Australia 316 for 7 (Symonds 107*, Gilchrist 51, Ponting 49) beat India 299 for 7 (Ganguly 86, Tendulkar 72, Hogg 4-49) by 18 runs
Australia on Sunday relied on an all-round display to clinch the One-day series with a 18-run victory over India in the sixth ODI which saw the hosts frittering away a solid start and running out of steam in the slog overs. Riled by the behaviour of some of the Indian cricketers and the crowd in Vadodara, Andrew Symonds channelised his ire to hit the Indians where it hurt most, with a glorious 82-ball century which inspired Australia to a series-sealing victory with a match to spare. Just for good measure, he added a nearly immaculate spell of off-spin bowling as Australia staved off a 140-run partnership between Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, and a thrilling late flourish from Robin Uthappa to clinch an 18-run triumph.
After scoring a mammoth 317 for eight built around Andrew Symonds rollicking unbeaten 107, the Australians held their nerve to restrict the home team to 299 for seven and take an invincible 4-1 lead in the seven-match series. The trusted opening pair of Sachin Tendulkar (72) and Sourav Ganguly (86) provided the foundation for the chase with a 140-run stand, but the Indians lost the plot in the middle overs to allow the asking rate to climb beyond manageable limits.
Australia Innings
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