Blistering half-centuries from Tim David and Marcus Stoinis have guided Australia to 6/186 after India finally won the a toss and elected to bowl first in the third T2oI in Hobart on Sunday.
David smashed 74 from 38 balls after walking to the crease in just the third over the innings following Travis Head (6) and Josh Inglis (1) falling cheaply.
The Hobart Hurricanes hero went ballistic in a stunning counter-attacking, smacking five sixes and eight fours, including a 129 metre bomb over the sightscreen that was the biggest six ever recorded by Fox Cricket.
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Stoinis (64 off 29) then did the damage in the back half of the innings, ensuring Australia did not collapse after he came to the wicket to face a hat-trick ball from Varun Chakravarthy after the mystery spinner deceived Mitch Marsh (11) and then knocked over Mitch Owen for a golden duck.
MATCH CENTRE: Live scores
Back-to-back wickets for Varun | 01:12
Matt Short proved to be a valuable ally for Stoinis, finishing unbeaten on 26 off 15.
For India, Arshdeep Singh was the pick of the bowlers, taking 3/32 including having figures of 2/10 after his two overs in the powerplay.
Arshdeep tears through Aussie top order | 01:09
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