Australia beats India by 35 runs in deciding 5th ODI

March 13, 2019, 10:26 PM
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Publish- March 13, 2019, 10:26 PM

Australia beats India by 35 runs in deciding 5th ODI

India's captain Virat Kohli, right, reacts as Australia's Ashton Turner and Jhye Richardson smile while walking back to the pavilion after winning the fourth one day international cricket match against India in Mohali, India, Sunday, March 10, 2019. AP Photo

New Delhi, Mar 13 (AP/UNB) — Australia beat India by 35 runs to win the fifth and final ODI on Wednesday and secure a 3-2 victory in the series.

It is the first ODI series' win for Australia since January 2017 and the fourth on Indian soil, the last coming in 2009. It was India's first loss in an ODI series at home since 2015 when they lost 3-2 to South Africa.

Usman Khawaja (100) struck his second century in three ODIs as Australia rode to 272-9. Peter Handscomb also followed his hundred in Mohali with 52 off 60 balls, as the duo put on 99 runs for the second wicket.

In reply, Rohit Sharma top-scored with 56 but India lost Shikhar Dhawan (12) and Virat Kohli (20) cheaply, which cost them the game. From 132-6 at one stage, Kedar Jadhav (44) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (46) put on 91 runs for the seventh wicket but it wasn't enough to salvage the situation.