Adelaide ODI (India vs Australia): Munaf replaces Sehwag, Yuvraj retained

Indian team management has sprung a surprise on Sunday, when they included Munaf Patel in place of Virender Sehwag, but retained out-of-form Yuvraj Singh. India, seeking to take advantage of Brett Lee's absence, included an extra bowler Munaf Patel, while dropping opener Sehwag out of playing XI. For Australia, Sturart Clark replaced injured Brett Lee.

Australia won the toss and elected to bat first. Adam Gilchrist started agressively against S Sreesanth, but soon fell to Ishant Sharma. Munaf justified his inclusion in the team, by picking Australian skipper Ricky Ponting's wicket. If that was not enough, Matthew Hayden fell to Irfan Pathan in the next over. Australia were 45/3 in 12 overs, when reports last came in.