India beat Australia in first ODI to take 1-0 series lead

India defeated Australia by 26 runs (D/L method) in the rain-curtailed first ODI in Chennai on Sunday, to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Batting first, India managed to score 281/7 after being 87/5 at one stage, helped by Hardik Pandya's 66-ball 83 and MS Dhoni's 100th international fifty. The victory was India's tenth consecutive in international cricket.