Dhoni, Jadhav help India beat Australia by six wickets in the first ODI between against Australia at Hyderabad; Kedar Jadhav declared Man of the Match.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni took a chase deep for the umpteenth time but it needed Kedar Jadhav’s street smartness to get India back on winning track as they beat Australia by six wickets in the first ODI at Hyderabad.

The hosts then returned to chase down the target with Dhoni and Kedar forging a 141-run unfinished partnership to score 240 for four in 48.2 overs.

Earlier, Indian bowlers controlled the proceedings like seasoned puppeteers pulling strings at will to restrict Australia to a sub-par 236 for 7 in the first ODI.

Electing to bat, Australia scored 236 for 7 in the stipulated 50 overs.