Top 5 ODI encounters between India and Australia

#1 6th ODI – Australia tour of India, Nagpur (2013)

It was turning out to be a very high scoring series as both the teams had scored 300+ in every game coming in the sixth. Trailing the series 2-1 (4th and 5th matches were wash-outs), India were looking to level the series and they opted to field first on a flat deck in Nagpur.

Australia lost their openers early, but captain George Bailey and Shane Watson not only helped them recover but also bludgeoned the Indian bowlers as they put on a superb 168-run stand for the third wicket. Watson (102) got out soon after reaching the three-figure mark, but Bailey went on to pile further misery on the Indian attack and scored 156 off 114 balls to help Australia finish with a massive 350.

India had already chased 360 with ease (9 wickets and 39 balls to spare) in Jaipur earlier in the series and an encore was on the cards as the hosts were once again off to a flier with a 178-run opening partnership. After that mammoth stand, both Rohit Sharma (78) and Shikhar Dhawan (100) fell in the span of six overs.

Virat Kohli, who scored the fasted ODI century by an Indian (52 balls) in the Jaipur chase, was up to the task again, taking calculated risks, running hard and scoring important boundaries. When Raina and Yuvraj got out on successive balls, a panic of sorts set-in.

But Kohli, along with skipper MS Dhoni helped India complete yet another memorable run chase as the Men in Blue became the first team to chase 350+ targets twice. India got to the target with three balls to spare, with Kohli scoring a magnificent 115 off 66 balls to help his team level the series 2-2