25.5 overs Australia 149 for 1 (Gilchrist 79*) beat India 148 (Tendulkar 47, Johnson 5-26) by 9 wickets
If this was a final, as Ricky Ponting wanted his side to view the fifth one-dayer in Vadodara, it was reminiscent of the hopelessly one-sided conclusion to the World Cup in 1999. Mahendra Singh Dhoni let out a big smile at the toss, with the crowd cheering as if the result was a foregone conclusion, but trudged away in the knowledge that his side could no longer win the series.India paid a heavy price for their pathetic batting display against Australia who humiliated the hosts with an emphatic nine-wicket victory in the fifth One-dayer to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the seven-match series here on Thursday. Even drawing level from here will take some getting.
The distinctly brick-red surface, one that demanded application, was to leave India's batsmen ashen faced. A combination of injudicious shot-selection, accurate new-ball bowling, efficient left-arm pace and outstanding wicketkeeping is often a recipe for a lop-sided contest. The Australians first bundled out the home team for a paltry 148 in 39.4 overs and then raced to the target with 24.1 overs to spare in a totally lop-sided contest at the Reliance Stadium.It resulted in India's lowest home total against Australia. In fact the game was up much earlier; spectators leaving the ground after 25 overs of the game realised as much.
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India Innings
Australia Innings
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