Not since way back in 2004 had Australia tasted success on Indian soil. The drought is broken, after 13 years, Australia is victorious - in absolute dominant fashion.
Skipper Steve Smith lead from the front, scoring his fourth consecutive century in as many Tests against India, while Mitchell Starc provided us with another entertaining hitting cameo, as Australia was eventually bowled out for 285.
Set 441 for victory, no one was ruling India out at any stage ... Except for maybe Steve O'Keefe, who dismantled the home side with subtlety and grit - on a pitch designed to suit the Indian style of play. SOK finished with 12 wickets for the match, to help India crumble to be all out for just 107 ... We have a series on our hands ! Here is the full scorecard.
Australia tour of India, 1st Test: India v Australia
MCA Stadium, Pune
Australia won the toss and elected to bat first
AUSTRALIA FIRST INNINGS
Matt Renshaw - c Vijay b Ashwin - 68 (156), 10 4s, 1 6s
David Warner - b U Yadav - 38 (77), 6 4s
Steve Smith* - c Kohli b Ashwin - 27 (95), 2 4s
Shaun Marsh - c Kohli b J Yadav - 16 (55), 3 4s
Peter Handscomb - lbw b Jadeja - 22 (45), 3 4s
Mitchell Marsh - lbw b Jadeja - 4 (18)
Matthew Wade+ - lbw b U Yadav - 8 (20), 1 4s
Mitchell Starc - c Jadeja b Ashwin - 61 (63), 6 4s, 3 6s
Steve O'Keefe - c +Saha b U Yadav - 0 (13)
Nathan Lyon - lbw b U Yadav - 0 (1)
Josh Hazlewood - not out - 1 (31)
Extras (lb 6, nb 9) - 15
Fall of wickets: 1-82 (Warner, 27.2 ov), 1-82* (Renshaw, retired not out, 27.3 ov), 2-119 (SE Marsh, 46.4 ov), 3-149 (Handscomb, 59.2 ov), 4-149 (Smith, 60.1 ov), 5-166 (MR Marsh, 67.4 ov), 6-190 (Wade, 75.4 ov), 7-196 (Renshaw, 78.3 ov), 8-205 (O'Keefe, 81.4 ov), 9-205 (Lyon, 81.5 ov), 10-260 (Starc, 94.5 ov)
Ishant Sharma - 11-0-0/27 (1nb)
R. Ashwin - 34.5-10-3/63
Jayant Yadav - 13-1-1/58 (1nb)
Ravindra Jadeja - 24-4-2/74 (2nb)
Umesh Yadav - 12-3-4/32 (1nb)
Australia was bowled out for 260.
INDIA FIRST INNINGS
Murali Vijay - c +Wade b Hazlewood - 10 (19), 1 4s
KL Rahul - c Warner b O'Keefe - 64 (97), 10 4s, 1 6s
Cheteshwar Pujara - c +Wade b Starc - 6 (23), 1 4s
Virat Kohli* - c Handscomb b Starc - 0 (2)
Ajinkya Rahane - c Handscomb b O'Keefe - 13 (55), 1 4s
R. Ashwin - c Handscomb b Lyon - 1 (4)
Wriddhiman Saha+ - c Smith b O'Keefe - 0 (2)
Ravindra Jadeja - c Starc b O'Keefe - 2 (14)
Jayant Yadav - st +Wade b O'Keefe - 2 (10)
Umesh Yadav - c Smith b O'Keefe - 4 (11)
Ishant Sharma - not out - 2 (5)
Extras (1 nb) - 1
Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Vijay, 6.5 ov), 2-44 (Pujara, 14.2 ov), 3-44 (Kohli, 14.4 ov), 4-94 (Rahul, 32.2 ov), 5-95 (Rahane, 32.4 ov), 6-95 (Saha, 32.6 ov), 7-95 (Ashwin, 33.3 ov), 8-98 (J Yadav, 36.3 ov), 9-101 (Jadeja, 38.2 ov), 10-105 (UT Yadav, 40.1 ov)
Mitchell Starc - 9-2-2/38 (1nb)
Steve O'Keefe - 13.1-2-6/35
Josh Hazlewood - 7-3-1/11
Nathan Lyon - 11-2-1/21
India was bowled out for 105.
AUSTRALIA SECOND INNINGS
David Warner - lbw b Ashwin - 10 (6), 2 4s
Shaun Marsh - lbw b Ashwin - 0 (21)
Steve Smith* - lbw b Jadeja - 109 (202), 11 4s
Peter Handscomb - c Vijay b Ashwin - 19 (34), 3 4s
Matt Renshaw - c Sharma b J Yadav - 31 (50), 5 4s
Mitchell Marsh - c +Saha b Jadeja - 31 (76), 4 4s, 1 6s
Matthew Wade+ - c +Saha b U Yadav - 20 (42), 2 4s
Mitchell Starc - c Rahul b Ashwin - 30 (31), 2 4s, 3 6s
Steve O'Keefe - c +Saha b Jadeja - 6 (42), 1 4s
Nathan Lyon - lbw b U Yadav - 13 (13), 1 4s, 1 6s
Josh Hazlewood - not out - 2 (6)
Extras (lb 3)
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Warner, 0.6 ov), 2-23 (SE Marsh, 6.6 ov), 3-61 (Handscomb, 20.6 ov), 4-113 (Renshaw, 34.1 ov), 5-169 (MR Marsh, 53.2 ov), 6-204 (Wade, 65.6 ov), 7-246 (Smith, 74.5 ov), 8-258 (Starc, 77.6 ov), 9-279 (Lyon, 83.4 ov), 10-285 (O'Keefe, 86.6 ov)
R. Ashwin - 28-3-4/119
Ravindra Jadeja - 33-10-3/65
Umesh Yadav - 13-1-2/39
Jayant Yadav - 10-1-1/43
Ishant Sharma - 3-0-0/6
Australia was bowled out for 285.
INDIA SECOND INNINGS (target: 441 runs)
Murali Vijay - lbw b O'Keefe - 2 (23)
KL Rahul - lbw b Lyon - 10 (9), 1 4s
Cheteshwar Pujara - lbw b O'Keefe - 31 (58), 2 4s
Virat Kohli* - b O'Keefe - 13 (37), 1 4s
Ajinkya Rahane - c Lyon b O'Keefe - 18 (21), 3 4s
R. Ashwin - lbw b O'Keefe - 8 (11), 1 4s
Wriddhiman Saha+ - lbw b O'Keefe - 5 (13), 1 4s
Ravindra Jadeja - b Lyon - 3 (11)
Jayant Yadav - c +Wade b Lyon - 5 (17), 1 4s
Ishant Sharma - c Warner b Lyon - 0 (2)
Umesh Yadav - not out - 0 (1)
Extras (b 8, lb 4) - 12
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Vijay, 4.5 ov), 2-16 (Rahul, 5.3 ov), 3-47 (Kohli, 16.2 ov), 4-77 (Rahane, 22.3 ov), 5-89 (Ashwin, 24.4 ov), 6-99 (Saha, 28.3 ov), 7-100 (Pujara, 28.5 ov), 8-102 (Jadeja, 31.4 ov), 9-102 (Sharma, 31.6 ov), 10-107 (J Yadav, 33.5 ov)
Mitchell Starc - 2-2-0/0
Nathan Lyon - 14.5-2-4/53
Steve O'Keefe - 15-4-6/35
Josh Hazlewood - 2-0-0/7
India was bowled out for 107, Australia won by 333 runs. Steve O'Keefe was the Player of the Match.
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