Hyderabad, March 2 (IANS) Indian bowlers once again underlined their collective might by restricting Australia to a modest 236/7 in the first One-Day International (ODI) here on Saturday.

Electing to bat, Usman Khawaja scored a 50 off 76 balls at the top while in-form Glenn Maxwell hit 40 off 51 deliveries for the visitors.

Mohammed Shami (2/44), Kuldeep Yadav (2/46) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/60) got two wickets each for the hosts.

Brief scores: Australia 236/7 (Usman Khawaja 50, Glenn Maxwell 40; Mohammed Shami (2/44), Kuldeep Yadav (2/46) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/60)

--IANS dm/ajb/mr