Rohit Sharma is congratulated by Australian captain Steven Smith for his unbeaten 171.

Debutant Barinder Sran caught and bowled Aaron Finch to give India the early breakthrough.

Josh Hazlewood gave Australia the early breakthrough when he dismissed Shikhar Dhawan with a short delivery.

Virat Kohli and David Warner enjoy a light moment before start of play in Perth.

Virat Kohli started off with a flurry of boundaries as Australia erred by bowling too full to him.

Rohit Sharma rode the bounce of the WACA wicket expertly to pick up runs in the third man region.

Rohit Sharma finished unbeaten on 171 and in the process became the fastest player to aggregate 1000 ODI runs against Australia.

The calculated running between the wickets was a feature of the Kohli-Rohit stand.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli shared a 207-run stand before Kohli holed out nine-short of a deserved century.

Steven Smith continued his rich vein of form against India by starting off with a busy start to his innings.

George Bailey survived a close call for caught behind but steadied himself to compose a solid innings.

David Warner fell to a sharp catch from Virat Kohli as Australia lost both their openers early.

Steven Smith posed for selfies after Australia's five-wicket win in the first ODI.

George Bailey's use of feet against the Indian spinners was particularly noteworthy in his innings of 112.

Steven Smith scored 149 and shared a record 242-run partnership with George Bailey as Australia cantered to a win, chasing India's 309.