Australia vs India, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Kuhnemann to Axar, out Caught by Renshaw!! Caught at long-on! The match-up was in Axar's favor and he goes for the big shot - but Kuhnemann has pushed it quicker and he can't quite get under the lenth, no elevation on the lofted drive and Renshaw completes a fine reverse-cupped catch at long-on. Axar falls after a handy contribution - India have lost their 5th wicket. Axar c Renshaw b Kuhnemann 31(38) [4s-3]

Kuhnemann to Axar, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, nudged past mid-wicket for a single

Kuhnemann to Axar, no run, tossed up and drifting back into the left-hander - Axar backed away on the sweep and missed - Philippe is quick to break the stumps, but Axar's feet hasn't moved out

Nathan Ellis to Axar, 1 run, back of a length and angling across the left-hander, chopped behind square on the off-side for a single

Nathan Ellis to Axar, FOUR, thumped, the slower short ball from Ellis - Axar picks the length early, swivels across and then hammers the pull wide of mid-on, bounces away to the ropes

Nathan Ellis to Axar, leg byes, 1 run, short of a good length and angling into the left-hander - Axar looks to nudge and misses, off the pad and rolls behind square on the on-side for a leg-bye

Mitchell Owen to Axar, 1 run, short and into the body - pulled down to long leg for a single, 10 off the over

Mitchell Owen to Axar, no run, fuller length delivery on off, driven straight to the fielder at mid-on

Mitchell Owen to Axar, FOUR, back-to-back boundariers for Axar, he's making his plans clear - pitched up by Owen, but it's right in the slot and Axar nonchalantly lifts it over mid-on, one bounce and over the ropes

Mitchell Owen to Axar, FOUR, top-edge and four, banged in short by Owen - Axar swivelled across on the pull, gets a fat top-edge over the keeper's head, one bounce and over the ropes

Mitchell Owen to Axar, 1 run, Owen shortens the length outside off - chopped down to third man for a single

Nathan Ellis to Axar, 1 run, short of a length and angling back into the left-hander - Axar stays leg-side and steers it down to third man for a single

Nathan Ellis to Axar, 1 run, short of a good length and well wide of off - Axar hops across and dabs it down to third man

Nathan Ellis to Axar, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Axar picks out cover with the drive

Mitchell Starc to Axar, no run, 139.8kph, short of length outside off, dabbed straight to backward point

Mitchell Starc to Axar, no run, 137.4kph, full toss and Axar misses out. A surprised batter only manages to get a leading edge that goes towards mid-on

Mitchell Starc to Axar, 1 run, another outswinger, very full outside off and Axar squeezes it to third man

Mitchell Starc to Axar, no run, 134.2kph, outswinger, Axar goes for the booming drive with limited feet movement. The ball curls away to beat the outside edge. So close

Mitchell Starc to Axar, no run, 134.3kph, over the wicket, full on off and Axar drives to mid-off

Nathan Ellis to Axar, 1 run, 133.8kph, leg-lined back of a length delivery, nudged to square leg

Nathan Ellis to Axar, 1 run, Ellis pulls his length back by a fraction and that's been turned to square leg

Nathan Ellis to Axar, no run, inswinger, skids off the deck as well, Axar defends from the crease

Mitchell Owen to Axar, 2 runs, width offered, Axar throws his bat to slice it to deep point for a couple of runs

Mitchell Owen to Axar, no run, 131.8kph, back of a length, chopped to backward point

Mitchell Owen to Axar, no run, 128.2kph, seams back in a fraction, no room on offer, Axar blocks it out

Mitchell Owen to Axar, 1 run, short of a good length, the ball seems to have held onto the pitch a bit, Axar looks to work it into the leg-side and gets hit high on the bat. A quick single taken as the ball dies down on the leg-side

Mitchell Owen to Axar, no run, low full toss from the debutant from over the wicket, Axar drives it back to the bowler

Hazlewood to Axar, 1 run, 137.2kph, leg-lined again, Axar nurdles it to backward square leg

Hazlewood to Axar, no run, leg-lined length ball, Axar clips it to midwicket

Mitchell Starc to Axar, 3 runs, short of length outside off, Axar gets on top of the bounce and cuts it backward of square on the off-side

Mitchell Starc to Axar, no run, in-angling short of length ball, defended back

Mitchell Starc to Axar, 2 runs, pitched up by Starc and Axar gets forward to go hard on the drive. Not quite off the middle of the bat but he's placed it in the gap through the covers to collect three. Oh, there's a short-run as Axar slipped a bit and failed to plant his bat over the line while turning around for the second

Hazlewood to Axar, 1 run, 135.4kph, Axar opens his account by guiding this away-angling ball to third man

Nathan Ellis to Axar, no run, length ball that nips away from the left-hander outside off, Axar is drawn into the drive and gets beaten on the outside edge. Wicket-maiden from Ellis

Nathan Ellis to Axar, no run, 132.8kph, pitched up, Axar blocks it back to the bowler

Nathan Ellis to Axar, no run, full around off, Axar drives to mid-on

Nathan Ellis to Axar, no run, Ellis gets this to skid off the deck, Axar is late to close his bat-face and gets beaten on the inside edge before the ball thuds into his pads. Pitched outside leg

Nathan Ellis to Axar, no run, 136.6kph, with two slips in place, Ellis bowls a fullish ball outside off. Axar plays away from his body trying to play a booming cover drive. Beaten on the outside edge