Dhoni to the rescue again

Sep 17, 2017

Nathan Coulter-Nile ripped through India's order early after they elected to bat•Associated Press

Rohit, however, perished to the short ball, ending the association•AFP

...but was overtaken by Hardik Pandya, who blasted a career-best 83 to stun Australia•AFP

Persistent rain delayed the start of Australia's chase and cut it to 164 from 21 overs•AFP

Pandya returned to take out Travis Head in his next over as Australia slipped to 29 for 3 in the seventh over•Associated Press

Kedar Jadhav worked past the early blows and helped India recover briefly through a half-century stand with Rohit Sharma•Associated Press

Another short ball from Marcus Stoinis sent back Jadhav and left India 87 for 5•Associated Press

Dhoni sprinted hard between the wickets, not hitting a single boundary off the first 66 balls he faced•AFP

Hilton Cartwright ate up seven balls for a single before losing his stumps, swinging across the line to Jasprit Bumrah•AFP

Yuzvendra Chahal ended Australia's resistance after dismissing a dangerous Glenn Maxwell. They didn't recover after that, falling short of the revised target by 26 runs•AFP

MS Dhoni buckled down to lift India from the trench...•Associated Press

He notched up his 100th half-century in international cricket, after which he switched gears to lift India to 281 for 7•AFP

Bumrah then snaffled a brilliant catch, running back from short fine leg to send back Steven Smith and give Pandya his first wicket•AFP