The Bailey-Maxwell put up a quick-fire 75-plus run stand for the fourth wicket soon after Indian captain MS Dhoni took a juggling catch to dismiss Phil Hughes off R Ashwin for 83 runs.
Hughes hit a six and 8 fours in his knock that came off 103 balls.
Vinay Kumar had Shane Watson caught by Ishant Sharma at long-on as Australia lost their second wicket.
Watson set Australia on the path of a formidable score by smashing 3 sixes and 6 fours in his 53-ball 59.
Phil Hughes and Watson took Australia over the 150-run mark in the 28th over.
Aaron Finch hit a 53-ball 50 before he was run out by a direct hit from Suresh Raina.
Finch drove the ball to mid-off and called Phil Hughes for a quick single but he could not beat the direct hit from Raina.
Finch hit a six and 7 fours in his fiery knock.
Openers Finch and Hughes brought up the Australian fifty in the 11th over.
The start came after Australian captain George Bailey won the toss and chose to bat.
After winning the toss Bailey said that 300 will be great and it will put a lot of pressure on the Indian batsmen and support their bowlers. They are keen on going to 2-0, he added that it will be fantastic.
After losing the toss Dhoni said he would have bowled first anyway, considering the dew factor later on in the innings. Dhoni said that he feels that the ball here comes on nicely to the bat. India are looking to level the series and then take the rest as a five-match series, Dhoni added.
Teams:
India: MS Dhoni (Capt.), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, R Vinay Kumar, Ishant Sharma.
Australia: George Bailey (Capt.), Aaron Finch, Phil Hughes, Shane Watson, Adam Voges, Glenn Maxwell, Brad Haddin, James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Clint McKay, Xavier Doherty.
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