India, Oct. 31 -- Abhishek Sharma shone with a 37-ball 68 but couldn't prevent Australia from taking a 1-0 lead with a four-wicket win at the MCG on a cold Friday night.

At a capacity stadium that must have felt like home, India were completely derailed by Hazlewood's Test length bowling on a spicy Melbourne pitch that fetched him 3/13.

India's top order capitulated quickly but Sharma batted for all but one ball of the innings, helping them crawl to 125 all out. A late clutch of wickets from Jasprit Bumrah helped India pull things back a bit but the game was well and truly over by then, thanks to Marsh's 26-ball 46 after opener Travis Head had set the tone of the chase with 28 off 15. Australia won in 13.2 overs, handing India their sec...