Australia defeated India by 34 runs in the first of their three-match One Day International series, despite a 22nd ODI century from the tourists’ opening batsman Rohit Sharma.
Australian seamer Jhye Richardson picked up four wickets to help defend a commanding total of 288-5 despite Rohit’s 133 and MS Dhoni’s 51.
It was Australia’s 1000th win in international cricket and they became the first country to do so.
Richardson said getting the wicket of captain Virat Kohli with a ball down the leg side was a lucky break.
“Yeah, I was actually probably a little bit disappointed when the ball came out, probably bowled it a little bit too straight, but luckily enough I had a fielder there who hung on to it. So it will be a wicket that I will remember for a very long time,” he said.
Rohit was disappointed as his fourth ODI ton in Australia also ended up in defeat.
“Unfortunately in all the four hundreds that I have got in Australia, we have lost all the games. So, that is one thing I want to change, if I get a hundred I want to make sure that we win the game as well,” Rohit said.
