Shami clean bowled Shane Watson after the rain interruption to reduce Australia to 32/3.
Watson looked to drive on the up but the ball came back in to go through the gap between bat and pad to shatter the stumps.
There was an interruption in the match due to rain when Australia were 28/2 in 7.2 overs.
Shami justified his selection in the playing XI by dismissing Australian openers Aaron Finch and Phillip Hughes in his alternate overs.
Shami bowled a pacy back of a length delivery which rose sharply as Hughes hung his bat, caught in mid-stride, as the ball took the outside edge through to Dhoni who completed a fine take.
Shami clean bowled Finch in the second over of match.
Finch was looking to play an outswinger but the ball by Shami just held its line and went through the gap between bat and pad to castle the stumps.
The breakthrough came after Indian captain MS Dhoni won the toss and chose to bowl in overcast conditions.
India have replaced Ishant Sharma and Bhuvneshwar Kumar with Mohammad Shami and Jaydev Unadkat.
Australia are unchanged from the last match.
After winning the toss, Dhoni reckoned rain as the reason for fielding. He also mentioned that with the overcast conditions, dew may not be there at all.
The pitch has a darkish tinge to it and will help the seamers initially. There are bits of dark clouds and swing will be available for the bowlers.
Teams:
India: MS Dhoni (Capt.), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, Shami Ahmed, Vinay Kumar.
Australia: George Bailey (Capt.), Phillip Hughes, Aaron Finch, Shane Watson, Adam Voges, Glenn Maxwell, Brad Haddin, James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Clint McKay, Xavier Doherty.
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