Hardik Pandya stars as India clinch series with hattrick of wins vs Australia

All-rounder Hardik Pandya celebrated his promotion in the batting order with a solid 78 to help India beat Australia by five wickets in the Indore ODI and seal the five-match series 3-0. Three of India's top four batsmen scored 70 or more as the hosts chased down the 294-run victory target with 13 balls to spare. India's ninth consecutive ODI win also ensured they are now the top ranked team both in Tests and the ODI format.

Updated on: Sep 24, 2017 10:41 PM IST

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Riding on Hardik Pandya’s all-round show, India beat Australia by five wickets in Indore ODI to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. (BCCI )

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Earlier, Australia captain Steve Smith won the toss and opted to bat. (BCCI )

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David Warner and Aaron Finch got Australia off to a great start as the duo stitched together a 70-run stand. (BCCI )

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Aaron Finch, who missed the first two ODIs due to a calf strain, looked fluent from the word go. (BCCI )

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Hardik Pandya gave India the first breakthrough when he removed Warner in the 14th over. (BCCI )

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Steve Smith continued to pile on the runs and slammed a half-century. (BCCI )

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Finch smashed his eighth ODI century off 110 balls. It was his second ton against India, having scored 107 in the Canberra ODI in 2016. (BCCI )

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Finch, along with skipper Smith, shared a 154-run stand and negotiated the spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal brilliantly. (BCCI )

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Kuldeep Yadav dismissed both Finch and Smith to trigger a collapse as Australia lost five wickets for 51 runs. (BCCI )

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Jasprit Bumrah got rid of Travis Head and Peter Handscomb as Australia were restricted to 293/6 in their 50 overs. (BCCI )

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In reply, Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane helped India reach the 100-run mark without losing a wicket. (BCCI )

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Rahane, who smashed a gritty 55 in the Kolkata ODI, continued his great form as he notched his second consecutive fifty in the series. (BCCI )

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The duo put on a 139-run stand before falling in quick succession. (BCCI )

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Batting at four, Pandya hit four sixes and five boundaries to take India close to victory. (BCCI )

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Pandya scored a breezy 78 before falling to Pat Cummins in the 46th over. (BCCI )

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Manish Pandey completed the formality with a quickfire 36* to see his side home. (BCCI )

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The two sides will next meet in the fourth ODI on Thursday in Bengaluru. (BCCI )