India vs Australia, 5th ODI: As it happened...

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India completed a 4-1 humbling of World Champions Australia in a five-match ODI series with a seven-wicket win at Nagpur on Sunday. The win helped Virat Kohli & Co reclaim the numero uno spot in ODIs. India are already the top-ranked side in the Tests.. (MATCH REPORT || SCORECARD)

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INDIA; Target 243

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Overs 43 | Score 243/3 | Kedar 5 (8) ; Pandey 11 (11)

Little slow in picking up the run rate, but doesn't matter does it? They are almost there. Eight runs behind. Pandet went for a four down long-on to Faulkner. Four runs behind after that boundary. And once again! Four to finish it off.  

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Overs 40 | Score 231/3 | Kedar 4 (2) ; Pandey 0 (0)

Zamap returned to dismiss both Rohit and Kohli off a shorter and faltter delivery. But India still on course. Kedar Jadhav and Manish Pandey at crease as India need 12 more.  

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Overs 39 | Score 223/1 | Rohit 125 (108) ; Kohli 35 (52)

31 required from 12 overs, but don't think more than five overs would be rquired given the condition in which the duo is batting.  

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Overs 37 | Score 203/1 | Rohit 115 (102) ; Kohli 23 (42)

Rohit and Kohli continued their rampage over the touring Aussies in Nagpur. Rohit, in fact is now the highest scorer in this series. What a game he is having! Six off the last delivery  

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Overs 35 | Score 187/1 | Rohit 102 (94) ; Kohli 23 (42)

Surprise! Aaron Finch was given an over and he gave away just six runs in his over. Coulter-Nile followed in for his eighth over. Six and Rohit notched up his 14th ODI ton.  

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Overs 33 | Score 174/1 | Rohit 92 (87) ; Kohli 20 (36)

After the drinks break Cummins stepped in for his seventh over. 6000 ODI runs for Rohit Sharma.  

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Overs 32 | Score 168/1 | Rohit 88 (84) ; Kohli 18 (34)

Head in for his sixth over. Last ball, six from Rohit. Stand and deliver as the ball sailed high over long-on. 10 from the over.  

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Overs 31 | Score 158/1 | Rohit 81 (82) ; Kohli 15 (30)

Kohli and Rohit continued steadily as India still 85 runs behind. Real easy task and the hosts could once again reclaim the No.1 spot on ICC ODI Team rankings.  

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Overs 29 | Score 154/1 | Rohit 79 (77) ; Kohli 14 (23)

India 92 away with still 22 overs to go. Cummins gave away three runs between the wickets.  

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Overs 28 | Score 151/1 | Rohit 76 (72) ; Kohli 14 (22)

Cummins returned to attack and gave away just a single off the last ball. Zamap in for his sixth over. Eight runs from the over.  

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Overs 26 | Score 142/1 | Rohit 74 (70) ; Kohli 7 (12)

Zampa in for his fifth over. Seven runs from the over. Well, the crwod saw Virat Kohli look-a-like when the camera panned towards him.  

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Overs 24 | Score 132/1 | Rohit 69 (65) ; Kohli 2 (5)

Zampa back in for his fourth over. Eight runs from the over.  

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Overs 23 | Score 124/1 | Rohit 63 (61) ; Kohli 0 (2)

Coulter-Nile in. Second ball, up the length delivery, angled it in as Rahane whipped it off his pads down square-leg for a boundary. Third ball, jammed it in, Rahane for another whipped shot, and the ball struck his pads. Umpire caters to the appeal, Rahane goes for a review and decision stayed as it is. Virat Kohli walked in next. 

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Overs 22 | Score 120/0 | Rohit 63 (61) ; Rahane 57 (71)

Faulkner in for his third over. Five runs from the over.  

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Overs 21 | Score 115/0 | Rohit 60 (59) ; Rahane 55 (67)

Rohit notched up his 35th ODI fifty, Rahane with his fourth consecutive fifty-plus score as thye duo once again stitch a 100-run partnership. Their third in a row

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Overs 18 | Score 96/0 | Rohit 49 (50) ; Rahane 47 (58)

Head in for his fourth over. Fifth ball, slogged it over midwicket for a six and then a four dowhn covers. 11 runs from the over.  

