India beats Australia by 7 wickets, taking the series by 4-1. India chased down Australia’s 242 from 50 over barrier.
Rohit Sharma achieved a memorable milestone with his classy century as India outplayed Australia by seven wickets in the fifth ODI to seal the series 4-1.India took back their No. 1 ODI ranking by shacking Australia after yet another good start and then chasing down the possibly tricky 243 with apparent ease.
The match was on dry and slow Nagpur track. India’s spinners pulled back a bolted horse, conceding 134 for 4 in 30 overs.
Australia went from 100 for 1 to 118 for 4 to 205 for 4 to their eventual total, which was not straightforward on this pitch. However, Rohit and Rahane absorbed the good spells from Nathan Coulter-Nile and Pat Cummins at the top before cashing in on the absence of the unwell Kane Richardson and the error-prone spin. Rohit (125) and Ajinkya Rahane (61) set up the comprehensive win with a 124-run stand, their third century stand in a row, before the former shared a 99-run partnership with captain Virat Kohli (39) to take the team to a big victory.
Rohit also completed 6000 ODI runs, making him only the eighth Indian cricketer to do so. His innings complied of five sixes and 12 fours.
Rohit Sharma is the Man of the match and Hardik Pandya is been announced as Man of the Series.
