Australia produced disciplined bowling performance to bundle India to 237 runs and win the final One-Day International (ODI) by 35 runs to clinch the series 3-2 on Wednesday. In the chase, Pat Cummins dismissed centurion from Mohali, Shikhar Dhawan for 12. Rohit Sharma and captain Virat Kohli then added 53 runs for the second wicket before Kohli (20) edged a Stoinis delivery to be caught behind by Alex Carey.
Youngster Rishabh Pant (16) and all-rounder Vijay Shankar (16) failed to grab their chances as they perished under pressure leaving Rohit Sharma helpless on the other end. Rohit failed to build a crucial partnership with Kedar Jadhav before he was stumped off Adam Zampa's bowling for 56 runs.
The vice-captain became the third-fastest batsman to complete 8,000 ODI runs from 200 innings equalling former India captain Sourav Ganguly. India were tottering at 132/6 when Ravindra Jadeja was dismissed for a duck. However, a 91-run stand between Kedar Jadhav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar kept India's hopes alive. Jadhav made 44 (4 fours, 1 six) while Bhuvneshwar made 46 (3 fours, 2 sixes). With the asking-rate hovering over 12, Bhuvneshwar and Jadhav perished in quick succession.
Following their dismissal, the tailenders were removed in no time. Earlier, riding on a fine century by opening batsman Usman Khawaja, who scored consecutive centuries, Australia posted 272/9 in 50 overs.
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