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Overs 15 | Score 79/0 | Rohit 37 (44) ; Rahane 42 (46)

Zamap in for his third over. Third ball, full toss to the off side as Rahane shimmied down to slice it down covers for a boundary. Nine runs from the over.  

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Overs 14 | Score 70/0 | Rohit 35 (42) ; Rahane 35 (42)

Head in for his second over and gave away five singles.  

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Overs 13 | Score 65/0 | Rohit 35 (41) ; Rahane 30 (37)

Zampa in for his second over. Third ball, leg-spin, but angled it in. Rohit looking for a onside shot, got the edge and the ball luckily escaped the off stump. Four to third man. And then a boundary down to deep square-leg by Rohit.  

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Overs 12 | Score 53/0 | Rohit 24 (36) ; Rahane 29 (36)

Another spinner into the attack – Travis Head. India performed well with spin attack and now Steve Smith will be looking upto his two bowlers to emulate the similar. Six singles from the over.  

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Over 11 | Score 47/0 | Rohit 21 (33) ; Rahane 26 (33)

Change in attack once again as Adam Zampa stepped in for his first over. Four singles from the over.  

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Over 10 | Score 43/0 | Rohit 24 (29) ; Rahane 19 (31)

Change in attack as James Faulkner stepped in for his first over. First ball, well outside off as Rahane leaned in to slice it down point for a boundary. Six runs from the over.  

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Over 9 | Score 37/0 | Rohit 18 (28) ; Rahane 19 (26)

Stoinis in. Third ball, length delivery, angled it in as Rohit drifted the paced up ball down backward square-leg for a bounadary. Five runs from the over.  

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Over 8 | Score 32/0 | Rohit 14 (24) ; Rahane 18 (24)

Coulter-Nile in for his fourth over. Fifth ball, fullish to the off side as Rohit leaned in to drive the ball down covers for a boundary.  

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Over 7 | Score 28/0 | Rohit 10 (18) ; Rahane 18 (24)

Stoinis in for his first over. Just three singles from it.  

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Over 6 | Score 25/0 | Rohit 8 (16) ; Rahane 17 (20)

Coulter-Nile back in. Second ball, cover drive and a four by Rahane. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma becomes fastest ever to amass 2000 ODI runs in India (42 innings).  

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Over 5 | Score 21/0 | Rohit 8 (16) ; Rahane 13 (14)

Cummins in for his third over while Rohit is yet to open his account. Fifth ball, little up the length, and got the width too as Rohit smacked it down to long-off for a boundary. And then again! Four to end the over.  

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Over 3 | Score 11/0 | Rohit 0 (8) ; Rahane 11 (9)

Cummins in for ahis second over. First ball, length ball, a little outside the off stump as Rahane punched it elegantly down the track for a boundary wide of long-off. Five runs from the over.  

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Over 2 | Score 6/0 | Rohit 0 (5) ; Rahane 6 (7)

Coulter-Nile followed in for the second over to share the new ball. Just a single from the over.  

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Over 1 | Score 5/0 | Rohit 0 (2) ; Rahane 5 (4)

Australia have a tough test to defend a total of 242 runs against a formidable Indian batting lineup. Pat Cummins started off with the attcak against openers Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane. Just one slip in place. Third ball, length ball, angled it in as Rahen punched it down through midwicket for a boundary. Five runs from the over.  

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Overs 50 | Score 242/9 | ; Cummins 2 (2)

Bhuvneshwar in for the final over of Australia's innings. First ball, yorker, as Faulkner mistimed the shot and slogged it straight to Panday at long-on and ...dropped. Pat Cummins is the batsman at the other end of the crease. And run out! You just can't beat the the pace of Dhoni. Courtsey to Pandya too. Coulter-Nile stepped in next and bowled in his first delivery. Castled down the off stump. So it is 243 for India  

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Overs 49 | Score 237/7 | Faulkner 9 (14) ;

Bumrah in for his final over. Last ball, angled it down to the off side as Wade sliced it straight to Rahane at deep point.  

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Overs 48 | Score 232/6 | Faulkner 6 (11) ; Wade 18 (15)

Bhuvneshwar for his seventh over. First ball, off cutter and Wade sent it sailing over long off for a six. 12 runs from the over.  

