Elusive 4-0 lead was in Virat Kohli's sight till the rain break but after that it all went downhill as Australia cleaned up India's middle order to register their first victory on this tour. Australia batted really well to get to 334 courtesy of Warner's hundred and a late overs dash by Handscomb and Stoinis. India started briskly as Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane went about their business in a very attractive manner but I think Rohit Sharma's run out was the turning point and loss of Virat Kohli immediately after that dented India's hopes to greater extent. Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav and Manish Pandey played cameos which clearly weren't good enough. Dhoni coming in at 7 was a bit of surprise so as a result he had to swing his big sparten willow from the very first ball and this wasn't the kind of pitch where a new batsman coming in could hit the ball out of the ground straightaway. India fell short by 21 runs in the end but I think the match was half lost inside the first 30 overs of the match where India just couldn't get past Warner and Finch.
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