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Mumbai – Openers David Warner and Aaron Finch struck dominant centuries in a record partnership to power Australia to a crushing 10-wicket win over India in the first one-day international on Tuesday.

Warner and Finch then put together an unbroken stand of 258, the highest partnership for any wicket in ODIs against India.

“It’s just a great effort from our fast bowlers to knock India over for 255… We got off to a flier (while chasing), and we were very clinical in the end.”

KL Rahul, who made 47 for India, kept wicket after regular gloveman Rishabh Pant suffered a concussion following a blow on the helmet while batting.

Pat Cummins was brought back from the other end and sent Dhawan back to the pavilion after he flicked to cover where Agar took the catch.

A short ball from Cummins hurried onto Pant who went for a pull and got a top edge onto the helmet, the ball lobbing towards point.

The second ODI is on Friday in Rajkot.