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Overs 47 | Score 220/6 | Faulkner 4 (9) ; Wade 8 (11)

Bumrah in for his ninth over. Six runs from the over.  

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Overs 46 | Score 214/6 | Faulkner 2 (7) ; Wade 4 (7)

Bhuvneshwar back in for his sixth over. Three singles from it.  

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Overs 45 | Score 211/6 | Faulkner 0 (4) ; Wade 3 (4)

Bumrah in for his eighth over. First ball, jammed it in and the paced up delivery struck the pads. Huge appeal and Umpire catering to it goes for the OUT decision. But Stoinis unhappy, wanted a review. And the Third umpire said...YES, it is. Stoinis departed. James Faulkner joined in Mathew Wade. Single from the over.  

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Overs 43 | Score 205/5 | Stoinis 44 (59) ;

Axar in for his final over. Last ball, fullish and straight and flat as the ball sneaked through to rattle against the middle stump. Travis Head departed as Axar bagged his third wicket.  

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Overs 42 | Score 202/4 | Stoinis 43 (56) ; Head 41 (56)

Kuldeep for his ninth over. Second ball, little outside off, front foot out and Head elegantly slogged it over midwicket for a boundary. 200 up for Australia. Seven from the over.  

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Overs 41 | Score 195/4 | Stoinis 43 (53) ; Head 34 (53)

Axar back in for his ninth over. Five runs from the over.  

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Overs 40 | Score 190/4 | Stoinis 40 (50) ; Head 33 (50)

Kuldeep in for his eighth. Second ball, fullish angling it in as Stoinis swept it off the ground and whistled it down midwicket for a boundary. Last ball, Stoinis rocked back to punch the delivery down deep extra cover for a boundary. 11 from the over.  

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Overs 39 | Score 173/4 | Stoinis 31 (46) ; Head 31 (48)
Bumrah followed in for his seventh over. Just a single from the over.  

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Overs 38 | Score 173/4 | Stoinis 31 (42) ; Head 30 (46)

Virat continued with spin attack as Kuldeep stepped in for his seventh over. Five runs from the over.  

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Overs 35 | AUSTRALIA: 168/4 | Travis Head 24 (36), Marcus Stoinis 27 (34)

Jasprit Bumrah is also back into the attack, gives away just 3 runs. 15 overs remain in Australia's innings. 

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Overs 34 | AUSTRALIA: 165/4 | Travis Head 23 (35), Marcus Stoinis 25 (29)

Kuldeep Yadav is back into the attack and gives away just three runs.

However, India wasted a review in this over. 

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Overs 33 | AUSTRALIA: 162/4 | Travis Head 22 (32), Marcus Stoinis 24 (26)

Another inexpensive over from Axar Patel, just 4 runs off it.

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Overs 32 | AUSTRALIA: 158/4 | Travis Head 21 (31), Marcus Stoinis 21 (21)

Travis Head and Marcus Stoinis are flexing their muscles now. A six and a four come off this over.

150 up for Australia in the 32nd over. 

Kedar Jadhav in his 9th over!
The longest he has bowled for India
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Overs 31 | AUSTRALIA: 145/4 | Travis Head 15 (28), Marcus Stoinis 14 (18)

Another four for Marcus Stoinis in Axar Patel's over. Just 6 runs came off it. 

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Overs 30 | AUSTRALIA: 139/4 | Travis Head 15 (28), Marcus Stoinis 8 (12)

30 overs gone and Australia have crawled to 139. 

Indian spinners are making it very difficult for Australia to score. 

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Overs 29 | AUSTRALIA: 136/4 | Travis Head 14 (26), Marcus Stoinis 6 (8)

Another four in this over from Axar Patel. 

Travis Head and Marcus Stoinis are trying hard to build a partnership.

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Overs 28 | AUSTRALIA: 132/4 | Travis Head 10 (20), Marcus Stoinis 6 (8)

Australia got 60 in first 10 overs and since then it has been a struggle.

Kedar Jadhav gives 3 runs in his over. 

