James Faulkner jumps in joy after scoring the winning runs for his team. Faulkner came in when Australia were 215 for six and supported Glenn Maxwell well.
Glenn Maxwell exhibited his repertoire of shots and led an excellent counter-attack to win the match that cliched the series for his team.
Ishant Sharma slips and falls after bowling to Australia's Faulkner. Ishant was quite economical and bowled well in the middle overs.
Got ya mate! Virat Kohli doesn't hide his emotions after Australia's George Bailey is dismissed.
Umesh Yadav couldn't get hold of this shot from Faulkner. Yadav, who bowled well in his first few spells, leaked runs towards the end.
Shikhar Dhawan returned to some semblance of form with a patient 91-ball 68. With in-form opening partner Rohit Sharma out early, the onus was on Dhawan to steady the ship.
Record breaker! Virat Kohli registered his first century of the series and laid the foundation for a big total. His run-a-ball 117 was his 24th ton and he has the distinction of reaching the milestone the quickest. He is also the quickest to 7,000 runs, a milestone he reached during the course of his knock.
Ajinkya Rahane played the perfect Robin to Kohli's Batman. In typical fashion, the strokeful right-hander gave ample support to Kohli with an intelligent knock of 50 from 55 balls.
It would've been a disappointing day for the scores of Indians who turned up for the match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
India have now lost three out of four ODI series since the World Cup with the only win coming against Zimbabwe.
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