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#2 1st ODI against Australia at Chennai (2017)

Hardik Pandya's blazing counter-attack helped India turn the tables on Australia

While Australia's limited-overs trip to India did not exactly garner massive attention down under owing to the impending Ashes summer, the vast majority of cricket aficionados in the subcontinent were keenly awaiting the proceedings. After all, the 2017 edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy had set the stage for the resumption of one of the most acrimonious rivalries in the current era.

On a slightly overcast day in Chennai, Steven Smith's team got their tour off to a brilliant start as a sparkling new-ball spell from Nathan Coulter-Nile left the hosts reeling. Having subsided to 87/5, India's situation appeared to be as ominous as the overhead cloud cover.

After being reprieved by Smith early in his stay at the crease, all-rounder Hardik Pandya showcased his enormous potential by launching a fiery counter-attack. His vicious assault on leg-spinner Adam Zampa helped India wrest the momentum from Australia's hands. With the seasoned Dhoni playing a vital knock, the home team managed to register a formidable total. When the visitors' chase was reduced to 21 overs, the Indian bowlers rose to the occasion to deliver a telling triumph.