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Mohali: Australia have comeback brilliantly to win the 4th ODI by 24 runs and level the series 2-2. The late order did give Australia some scare towards the end but Watson bowled a good spell to take his side through.
Shane Watson (3-29) and Doug Bollinger (3-35) helped Australia beat India by 24 runs in the fourth One-Day International at Mohali to level the seven-match series 2-2.
The win not only helped Australia leveled the series but also keep the team's number one ODI tag intact.
Chasing a modest 251-run target, India got off to a rollicking start before opener Virender Sehwag (30 off 19 balls) got out in the seventh over.
Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar played cautiously for his 40, but was trapped leg-before by Nathan Hauritz in the 19th over, leaving him just seven short of a record 17,000 ODI runs.
India's famed middle-order batsmen failed to repeat their efforts of the last ODI at Delhi and keep on losing wickets in regular intervals. India lost all their seven batsmen before 40th over to leave the team tottering at 177/7.
India did well to restrict Australia to 250 and came out blazing with Sehwag (30) in full flow. He departed but Tendulkar (40) carried on until he was struck leg before. The failure of the middle order caused India the game as Dhoni (26) was the only batsman to get into the 20's.
Once again like the first ODI, Harbhajan (31) flourished but his stay at the wicket this time was a touch short. Still Kumar (16) carried on his good work but Watson was just too good towards the end. Bollinger (3-38) was the pick of the bowlers early on as he bagged some important wickets at the top.
And once again, the Aussie fielding, especially that of skipper Ponting proved that why they are the best. Hang on for the presentations news, Shane Watson gets the Man of the Match award for his all-round show but specially his bowling towards the end.The series is building up well as it stand 2-2 with 3 games to go.
Going strong at 196 for three, Australia came unstuck towards the end and fumbled in the batting powerplay, which cost them four wickets earning just 27 runs, before eventually folding in 49.2 overs.
Ashish Nehra (3-37) was pick of the Indian bowlers, while Harbhajan Singh also grabbed a couple of wickets.
Both the sides will next meet at Hyderabad on the 5th of November for the all-important 5th ODI.
Brief score
Australia: 250 (White 62, Ponting 52)
India: 226 (Tendulkar 40, Harbhajan 31, Sehwag 30)
Result: Australia won by 24 runs
MOM: Shane Watson (Australia)
