India vs Australia 5th ODI

Have you got stuck to your important stuff and could not mange to follow the 5th ODI match between India and Australia? No need to worry since we will give you full updates here.

The 5th ODI between India and Australia is under way in Hyderabad, with Australia winning the toss and electing to bat first. It’s a day-night match with a good batting pitch. So it seems Australia has taken right decision.

According to last updates, at the end of 34.4 overs Australia has piled up 199 runs at the loss of one wicket in the form of Shane Watson. Shaun Marsh is batting at 76 from 88 balls and Ponting, with his 26 from 32 balls giving him full support.

India has already given out extras in the form of 2 wides, 1 lb and 1 nb. The run rate for the Australian team is currently at 5.74.

Shane Watson has been in terrific form throughout the series. Today he played a wonderful innings of 93 before being caught by Jadeja on a Harbhajan googly in the 25th over.

The Indian bowlers has been proven very costly giving out handful of runs. Praveen Kumar has bowled just 4 overs, giving out 23 runs and Ashish Nehra gave out 37 runs in 6 overs. The biggest run-giver till now has been Munaf Patel, who has given out 44 runs in 6 overs. None of them, except Harbhajan Singh has bowled a maiden over as of yet.

The 5th ODI match between India and Australia at Hyderabad is crucial in the sense that which ever team wins today’s match will go 3-2 up in the series.
Indian team has its regular Tendulkar, Sehwag, Gambhir, Yuvraj, Dhoni and Raina playing. The Australian team has Watson, Marsh, Ponting, Hussey, Mckay along with others.

Latest Update: Australia ended their innings with a handsome total of 350. On the other hand Master-Bluster Sachin Tendulkar has reached the milestone of 17,000 runs and became the first cricketer to achieve this landmark.