Australia won five-match ODI series against India, 4-1

Australia on 23 January 2016 won the five-match One Day International (ODI) series against India 4-1. In the fifth and final match played at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, India defeated Australia by 6 wickets.

This is the first time that any team has chased more than 300 runs to complete victory against Australia in their own den. India will retain their No. 2 ranking in ODIs as well.

The ODI series between India and Australia was named as India tour of Australia, 2016. However, the tour will also see a 3-match T20I series, which will kick off on 26 January 2016 at the Adelaide Oval.

Series Report

1st Match: Played at W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth, Australia on 12 January 2016. Australia won by 5 wickets. Steven Smith (Australia) was declared the Man of the Match.

2nd Match: Played at The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia on 15 January 2016. Australia won by 7 wickets.  Rohit Sharma (India) was declared the Man of the Match.

3rd Match: Played at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia on 17 January 2016. Australia won by 3 wickets. Glenn Maxwell (Australia) was declared the Man of the Match.

4th Match: Played at Manuka Oval, Canberra, Australia on 20 January 2016. Australia won by 25 runs. Kane Richardson (Australia) was declared the Man of the Match.

5th Match: Played at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia on 23 January 2016. India won by 6 wickets. Manish Pandey (India) was declared the Man of the Match.

Man of the Series: Rohit Sharma (India) for his truckload of runs in the entire series.

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