23 January, Sydney (CRICKETNMORE) - India beat Australia by six wickets in the fifth and final One-Day International (ODI) at the Sydney Cricket Ground here on Saturday.Batting first, Australia scored 330/7 in 50 overs while India chased down the total in 49.4 overs.
Manish Pandey remained unbeaten on 104. Rohit Sharma scored a brilliant 99 while Shikhar Dhawan made 78.
For Australia, opener David Warner scored 122 alongside Mitchell Marsh's unbeaten 102.
India vs Australia 5th ODI Match Report
Toss: MS Dhoni (India) won the toss and opted to field first.
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Australia Innings: 330/7 in 50 overs ( David Warner 122, Mitchell Marsh 102 Not Out, Jasprit Bumrah 2/40, Ishant Sharma 2/60)
India Innings: 331/4 in 49.4 overs ( Manish Pandey 104 Not Out, Rohit Sharma 99, Shikhar Dhawan 78, John Hastings 3/61)
Man of the Match: Manish Pandey
Man of the Series: Rohit Sharma
Series Result: Australia clinch series 4-1
Teams XI:
India: M.S. Dhoni (c), Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Manish Pandey, Shikhar Dhawan, Gurkeerat Mann, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishi Dhawan, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav
Australia: Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steve Smith, George Bailey, Shaun Marsh, Mitch Marsh, Matthew Wade, James Faulkner, John Hastings, Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon