We were lucky to trap Mahendra Singh Dhoni leg before, says Richardson

Player of the Match Jhye Richardson said Australia were lucky to get Mahendra Singh Dhoni out with a dubious call in the first Oneday International against India here SaturdayDhoni was given out leg before wicket when the Australian team appealed after the second ball of the 33rd over bowled by debutant Jason Behrendorff but TV replays showed the ball had pitched outside the legstump The veteran could not opt for a review as it was unsuccessfully used up by Ambati Rayudu breaking a 141run partnership with Rohit Sharma at the Sydney Cricket GroundThere was a period there when they had a partnership through the middle and it almost could have taken the game away from us But we were lucky to get Dhoni out lbw and we kept getting wickets from there on Richardson said Richardson took his best figures in ODI cricket 426 in 10 overs as Australia won the first match by 34 runs to take a 10 lead in the threematch series He praised centurion Rohit Sharmas effortRohit batted really well Credit to him and he summed up the conditions just as well as we did He batted very patiently and knew the balls he could put away He picked the gaps really well tonight Rohit was very dangerous and we understood that So our plan sort of changed to getting him off strike and just bowling at the batsman down the other endThe young pacer said that the hosts were confident of defending a competitive 288 as they thought the SCG wicket was on the slower side It was a really good wicket and we understood that it wasnt the quickest wicket in the world So we knew when the ball goes a little softer later in the innings when we turn the slower balls we could use change of pace and we thought it would be quite effective Richardson said The 22yearolds bowling played a crucial role in Australias comfortable victoryWe saw it at the end and the change of pace worked really well We thought it would be a competitive score and 280 is a competitive score There are a few long boundaries at the SCG and I think we actually bowled well according to that tonight Richardson said Australia had a slow start and managed to score 2885 after opting to bat but thanks to Richardson India had a poor start and were reduced to 43 at one stage before finishing at 2549 as Rohit Sharmas 22nd hundred went in vainThis was the first time since 2017 that Australia won the opening game of an ODI series I was actually disappointed when the ball came out I probably bowled a bit too straight said the pacer about Virat Kohlis dismissal I had a fielder there who hung on to it so it is a wicket I will remember for a very long timeI am ecstatic and really excited for the team Its good to put a personal performance on the board but I am really excited in the way Australian cricket is heading The way we prepared for this game and the research we did on Indian players Everything leading up to this game I felt was absolutely perfect and the result was ideal tonight he addedCatch up on all the latest T20 news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever