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Ambati Rayudu. Credit: Getty Images

Indian National Cricket team got off to the worst possible start as they lost their openers early on in pursuit of 314 – the target set by Australia batting first. However, things turned pale for the home side when Pat Cummins, who is in good touch bowled a reaper to dismantle the stumps of Ambati Rayudu.

Meanwhile, the men in blues have been struggling to put in good starts with Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan blowing hot and cold with the bat. Once again they struggled to put a good opening stand as Dhawan holed out to Glenn Maxwell at the point region, who grabbed a good diving catch. They didn’t get time to recuperate when Cummins struck Rohit in front to get him LBW courtesy a review. Since then, skipper Virat Kohli looked to take things into control playing two gorgeous looking drives, but Ambati Rayudu failed to provide support as he got out of screamer from Pat Cummins.

India vs Australia 2019: Watch - Pat Cummins Bowls a Screamer to Dismantle Ambati Rayudu's Off-Stump
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Rayudu lost his balance and crouched low as if to indicate it was an unplayable ball, but it wasn’t. It was a good ball no doubt, but it’s surely Rayudu’s technical deficiency against fast bowling that got the better of him. Cummins bowled at a good pace as it moved off the seam late, squaring him up and rattling the timber as well.

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A strong opening stand gets Australia going

Previously, Australia have got a firm grip in the game after their openers got them off to a blistering start. Aaron Finch and Usman Khawaja added 193 runs for the opening stand within 32 overs to set the tone. Both the batters looked in sublime touch as they dominated the bowling. Mohammed Shami has been the only bowler who contained runs from one end while others went for too many runs.

The duo struck the ball brilliantly as they paced the innings at their own will. The boundaries also kept coming as Finch stormed back to form forging a steady partnership with Khawaja. However, just when Finch looked in line to post a massive target, Kuldeep Yadav nipped in one to get him LBW. Although Finch missed his century, Usman Khawaja went on to get his maiden ODI hundred.

Usman Khawaja, Aaron Finch, India vs Australia 2019
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Australia played the masterstroke promoting Glenn Maxwell up the order who went hard against the Indian National Cricket team bowlers. But once MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja combined well to get Maxwell (47) out, runs dried up for the visiting team as they managed to post 313 runs on the board. Kuldeep Yadav managed to pick three wickets but gave away 64 runs in his full quota of ten overs.

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