Vadodara was India's 100th defeat on home soil

Some key facts on the first one-day international between India [ Images ] and Australia [ Images ] which ended in a four-run defeat for the home side.

# Tim Payne has now scored two fifties in his two appearances against India. He had also made 56 in his only other appearance against India in ICC [ Images ] Champions Trophy [ Images ] at Centurion.

# Ricky Ponting [ Images ], during his innings of 74, became the leading run-scorer in 2009, surpassing Zimbabwe's Hamilton Masakadza's aggregate of 936 runs.

# The two sixes in this match took Ponting's tally of sixes against India to 29 – most by an Australian batsman. Before this match, Ponting was at level with Andrew Symonds [ Images ] with 27 sixes.

# The 76-run partnership between White and Hussey is the best for the fourth wicket at this ground. The previous best was 75 (unbroken) between Tendulkar and Dhoni [ Images ] against West Indies [ Images ] in 2007

# Four Australian batsmen (Paine, Ponting, White and Hussey) made fifties in Australian innings. This is the first instance when India conceded four fifties in a match.

# India conceded 54 runs in last 5 overs and 79 runs in last 10.

# India's highest successful chase against Australia has been 275 (for four) at Sharjah in 1998 (Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ] made 134 in that game). India's highest against Australia batting second still remains 299 for 7 at Nagpur in 2007 (India lost that match by 18 runs).

# Brett Lee [ Images ], with Sehwag's wicket completed his 50 wickets against India. He became first bowler to reach this landmark in India-Australia contests.

# The 84-run partnership (off 57 balls) between Harbhajan Singh [ Images ] and Praveen Kumar [ Images ] is India's best for the eighth wicket against Australia. The pair obliterated the unbroken 82 run-partnership between Kapil Dev [ Images ] and Kiran More against New Zealand [ Images ] at Bangalore in 1987 World Cup.

# Incidentally India's previous highest eighth wicket partnership against Australia was a paltry 42 between MS Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh at Brisbane [ Images ] in 2008.

# Both Harbhajan Singh and Praveen Kumar made their highest scores in ODIs.

# India scored 58 runs in last 5 overs and 87 in last 10.

# The 4-run defeat is India's third narrowest against Australia. They had suffered one-run defeat on two occasions.

# The defeat was India's 100th at home soil.