Australia beat India by 7 wickets to take 2-0 lead

15th Jan, Brisbane (CRICKETNMORE) - Australia defeated India by seven wickets in the second One day International (ODI) at the Gabba here on Friday.This was Australia's second consecutive win and the hosts have taken a 2-0 lead in the five-ODI series.

George Bailey, who was unbeaten on 76, was the highest scorer for Australia while openers Aaron Finch and Shaun Marsh (both 71) also batted well.

Toss: Indian captain MS Dhoni won the toss and elect to bat first

Venue: Gabba ground, Brisbane

India : 308/ 8 in 50 Overs ( Rohit Sharma 124, Ajinkya Rahane 89, Virat Kohli 59, James Faulkner 2/64)

Australia : 309/3 in 49 Overs ( George Bailey 76 not out, Shaun Marsh 71, Aaron Finch 71, Ravindra Jadeja 1/50)

Man of the match : Rohit Sharma

Series Score : Australia 2-0 up in the series.

Teams (Playing XI)

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli, Ishant Sharma, Manish Pandey, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Barinder Sran, Umesh Yadav.

Australia: Steve Smith (captain), Aaron Finch, George Bailey, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade, James Faulkner, Scott Boland, Joel Paris, Kane Richardson, Shaun Marsh, John Hastings.