Smith, Bailey tons seal WACA run fest

ESPNcricinfo staff12-Jan-2016His opening partner Rohit Sharma, however, was unperturbed as he showed intent right from the start, scoring freely all around the wicket•Getty ImagesVirat Kohli, who joined him in the 7th over, built on the solid start as the the two brought up India’s 100 in the 22nd over•Getty ImagesKohli brought up his half-century with a superbly timed pull over fine leg. It came off 61 deliveries•Getty ImagesRohit then brought up his third ODI century in Australia off 122 balls courtesy seven fours and three sixes•AFPThe pair put on 207 for the third wicket; the mammoth stand studded with authoritative stroke play and fearless ball striking•AFPKohli fell in 45th over, caught at the long-on boundary, nine runs short of his century•Associated PressRohit continued his onslaught, powering India to 3 for 309 with an unbeaten 171 off 163 – breaking Viv Richard’s record of the highest score against Australia in Australia•AFPDebutant Barinder Sran got rid of Aaron Finch and David Warner in successive overs to give India a strong start in the chase•Getty ImagesBut Australia’s captain Steven Smith showed nothing had chanced since last summer and dominated the Indian bowling again•Getty ImagesGeorge Bailey, who could have been caught behind first ball, also had a grand time on a flat WACA pitch•Getty ImagesBoth batsmen reached centuries at rapid pace during their 242-run partnership for the third wicket•Getty ImagesR Ashwin dismissed Bailey (112) and then had Glenn Maxwell (6) caught at long-on, but Australia, by then, were in total control•Getty ImagesSmith held firm for 149 runs off 135 balls. All had seemed perfect for him to hit the winning runs, but he fell with Australia needing two runs off five balls. James Faulkner had no trouble taking care of that•Cricket Australia/Getty Images