Top 5 series deciders in one-day cricket

4. India vs Australia, 5th ODI at Margao, 6th April 2001

Prior to the one-day series, India turned things around massively in the Test series after the 1st test. The 2nd Test in Kolkata witnessed one of the historic partnerships in Test cricket from Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman after being forced to follow-on. The partnership of 376 combined with Harbhajan Singh's six-wicket haul scripted India to one of their famous Test wins. India ultimately went on to win the series by winning the third as well.

India carried the psychological advantage by making a winning start to the one-day series as well. Australia won two one-dayers comfortably as well to remain in contention to win the ODI series. The fifth one-dayer was down for a slugfest.

India, electing to bat first had scored a competitive 265 on the back of Ganguly's attacking half-century and VVS Laxman's patient century. Gilchrist, at the top, took the attack to the opposition and along with Matthew Hayden crusaded to an opening partnership of 70 in ten overs.

The departure of Ponting, Waugh, Lehmann, and Symonds for low scores had put the responsibility on Michael Bevan. And Michael Bevan didn't disappoint. Michael Bevan, being one of the best finishers in the game along with Ian Harvey put on an unbeaten partnership of 67. The partnership sealed the game and the series for Australia with Bevan remaining not out on 87 from 113 balls.