jason Gillespie  Cricket Australia/Getty Images
Having been sent in, India lost Shikhar Dhawan early to the returning Shane Watson, for 5  Getty Images
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Rohit Sharma hit four fours and one six before Watson stuck again  Cricket Australia/Getty Images
Virat Kohli then took charge of the innings..  Associated Press
.. even as Suresh Raina struggled for timing  Getty Images
The pair added 134 for the third wicket; India's third-highest for any wicket in T20 internationals  Cricket Australia/Getty Images
Raina made 41 off 34 balls before he was bowled by James Faulkner  Getty Images
Kohli powered on to hit 90 not out off 55 balls  Getty Images
MS Dhoni smacked a six and a four in a cameo as India finished at 188 for 3  Getty Images
Aaron Finch gave Australia a strong start in the chase  Getty Images
David Warner contributed 17 in a 47-run opening stand before he was dismissed by debutant Jasprit Bumrah  Getty Images
Steven Smith kept Australia ticking ...  Getty Images
... before Ravindra Jadeja scuppered the chase  Cricket Australia
R Ashwin also chipped in to hasten Australia's slide  Getty Images
After a horror first over, debutant Hardik Pandya came back to take two wickets in two balls  Getty Images
Bumrah then returned and cleaned up the tail to seal a 37-run win  Getty Images
The Indian fans had plenty to cheer about as their side went 1-0 up under firework-filled skies  Getty Images
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