India 196/5 at the end of 40 overs
Dhoni with 42 off 49 balls and allrounder Ravindra Jadeja at 9, India now needs to score 133 runs in the remaining ten overs with a fanciful run rate of 13 per over against Mitchell Johnsons and Mitchell Starcs.
Earlier, openers Shikhar Dhawan (45), Virat Kohli (1), Rohit Sharma (34) and Azinkya Rahane returne (44) returned to the pavilion in the face of the Australian pace attack, leaving India in a dire strait.
Australian pacer Mitchell Johonson claimed two wickets giving away 45 runs while Mitchell Star, Josh Hazelwood and James Faulkner bagged one each..
Australia posted 328 runs fore the loss seven wickets in 50 overs.
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