Hello and welcome to Sportstar's live coverage of the fifth ODI between India and Australia from the Ferozeshah Kotla in New Delhi. In what was the final dress rehearsal for both teams, Australia will fly back home not only with the trophy but with a high dose of confidence ahead of the World Cup. India, on the other hand, made experiments and although had a 2-0 series lead, failed to win the series. Plenty to ponder for Virat Kohli and Co. ahead of the mega event but they did certainly miss a certain MS Dhoni in the final two ODIs. That's all we have for you and thank you for joining us. Our Correspondent Abhishek Mukherjee will be up with the report soon. It is a wonderful achievement by Australia to come back from 0-2 down to win a series. The two teams started from either end of the results spectrum, India on a high and Australia in the dumps, and Australia gained more from this series. — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 13, 2019 India now becomes the only side to lose an ODI series (of five or more matches) on two occasions after leading 2-0#IndvAus — Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 13, 2019 9:15: What a fine performance this has been by Australia as after losing the first two ODIs, they came back from behind to win the series 3-2. 9:13 pm: Australia wins five-match ODI series. Marcus Stoinis cleans up Kuldeep Yadav as Australia beats India by 35 runs to win the final ODI. 9:05 pm: WICKET - Jhye Richardson takes a good caught and bowled as Mohammed Shami departs and India loses its ninth wicket. 8:56 pm: WICKET - Jhye Richardson hits the final nail in the coffin as he bounces out Kedar Jadhav. Jadhav had to play his shots but this time couldn't clear a running Glenn Maxell who takes an excellent catch to spark off celebrations. India 226/8 at the end of 47 overs. 8:50 pm: WICKET - Australia has managed to break the stand as Bhuvneshwar Kumar falls for a fighting 46. 8:48 pm: Four - Streaky but India and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will take it as he manages a thick outside edge and the ball races away to the third man bounddary. 8:45 pm: SIX - Bhuvneshwar Kumar hits his second six and this time sets himself up and smacks a slower one of Jhye Richardson for a straight six. 8:41 pm: This partnership is keeping India in the hunt and with Zampa striking the ball clean as a whistle and Bhuvneshwar , this is anybody's game. India needs 69 from 36 deliveries. 8:33 pm: SIX - Fantastic shot from Kedar Jadhav and suddenly the Kotla crowd is awake. Maxwell darts on the middle stump, Jadhav clears his front-foot and smacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence. India 191/6 at the end of 42 overs. 8:32 pm: The 50-run partnership between Kedar Jadhav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar is up and they have injected some hope into the run chase. 8:30 pm: India needs 95 runs in 60 deliveries. Can the duo do the unthinkable? Jadhav is in no mood to give up. India 178/6 at the end of 40 overs. 8:25 pm: FOUR- Kedar Jadhav gets to the pitch of the ball and drives Maxwell for a lovely boundary as the ball races to the long-off boundary. Welcome boundary for India. India 174/6 after 39.3 overs. READ: Rohit Sharma equals Sourav Ganguly's record 8:12 pm: India is moving at a snail's pace but Kedar Jadhav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar aren't doing anything silly. They are biding time, playing to the merit of the ball and are happy taking the singles, finding the odd boundary though. How long can they hang in? India 161/6 after 36 overs. 8:00 pm: 150 comes up for India in 33.1 overs as Kedar Jadhav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar try to take the game deep. Australia is in complete control and Jadhav needs to play out of his skin to make a match out of it. India 151/6 after 34 overs. 7:50 pm: Abhishek Mukherjee from NEW DELHI: Some spectators have started making their way out of the stadium as India loses its sixth wicket. It's understandably quiet, too. 7:45 pm: WICKET - Ravindra Jadeja goes for a duck and Adam Zampa has put Australia firmly on top. India 132/6 after 28.5 overs. 7:41 pm: WICKET - Zampa gets Rohit Sharma and is that the game for Australia? Rohit charges down the track, gets no where near the pitch of the ball, goes for a wild swing and the ball sneaks in through and Alex Carey whips off the bails as Rohit's bat flies out of his hand. India in all sorts of trouble. India 132/5 after 28.2 overs. 