India vs Australia 2020-21: Aaron Finch and Steve Smith hammer India as Australia post mammoth 374/6
First Published Nov 27, 2020, 1:49 PM IST
India are taking on Australia in the first One-Day International, in Sydney, as it is the former's first international series in the prevailing pandemic era. The hosts are off to an explosive start, scoring more than 350 runs, thanks to twin centuries from Aaron Finch and Steve Smith.

In what could be considered a thumping start to Australia's home season, they scored a mammoth total of 380/5 in the opening One-Day International (ODI) against India, at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), on Friday. It was blistering twin centuries from skipper Aaron Finch (114) and Steve Smith (105) that helped them attain the total.

Winning the toss, Finch elected to bat first on a track that looked like a flat one, as they moved in with a balanced XI. Meanwhile, India had a concern with pacer Navdeep Saini, who had reported to be suffering from back spasm, prior to the game, but was fit enough to make it to the XI.