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Overs 27 | AUSTRALIA: 129/4 | Travis Head 8 (16), Marcus Stoinis 5 (6)

Another over and another four for Australia. 

Marcus Stoinis gets a four off Axar Patel

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Overs 26 | AUSTRALIA: 123/4 | Travis Head 7 (14), Marcus Stoinis 0 (2)

A four comes after 10 overs. Travis Head hits Kedar Jadhav for a four. 

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Overs 25 | AUSTRALIA: 119/4 | Travis Head 3 (8), Marcus Stoinis 0 (2)

Frustrated shot from Handscomb and he is gone.

WICKET! 24.2 over: Peter Handscomb c Rahane b Axar 13(17)

Marcus Stoinis comes to the crease.

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Overs 24 | AUSTRALIA: 118/3 | Travis Head 2 (6), Peter Handscom 13 (15)

Indian spinners have done it again. Australian batsmen are struggling in the middle.

Kedar Jadhav gives away just 4 runs.

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Overs 23 | AUSTRALIA: 114/3 | Travis Head 1 (2), Peter Handscom 10 (13)

Huge blow for Australia! 

WICKET! 22.2 over: David Warner c M Pandey b Axar 53(62)

Axar Patel removes David Warner for 53.

Travis Head comes to the crease.

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Overs 22 | AUSTRALIA: 111/2 | David Warner 53 (61), Peter Handscom 8 (10)

Kedar Jadhav is producing back-to-back brilliant overs. Gives away just 5 runs.

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Overs 21 | AUSTRALIA: 106/2 | David Warner 52 (58), Peter Handscom 4 (7)

Another quick and crisp over from Axar Patel, just 3 runs came off it. 

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Overs 20 | AUSTRALIA: 103/2 | David Warner 51 (57), Peter Handscom 2 (2)

By far, the most eventful over of the match. 100 up for Australia in the 20th over and another fifty for David Warner. 

WICKET! 19.3 overs: Steve Smith lbw b Kedar Jadhav 16(25)

Kedar Jadhav with the wicket again! Steve Smith plumb in front. 

Peter Handscomb comes to the crease.

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Overs 19 | AUSTRALIA: 98/1 | David Warner 49 (55), Steve Smith 15 (23)

Another bowling change for India, Axar Patel comes into the attack.

Makes a good start, gives away just 4 runs. 

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Overs 18 | AUSTRALIA: 94/1 | David Warner 47 (51), Steve Smith 13 (21)

Kedar Jadhav continues to bowl tight overs. 

On the other hand, Warner and Smith are toiling hard in the middle to score as many runs as they can. 

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Overs 17 | AUSTRALIA: 90/1 | David Warner 45 (48), Steve Smith 11 (18)

Finally, a four off David Warner's bat in Kuldeep Yadav's over.

Australia will have to wait for a loose ball to play big shots. 

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Overs 16 | AUSTRALIA: 82/1 | David Warner 39 (45), Steve Smith 9 (15)

It will be interesting to see how explosive David Warner will react to the pressure created by the Indian spinners. 

Jadhav gives away just 4 runs in his over.  

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Overs 15 | AUSTRALIA: 78/1 | David Warner 37 (41), Steve Smith 8 (13)

Kuldeep continues to bowl back-to-back excellent overs, just four runs off it.

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Overs 14 | AUSTRALIA: 74/1 | David Warner 35 (39), Steve Smith 6 (9)

Kedar Jadhav comes into the attack and bowls and excellent over.

Australia's scoring rate has taken a huge dip after Aaron Finch's departure.

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Overs 13 | AUSTRALIA: 71/1 | David Warner 34 (34), Steve Smith 5 (8)

Kuldeep bowls a maiden over. Smith and Warner will be very cautious from here on.

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Overs 12 | AUSTRALIA: 71/1 | David Warner 34 (34), Steve Smith 5 (2)

Pandya breaks Warner and Finch's dangerous partnership. 

WICKET! 11.3 over: Aaron Finch c Bumrah b Hardik Pandya 32(36) 

Skipper Steve Smith comes to the crease and opens his account with a four.

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Overs 11 | AUSTRALIA: 63/0 | Aaron Finch 32 (35), David Warner 31 (31)

Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack now, gives away just 3 runs.