7:40 pm: Abhishek Mukherjee from NEW DELHI: Will the drop by Maxwell prove to be the turning point of the contest? It all depends on whether Rohit is able to stick for long at the crease. Still anybody's game. 7:36 pm: Kedar Jadhav gets underway with a boundary but it the Australian spinners have kept the batsmen quiet and both Rohit and Jadhav understand it is a tricky period of play. One good partnership can tilt the game in India's favour. India 131/4 after 27.4 overs. 7:29 pm: Kedar Jadhav is the new batsman. 7:28 pm: WICKET - Adam Zampa gets his revenge and Vijay Shankar missed the plot completely. After hitting a six, Shankar goes for a pull but was not in complete control as Usman Khawaja takes a good catch at long-on. India in trouble. India 122/4 after 25 overs. 7:26 pm: SIX - What a shot from Vijay Shankar as he lofts Adam Zampa with ease over mid-off. 7:25 pm: Fifty for Rohit Sharma - Excellent innings from Rohit Sharma as he gets to his half-century off 73 deliveries. The opener holds the key for India. India 114/3 after 24 overs. Abhishek Mukherjee from NEW DELHI: Second half-century in the series for Rohit Sharma.<doc-sep>Having copped a lot of flak for his performance in the fourth ODI in Mohali, Rishabh Pant will be eager to prove his credentials for the reserve wicket-keeper’s role in the Indian side for the 2019 World Cup. The fifth ODI will also be the last chance for the players to convince the selectors of their world cup utility as the Indian side will not be playing any international match until the tournament in England. Let’s take a look at some of the numbers and milestones that can be reached in this clash: 7/10: Australia have won the toss in 7 of the last 10 ODIs between these two sides. 8/11: India have won 8 of the last 11 ODIs between the two sides in India. 3: Maxwell needs 3 more wickets to complete 50 ODI wickets Also read: India’s predicted XI for 5th ODI in Delhi; tactical changes expected 11/13: ODI series victories for Australia in bilateral series in Asia (consisting of 3+ matches) since 2000. The only exceptions are: vs India in 2013/14 (where AUS lost 2-3) and vs India in 2017/18 (where AUS lost 1-4). This includes a streak of 9 successive bilateral ODI series victories in Asia (3+ match series) from 2001 to 2012. 22.75 vs 38.38: Aaron Finch’s average as ODI skipper (22.75) vs his average as a player (38.38). 82.06 vs 51.29: Virat Kohli’s average as ODI skipper (82.06) vs his average as a player (51.29). 7/7: Virat Kohli has converted each of his last 7 ODI fifties to centuries at home: 1.121 vs NZ, Mumbai, 2017 2. 113 vs NZ, Kanpur, 2017 3. 140 vs WIN, Guwahati, 2018 4. 157* vs WIN, Vizag, 2018 5. 107 vs WIN, Pune, 2018 6. 113 vs AUS, Nagpur,2019 7. 123 vs AUS, Ranchi, 2019 Also read: Virat Kohli & Co asks ground staff to keep track of dew factor ahead of 5th ODI 68.75%: India win 68.75 % of the time whenever Kedar Jadhav is involved in a partnership of 50+ runs (11 out of 16 prior instances). 85.19 %: 85.19 % of Kedar Jadhav’s ODI wickets are batsmen batting in the top-6 (23/27). 75.00%: Australia win 75.00% of the time when Khawaja score a fifty plus score (6/8).<doc-sep>Ashton Turner scripted an amazing heist in Mohali and suddenly after dominating for most parts of the series, the Indian team is locked in a battle with the hosts - the series is on the line, and both sides seem to have bases covered to walk away with the winner’s trophy. For India, there was much talk about the World Cup and giving new faces an opportunity to take up the mantle, but now the team management would want to focus all their energy into winning this series. We take a look at the predicted XI of India for the final ODI at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in Delhi. Rohit Sharma After a string of low scores, Rohit Sharma roared back to form in Mohali with a bright and breezy 95. He missed out on a well-deserved century, but his runs at the top of the order sure is a great sign for the side. This was his first half-century in six innings. The vice-captain thrashed seven fours and two sixes and strung a 193-run partnership for the first wicket with Shikhar Dhawan. They have recorded the highest number of century stands (five) against Australia. Shikhar Dhawan Shikhar Dhawan does not focus on anything negative said about him and rightly so, he shunted away all doubts over his position as the opener with a sparkling century in Mohali and even though, India lost the match, a firing Dhawan at the top of the order is just the perfect way for the side to approach the World Cup. Virat Kohli The captain pushed himself to number 4 in Mohali to accommodate KL Rahul, but he should be back at number 3 in this must-win game and take control of proceedings. Kohli, who already has 2 centuries in the