Australia beat India by 3 runs
One Day International Series: India v Australia
05-11-2009 at Hyderabad
Fifth one-day international: India v Australia, Hyderabad: Australia 350-4 (50 overs) beat India 347 (49.4 overs) by 3 runs
Sachin Tendulkar hit 175 but it was not enough as India lost a dramatic fifth one-day international against Australia by three runs with two balls remaining.
Australia racked up a huge total of 350 with Shaun Marsh scoring 112 and Shane Watson 93 in an opening stand of 145.
Cameron White (57) also impressed as Praveen Kumar finished with a pair.
Virender Sehwag (38) began the chase well and with a wobbling middle order, Tendulkar's heroics, aided by Suresh Raina (59), finally proved fruitless.
It was an astonishing finale to a match involving a number of astonishing performances and it is the tourists who now go into Sunday's sixth and penultimate match in the series in buoyant mood.
Marsh's stunning maiden century, as well as three wickets apiece for newcomer Clint McKay and Watson were all brilliant performances for Australia.
But it will be the efforts of man-of-the-match Tendulkar who will rightfully dominate the headlines, despite being on the losing side, scoring 175 off 140 balls including 19 fours and four sixes.
The 36-year-old, already holding the records for most runs in Tests and one-day internationals, has now notched 17,168 runs in limited over cricket over 435 matches with an average of 44.59.
With India sniffing a hugely unexpected win (19 needed off 18), Tendulkar finally fell to McKay, caught by Nathan Hauritz, and it proved to be the crucial scalp, although there were still minor glimmers of hope to come.
05-11-2009 at Hyderabad
Fifth one-day international: India v Australia, Hyderabad: Australia 350-4 (50 overs) beat India 347 (49.4 overs) by 3 runs
Sachin Tendulkar hit 175 but it was not enough as India lost a dramatic fifth one-day international against Australia by three runs with two balls remaining.
Australia racked up a huge total of 350 with Shaun Marsh scoring 112 and Shane Watson 93 in an opening stand of 145.
Cameron White (57) also impressed as Praveen Kumar finished with a pair.
Virender Sehwag (38) began the chase well and with a wobbling middle order, Tendulkar's heroics, aided by Suresh Raina (59), finally proved fruitless.
It was an astonishing finale to a match involving a number of astonishing performances and it is the tourists who now go into Sunday's sixth and penultimate match in the series in buoyant mood.
Marsh's stunning maiden century, as well as three wickets apiece for newcomer Clint McKay and Watson were all brilliant performances for Australia.
But it will be the efforts of man-of-the-match Tendulkar who will rightfully dominate the headlines, despite being on the losing side, scoring 175 off 140 balls including 19 fours and four sixes.
The 36-year-old, already holding the records for most runs in Tests and one-day internationals, has now notched 17,168 runs in limited over cricket over 435 matches with an average of 44.59.
With India sniffing a hugely unexpected win (19 needed off 18), Tendulkar finally fell to McKay, caught by Nathan Hauritz, and it proved to be the crucial scalp, although there were still minor glimmers of hope to come.
Match scorecard
The sixth one day match between the two sides is on Sunday in Guwahati, with Mumbai hosting the seventh and final clash of the series three days later.
The sixth one day match between the two sides is on Sunday in Guwahati, with Mumbai hosting the seventh and final clash of the series three days later.