India vs Australia 2020-21: Australia draw first blood, India suffer 66-run defeat in Sydney ODI
First Published Nov 27, 2020, 6:09 PM IST
This was India's first international match in the prevailing pandemic era. It was also their fourth consecutive loss in the format, having lost the previous three to New Zealand. India are the defending champions of the series, having won it 2-1 during their last visit in 2018-19.

India made a tough comeback to international cricket in the prevailing pandemic era, as they succumbed to a 66-run defeat at the hands of Australia in the opening One-Day International (ODI), at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), on Friday. The match was highlighted by blistering twin centuries from Australian skipper Aaron Finch and Steve Smith, as we take a look at the records scripted.

Finch is second fastest to 5,000: Finch played a memorable innings of 114, while he also scored 5,000 runs in the ODIs. Consequently, he became the second-fastest Australian to do so, in 126 innings, while the record is held by his opening partner David Warner, who did so in 115 innings.