series, would want to lead from the front and get the job done with the bat and then as the skipper of the side. ALSO READ: Stop searching for MS Dhoni-the keeper in Rishabh Pant - Aakash Chopra KL Rahul He was included in the side in place of Ambati Rayudu, and KL Rahul did not look too bad in Mohali. He got out at the wrong time for India, but the management would want to give him one final go before the World Cup and this is the chance for the right-hander to stake his claim as the backup opener or the middle order option for the side. Rishabh Pant The young wicket-keeper encountered the fleeting nature of the game in Mohali, perhaps for the first time in this career. He looked great with the bat and played his part as a batsman with a score of 36 runs from 24 balls, but his mistakes behind the stumps cost India the match. The wicket-keeper missed three stumping chances and the captain wasn’t impressed when Pant tried to effect a run out by pulling off a no look back flick. When Yuzvendra Chahal bowled a wide in the 44th over, Pant could have easily stumped Ashton Turner, since he was outside of the crease. But Pant failed to gather the ball in time. Turner, who was on 38 at that time, went on to play a match-winning innings of 84* runs. Kedar Jadhav He has been a valuable addition to this Indian side over the last 15 months, but Mohali was an aberration for Jadhav. He could not contribute enough with the bat and the Australians attacked him when he bowled. He needs to figure out a plan B with the ball and take up more responsibility with the bat in Delhi. ALSO READ: DDCA cancels Virat Kohli felicitation ceremony in wake of Pulwama attack Vijay Shankar The Tami Nadu all-rounder has only gone from strength to strength in the limited games he has got and could one more game to earn a more permanent spot in the side. In Mohali, he provided the perfect finish for India with an innings of 26 runs from 15 balls. Shankar struck one four and two sixes during his innings. The all-rounder chipped in with an economical spell as well. Shankar conceded 29 runs in five overs for no wicket. Ravindra Jadeja On the slow, sluggish Kotla pitch, Ravindra Jadeja could replace Vijay Shankar. While Shankar has done whatever have been asked of him in the recent past, the addition of Jadeja could be a tactical move from India considering the conditions and this could be his final chance to book his berth for the World Cup squad. He could replace Yuzvendra Chahal, who was very expensive in Mohali. Bhuvneshwar Kumar Captain Virat Kohli spoke about the dew and how it became increasingly difficult for the bowlers to have any control during the back end of the Mohali ODI. However, Bhuvneshwar now needs to step up and take control of proceedings and get the job done in Mohali where India would need the senior players to play a major role. Kuldeep Yadav Kuldeep Yadav got the big wicket of Glenn Maxwell but even he was taken for runs in the fourth ODI. The chinaman bowler conceded 64 runs in his 10 overs, in which he was hit for four boundaries and a six. Kuldeep plays a crucial role in the middle overs and more wickets are expected from him, especially if the conditions suit him in Delhi. Jasprit Bumrah India’s leader of the bowling attack had a rare off day as a death bowler when he was taken for 16 runs in the 46th over. The fast bowler picked up three wickets, but couldn’t control his economy rate. Bumrah conceded 63 runs in 8.5 overs. He was hit for seven fours and one six during the Australian innings and would want to hit back and reclaim lost ground in Delhi.<doc-sep>Australia won the fifth and final ODI of the series against India at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi by 35 runs, to cap off a remarkable comeback in the series, winning it 3-2. Winning the toss and opting to bat first, captain Aaron Finch spoke about wanting to get a big score on the board to defend it later. And opening the batting along with Usman Khawaja, they looked like doing just that as the initial proceedings were dominated by the duo. Khawaja was the aggressor in the initial exchanges as the ball came on beautifully to the bat. Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar toiled hard, but the pitch offered little to no assistance as the boundaries came thick and fast. Captain Kohli did not waste time bringing in Jasprit Bumrah (10-0-39-0) to the attack, well before the 10th over. The ploy seemed to work as he was shown respect by Khawaja and Finch, but importantly for Australia, did not give their wickets away. Ravindra Jadeja (10-0-45-2) was introduced in the 15th over and right on cue, took the wicket of Finch, much to India’s relief. As the Australian captain departed for 27 off 43 balls, Peter Handscomb walked in at number three. India opted to go with spin from Yadav, Jadeja and Jadhav for the next few overs but were unsuccessful in capitalizing on Finch’s wicket. Handscomb was picking the ball early and particularly dominated Yadav, as Khawaja brought up his 8th ODI fifty. At the halfway mark, Australia were at 136/1, looking nailed on to cross at least 300 from that stage. But the Indian comeback was due to begin soon. Just as Khawaja got to a well-deserved century in the 33rd over and Australia were looking to up the ante, he was caught by Virat Kohli off the bowling of Bhuvneshwar Kumar (10-0-48-3). During his innings, Khawaja overtook Andrew Symonds to now sit second on the list of Australians with most runs against India in a bilateral ODI series in India with 409 runs. The dangerous Glenn Maxwell departed after that in the very next over, once again caught by Kohli, this time off the bowling of Ravindra Jadeja. The score read 178/3 and India were once again back in the game. The hero of the previous match, Ashton Turner made a run-a-ball 20 before he was dismissed and having already lost Peter Handscomb before that, the visitors sought to salvage the innings. They succeeded in doing that to an extent as Marcus Stoinis, and then Jhye Richardson after Stoinis was dismissed played some lofty shots to get the Australian total past 250, and then finished strong to end the innings on 272/9. Richardson’s 29 off 21 balls was the most telling contribution towards the latter part of the innings. India needed to ensure they didn’t lost early wickets in reply, on a pitch where the best time to bat had already passed by in the first innings. As Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan started off, it looked like they had gotten their eye in by the end of the fourth over and were ready to launch. But just then, Dhawan was out cheaply for 12 runs in trying to drive a Pat Cummins (10-1-38-2) delivery on the rise, only ending up knicking it to Alex Carey who was waiting in anticipation behind the stumps. Local boy Virat Kohli walked in to huge cheers from the crowd and got off the mark straight away with two boundaries, wasting no time in ensuring that the scoreboard kept ticking. The Indian captain looked in good knick with Rohit Sharma playing the role of a reliable foil at the other end. But just as it looked like they were going to stitch together a neat partnership, Kohli uncharacteristically gave his wicket away to a half-volley from Stoinis (4-0-31-2), edging it once again to Alex Carey as a hush fell upon the ground. Rishabh Pant, another local lad joined Rohit at the crease, but he too was dismissed after getting his eye in for only 16 runs as India found themselves in all kinds of trouble at 91/3. At the other end, Rohit was a constant, making sure he punished the bad balls and picked up singles and doubles off the better ones to keep the scoreboard ticking. Vijay Shankar took his time to get his eye in, and once he got an idea of the pitch, decided to target Adam Zampa (10-1-46-3) who was giving it a fair bit of flight. But as Shankar endeavoured to hit Zampa for consecutive sixes, he fell in the deep for the same score as Pant, caught by the first innings’ centurion Usman Khawaja as Australia celebrated another wicket. Matters did not change, as only 12 more runs were added between Shankar’s dismissal and that of Rohit, who had just brought up his fifty. Charging down the pitch trying to hit Zampa out of the park, he was beaten by the flight and ended up getting stumped. Four balls later, Jadeja was stumped too, this time while trying to defend. At 132/6, it was down to the last moderately recognized pair of Jadhav and Bhuvneshwar to salvage the situation if India were to save the match. With the pressure mounting, the pair put up a valiant fight, taking the total to 223 and putting together 91 runs between them. From an Indian perspective, what was good to see was that it was not just Jadhav who was the aggressor, but even Bhuvneshwar backed his skill as the Australian bowlers temporarily did not have an answer to the calculated aggression shown by the two. However, just as it looked like India could seriously go ahead and challenge the total, Bhuvneshwar departed for a well-made 46 off 54 balls, which included three fours and two sixes. Jadhav was out on the very next ball from Jhye Richardson (10-0-47-2), trying to pull the ball and holding out in the deep to Glenn Maxwell for 44. From then on, it was just a matter of time before Australia wrapped up the win, with Shami the next to be dismissed.<doc-sep>
