After Australia defeated India by 10 wickets in the first ODI, opener Shikhar Dhawan said, "Where we lost four wickets in a go, that's where the game changed". After Rohit Sharma's wicket, Dhawan and KL Rahul had stitched a 121-run partnership for the second wicket. India were 134/1 at one stage and lost their next four wickets for 30 runs.