Both Australian openers will be more cautious against Kuldeep.

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Overs 10 | AUSTRALIA: 60/0 | Aaron Finch 31 (34), David Warner 29 (26)

First bowling change for India, Hardik Pandya comes into the attack.

Decent start by Pandya, gave away 6 runs. 

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Overs 9 | AUSTRALIA: 54/0 | Aaron Finch 26 (29), David Warner 28 (25)

50 up for Australia in the 9th over. 

Warner brings the fifty-run partnership with Finch with a four on the off-side. 

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Overs 8 | AUSTRALIA: 48/0 | Aaron Finch 25 (26), David Warner 23 (22)

Finch-hitting at its best!

Aaron Finch is in no mood to spare the Indian pacers. 

The Australian hits Jasprit Bumrah for three fours in the over. 

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Overs 7 | AUSTRALIA: 35/0 | Aaron Finch 13 (21), David Warner 22 (21)

David Warner and Aaron Finch make a brisk start for the visitors.

Australia openers have laid a solid foundation for a huge target.

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Overs 6 | AUSTRALIA: 33/0 | Aaron Finch 12 (17), David Warner 21 (19)

The way this pitch is behaving and Warner and Finch are hitting at will, we might get to see a spinner soon.

Warner gets two back-to-back fours off this Bumrah over.

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Overs 5 | AUSTRALIA: 21/0 | Aaron Finch 11 (15), David Warner 10 (15)

Warner also gets his first four of the game off Bhuvneshwar Kumar short of length delivery. 

Another decent over for Australia, 7 runs came off it.

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Overs 4 | AUSTRALIA: 14/0 | Aaron Finch 5 (11), David Warner 9 (13)

The first four of the match comes off Aaron Finch's bat. 

Jasprit Bumrah bowled back-to-back short deliveries and got hit for two boundaries.

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Overs 3 | AUSTRALIA: 5/0 | Aaron Finch 1 (8), David Warner 4 (10)

Warner and Finch are not taking any risks against Bhuneshwar and Bumrah. 

However, there is not much purchase for the pacers in this Nagpur pitch.

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Overs 2 | AUSTRALIA: 2/0 | Aaron Finch 0 (6), David Warner 2 (6)

Jasprit Bumrah comes into the attack from another end. 

Bumrah bowls a maiden first over.

Looks like are Warner and Finch are taking their time to get well-set before they start playing the big shots. 

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Overs 1 | AUSTRALIA: 2/0 | Aaron Finch 0 (0), David Warner 2 (6)

David Warner and Aaron Finch are at the crease. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar will open the attack.

The pitch is too dry and Bhuvneshwar is finding it hard to get the swing already. 

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Teams:

Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Aaron Finch, Travis Head, Steven Smith(c), Peter Handscomb, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade(w), James Faulkner, Pat Cummins, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Zampa

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli(c), Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni(w), Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav

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New Delhi: The Virat Kohli-led Team India won the first three ODIs of the five-match series against Australia and clinched the series 3-0, before losing the fourth match in Bengaluru. 

Steve Smith's Australia's 21-run win on Thursday gave them the first taste of victory on this tour. 

Both teams now head to Nagpur for the fifth and final ODI. 

The Men in Blue will look to conclude the ongoing series on a high by winning it 4-1. 

Kohli's men will also fight for the top spot in the ICC ODI Rankings. 

India briefly displaced top-ranked South Africa after winning the third ODI in Indore but were back to the second spot after the hosts lost the fourth ODI in Bengaluru.

In Bengaluru, Australia won the toss and opted to bat. 

David Warner and Aaron Finch put up a solid partnership of 231 runs, with Warner scoring 124 and Finch missing his hundred by six runs. 

The visitors piled up 334 for the loss of five wickets in their 50 overs. 

In reply, the hosts managed to get 313 for the loss of eight wickets, with Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma and Kedar Jadhav scoring half-centuries respectively.

Squads:

India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Axar Patel and Lokesh Rahul.

Australia: Steven Smith (captain), David Warner, Hilton Cartwright, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, Ashton Agar, Kane Richardson, Pat Cummins, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Aaron Finch, Peter Handscomb, James Faulkner and Adam Zampa.