Perth, Feb 01: The awesome Aussies re-emphasised that they are undoubtedly the world champions by scoring a five-wicket victory over India in the triangular series one-day match today. Chasing a lowly 204 for victory, the Australians reached the target with ease in 32 overs after initial hiccups when they lost three quick wickets. Andrew Symonds (73) and Adam Gilchrist (75) then shared an explosive 108-run partnership

India now play Zimbabwe in the final league match on Tuesday, before taking on Australia again in the best-of-three finals.

Earlier, India were rattled by Brett Lee as they lost one quick wicket after another. Reeling at 145 for the loss eight wickets at one stage, it took some sensible batting by Karthik and Pathan to resurrect the innings and reach a face-saving total. Bureau Report