BLOG 50 overs: It's all over! India all out for 237, lose by 35 runs. Australia clinch five-match series 3-2 49 overs: India 230/9, need 43 more to win 48.3 overs: OUT! Jhye Richardson strikes again to dismiss Mohd Shami (3). India 230/9 48 overs: India 228/8, need 45 in 12 balls 47 overs: India 226/8, need 47 in 18 balls 46.1 overs: OUT! India 223/8 46 overs: OUT! India 223/7 44.2 overs: SIX! India 211/6 44 overs: India 204/6, need 69 off 36 balls 41 overs: 50-run partnership India 182/6 40 overs: India 178/6, need 95 in 60 balls 38 overs: India 163/6 37 overs: India 163/6 35 overs: India 158/6 32 overs: India 146/6 28.5 overs: OUT! Zampa dismisses Jadeja (0). India 132/6 28.2 overs: OUT! Zampa scalps Rohit Sharma (56). India 132/5 26.1 overs: DROPPED! India 128/4 24.4 overs: OUT! Zampa strikes to dismiss Shankar (16). India 120/4 23.4 overs: FIFTY India 113/3 India's @ImRo45 reaches 8,000 ODI runs! 🙌 He makes it to the mark in his 200th ODI innings - the joint-third faste… https://t.co/l5e7ODIm2H — ICC (@ICC) 1552484881000 Rohit Sharma 20 overs: India 98/3 17.5 overs: OUT! Lyon dismisses Pant (16). India 91/3 16.1 overs: SIX! India 86/2 India 80/2 in 16 overs 15 overs: India 78/2 Praise for Stoinis Stoinis once again gets the breakthrough and the big wicket of the opposition in @imVkohli ! I hope the selectors p… https://t.co/yeeSRncZGr — Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) 1552483073000 12.3 overs: OUT! Stoinis scalps Kohli (20). India 68/2 11.5 overs: 50-run partnership India 65/1 10 overs: India 43/1 after 10 overs 7.1 overs: FOUR! India 37/1 6 overs: India 31/1 4.2 overs: OUT! Cummins gets rid of Dhawan (12). India 15/1 4 overs: India 15 /0 2 overs: India 11/0 1.3 overs: FOUR! India 6/0 50 overs: Australia 272/9 48.3 overs: OUT! Caught & Bowled. Bhuvneshwar scalps Cummins (15). Australia 263/8 48 overs: Australia 260/7 19 RUNS! 47 overs: Australia 241/7 45.5 overs: OUT! Shami dismisses Carey (3). Australia 229/7 44.2 overs: OUT! Bhuvneshwar cleans up Stoinis for 20. Australia 225/6 43 overs: Australia 218/5. 41.2 overs: OUT! Kuldeep Yadav scalps Ashton Turner (20). Australia 210/5 36.2 overs: OUT! Shami strikes to dismiss Handscomb (52). Australia 182/4 34.4 overs: 50 for Peter Handscomb! AUS 179-3 33.5 overs: WICKET! AUS 178-3 End of 33rd over: WICKET! AUS 175-2 31.5 overs: 100 for Usman Khawaja! AUS 173-1 Congratulations to @Uz_Khawaja who has reached his second ODI century - also his second of this series! 🙌 #INDvAUS https://t.co/4KBckp0RVc — ICC (@ICC) 1552471855000 26.5 overs: Four and 150 comes up for Australia! AUS 151-1 25.3 overs: Six! AUS 144-1 Usman Khawaja's fine form continues with his fourth 50+ score of the series. Can he push on towards his second cent… https://t.co/XWCeaAcDMy — ICC (@ICC) 1552470361000 21.3 overs: Four! AUS 118-1 Change in bowling for India! 19.1 overs: Four and 100 up Australia! AUS 101-1 16.2 overs: 50 for Usman Khawaja! AUS 88-1 FIFTY! Khawaja travelling along beautifully in Delhi and brings up his half-century Australia 1-90 (16.4) LIVE:… https://t.co/qpRRmw2OPo — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) 1552468559000 End of 16th over: Drinks Break! AUS 87-1 14.3 overs: WICKET! AUS 76-1 A ripper from Jadeja ends Finch's stay in the middle. Australia 87/1 after 16 overs Live -… https://t.co/ZtB7x2viLp — BCCI (@BCCI) 1552468359000 Change in bowling for India! End of 13th over: AUS 67-0 11.5 overs: Six! AUS 63-0 Who's taking the 🏆 home tonight? 🔃for India 🧡for Australia #INDvAUS https://t.co/sJPODbSmoW — BCCI (@BCCI) 1552466952000 Change in bowling for India! AUS 54-0 after 11 overs 50 up for Australia! 9.3 overs AUS 51-0 End of 9th over: AUS 47-0 7.4 overs: Four! AUS 45-0 End of 7th over: AUS 41-0 Change in bowling for India! Jasprit Bumrah comes in to replace Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 5.1 overs: Beaten! AUS 30-0 3.3 overs: Four! AUS 27-0 End of 3rd over: AUS 19-0 2.3 overs: Four! AUS 18-0 1.5 overs: Four! AUS 9-0 End of 1st over: 0.4 over: Four! AUS 4-0 Here we go! This is what the two teams are playing for. Who will take it home tonight? #INDvAUS https://t.co/s3PapWdPEC — BCCI (@BCCI) 1552462850000 One final time this series. Let's play 💪💪 #INDvAUS https://t.co/cDkoeRmO2b — BCCI (@BCCI) 1552463156000 PLAYING XIs CAPTAINS AT THE TOSS Aaron Finch: Virat Kohli: Here's the Playing XI for #INDvAUS https://t.co/D60E9kZQXj — BCCI (@BCCI) 1552462646000 TEAM NEWS: Australia leave out Shaun Marsh and bring in Marcus Stoinis. Nathan Lyon also back in place of Jason Behrendorff. For India, Yuzvendra Chahal out, Ravindra Jadeja in.