Rohit Record 209 Seals Series Win

Rohit Sharma�s 209 now second all time highest individual score in ODIs after Sehwag 219.

Bangalore: Rohit Sharma's record breaking 209 helped India to a 57-run victory en route to their first series win against Australia since 1986.

Faulkner raced to his maiden ODI hundred off just 57 balls - fastest by an Australian batsman - as he hoick five sixes and eleven boundaries.

Chasing a massive 384-run target, Australia lost wickets at regular intervals.

Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Shane Watson, who was blazing all guns, to virtually end Australia's chance in the match. Watson smacked six sixes and two boundaries in his quick-fire 22-ball 49 and added rapid 67 runs with James Faulkner for the seventh wicket.

Pacer Vinay Kumar provided India an important breakthrough when he dismissed dangerous Glenn Maxwell (60) in the 23rd over to reduce the visitors to 138/6 in 22.2 overs.

Maxwell was in his aggressive best as he smashed seven sixes and three fours in his whirlwind 22-ball knock. In the process, Maxwell equaled the record of fastest fifty by an Australian in 18 balls.

Maxwell also added valuable 58 runs for the fifth wicket with Adam Voges.

Voges (4) became the second victim of pacer Mohd Shami, who clean bowled the batsman in the 22nd over.

Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin clean bowled Brad Haddin (40) to reduce Australia to 74/4 in 16.5 overs. Haddin, who hit seven fours, was leading the visitors' fightback before he missed the Ashwin delivery.

But the biggest blow for Aussies came in the previous over (16th) when they lost their big hitting in-form skipper George Bailey (4). Bailey was run out after a mixed-up with Haddin.

Australia lost Phillip Hughes (23) and Aaron Finch (5) early against India.

Ashwin dismissed Hughes in the thirteenth over to reduce Australia to 64/2 in 12.1 overs, after the southpaw added 57 runs with Haddin to lead the visitors' fightback.

Pacer Mohd Shami gave the hosts early breakthrough, when he got rid of Finch in the second over.

Earlier, Rohit Sharma blasted his way into the record books with a breathtaking 209 that included a record 16 sixes which propelled India to a mammoth 383 for six.

The immensely talented Sharma thus became only third batsman in the history of ODI cricket after Virender Sehwag (219) and Sachin Tendulkar (200 n.o.) to reach the coveted double ton.

Enroute his 158-ball-209, Rohit created a world record by hitting as many as 16 sixes along with 12 fours. His 16 sixes bettered Shane Watson's effort of 15 sixes against Bangladesh in an ODI match.

This was also the highest individual ODI score by any batsman against Australia in ODIs as well as being India's highest team total against the visitors. The last five overs produced an unbelievable 101 runs.

Sharma also added 167-run stand for the fifth wicket with skipper MS Dhoni, who hit 2 sixes and 7 boundaries, in his quick-fire 38-ball 62 innings. The duo took India over 350 with some fiery hitting in the final ten overs, as they scored 151 runs in it.

Rohit Sharma completed his fourth ODI century off 114 balls to lead the Indian run charge. Continuing his good form in the series, Sharma smacked six sixes and four fours to complete his hundred.

Yuvraj Singh's batting woes continued as James Faulkner dismissed the southpaw in the 34th over. Yuvraj hit a six in his 14-ball innings but failed to carry on again.

India lost Suresh Raina (28) after he added quick-fire 72 runs for the third wicket with Rohit Sharma.

Raina hit two boundaries in his 30-ball innings as he revived Indian run charge with Sharma after two quick wickets.

Rain delay changed the course of the match for India as they lost in-form batsmen Virat Kohli (0) and Shikhar Dhawan (60) in quick succession.

Rohit Sharma completed his fifty off 71 balls, which included a six and three fours, as he tried to steady the innings with Suresh Raina after two quick blows.

An unfortunate mix-up with Sharma left Kohli stranded in the middle and was run out in the 20th over.

Spinner Xavier Doherty trapped Dhawan leg before in the 19th over to halt the Indian run charge after the openers put on 112 for the hosts. The southpaw slammed nine boundaries in his quick 57-ball 60 knock.

India were 107/0 in 17 overs when the rain stopped the match in Bangalore. As it was only a short disruption, there was no change in the number of overs.

Dhawan struck his fifth ODI fifty off 43 balls to lay a solid foundation for India.

Openers Rohit Sharma and Dhawan brought up the Indian hundred in the 15th over after bringing up the fifty in the seventh over.

This is their sixth 100-run stand in the 19 innings that they have opened together.

Earlier, Australian captain George Bailey won the toss and chose to bowl.

Teams

India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Vinay Kumar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami

Australia: Phillip Hughes, Aaron Finch, Shane Watson, George Bailey(c), Glenn Maxwell, Adam Voges, Brad Haddin(w), James Faulkner, Clint McKay, Xavier Doherty, Nathan Coulter-Nile

Brief scores
India 383 for 6 (Sharma 209, Dhoni 62*, Dhawan 60, Doherty 2-74)
Australia 326 (Faulkner 116, Maxwell 60, Shami 3-52, Jadeja 3-73)
Result India won by 57 runs
MOM and Player of the series: Rohit Sharma (India)