Australia crash to defeat against India in first ODI after losing eight wickets for 59

India have overcome a scintillating spell from Mitchell Starc to post a five-wicket win over Australia in the series-opening one-day international clash in Mumbai.

Australia were bowled out for a paltry 188 in 35.4 overs on Friday after suffering a collapse of 8-59.

Mitch Marsh top-scored with 81 off 65 balls, but the rest of the star-studded batting line-up failed to fire.

In reply, India were in all sorts of trouble at 39-4 and 83-5 after Starc (3-49) and Marcus Stoinis (2-27) tore through the top and middle order.

But a 108-run stand between KL Rahul (75 not out off 91 balls) and Ravindra Jadeja (45 not out off 69 balls) steered India to victory with 61 balls to spare.

The result gave India a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, with game two to be played in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.

It was chaos early in India’s innings on Friday as Starc weaved his magic.

Stoinis struck in the second over to remove Ishan Kishan lbw for three.

But it was Starc’s double strike in the fifth over that threatened to bring India to their knees.

The left-armer trapped champion batter Virat Kohli lbw for four with a pearl of a delivery. Next ball, Starc sent Suryakumar Yadav packing in the same manner, reducing the home side to 16-3.

Rahul negotiated the hat-trick ball with a beautiful cover drive for four, but Starc wasn’t done with yet.

Shubman Gill, who made 20, was on two when he was dropped by wicketkeeper Josh Inglis off the bowling of Starc.

Starc eventually got his man, with Marnus Labuschagne taking a sharp catch.

When stand-in skipper Hardik Pandya (25) hooked Stoinis to Cameron Green in the deep, India were 83-5 and looking shaky.

But from there Rahul and Jadeja took control of the match, with their steady partnership ensuring