Australia win fifth ODI by 4 runs

Fri, Nov 6 01:10 PM

Hyderabad, Nov. 5 -- In a thriller of a match, Australia whisked away a narrow victory despite a brilliant 175 by Sachin Tendulkar and some hard hitting towards the end by Jadeja and Praveen Kumar.

Australian fielding struck form towards the end of the Indian innings after several mis-fields and missing run-out chances. After McKay picked up the crucial wicket of Sachin Tendulkar, Praveen Kumar came to the crease and hit a spledid six.

The suddenly dropping spirits of the Indian supporters lifted only to completely shatter in the fourth ball of the final over by Watson when Praveen was run out, trying to steal a second. Tendulkar was declared man of the match.

Australia now lead the series 3-2.

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