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Mumbai, March 17 (Ians) Fast bowlers Mohammed Shami (3-17) and Mohammed Siraj (3-29) came up with brilliant efforts in their second spells as India bowled out Australia for a paltry 188 runs in the first Odi of the three-match series at the Wankhede Stadium here on Friday.

Shami claimed three wickets in a superb spell of seam bowling — sending down a couple of maiden overs while Siraj struck two wickets from the other end as India came back brilliantly after being smashed around by make-shift opener Mitchell Marsh top-scoring with 81 off 65 balls.

Apart from fast bowlers shining in Mumbai after India skipper Hardik Pandya elected to bowl first, left-arm spin all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, playing his first Odi after a long injury break, claimed two wickets for 46 as India made the most of their chances after they got rid of Marsh, who figured in two half-century partnerships at the top.

Australia got off...

Melbourne, Nov 22 (Ians) Openers Travis Head and David Warner struck centuries and shared a record 269-run stand while spinner Adam Zampa claimed 4-31 as Australia consigned England to their heaviest defeat, by 221 runs via D/L method, in the third and final Odi match of the series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here on Tuesday.

Travis Head hammered 152 while David Warner slammed 106 off 102 deliveries as Australia posted a mammoth 355/5 in a match reduced to 48 overs due to rain.

England, chasing a revised target of 364 from 48 overs, never got going and lost wickets at regular intervals as Zampa (4-31), Pat Cummins (2-25), and Sean Abbott (2-45) helped the hosts bowl out England for 142 in 31.4 overs to hand their archrivals biggest defeat ever in 50-Over format.

A number of records fell at the McG on Tuesday as Head and Warner put England to the sword with a brilliant opening partnership. During their...

New Delhi, Dec 11 (Ians) Australians will enjoy the friendly banter but the extra hours in the sun in the upcoming Test matches against India may make them fierier, says Australia pace bowler Pat Cummins who pointed out that they were competitive and not overly friendly against the Men in Blue during the recently concluded limited-overs series, which consisted of three ODIs and as many T20Is.

"I think it has been quite friendly in terms of banter, you see plenty of smiles. But there has been lots of quick bowling out there, lots of batters taking the game on. So I wouldn't say the actual match play has been overly friendly, it has been really competitive and hard. I wouldn't be surprised if Tests are all that and maybe us players baking in sun for a couple of more hours will maybe get us more fiery. However, the way we...