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Australia v India, 5th ODI, Sydney

Australia Eye 5-0 Whitewash Against India

Sydney: Australia eye win No. 19 and one-day series whitewash over India in Saturday's final game, after being handed an unlikely win in the fourth tie when the tourists imploded with victory in sight.

Coach Darren Lehmann admitted he didn't think skipper Steve Smith's men would get "across the line" at Canberra's Manuka Oval on Wednesday when India were 277 for one chasing 348.

But after a spectacular Indian batting collapse -- in which the last nine wickets fell for just 46 runs -- Australia won by 25 runs to lead the series 4-0.

There seems little reason for Australia to make changes to their winning side, with Shaun Marsh and Scott Boland likely to sit out once again.

Ajinkya Rahane split the webbing of his right hand while fielding in Canberra and is likely to miss the Sydney game, which could mean a return for Manish Pandey. If the SCG is expected to spin, R Ashwin should come back to replace one of the seamers, perhaps Rishi Dhawan.

Axar Patel may also be considered for the first time in the series could be replace Gurkeerat Singh.

Australia and India follow the ODI series with three T20 matches in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney.

Teams from

Australia: Steven Smith (Capt.), David Warner, Aaron Finch, Goerge Bailey, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade (wk), James Faulkner, John Hastings, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Kane Richardson and Scott Boland

India: MS Dhoni (Capt. & wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rishi Dhawan, Gurkeerat Singh, Bhuvnenshwar Kumar, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Brainder Sran, Umesh Yadav and Ajinkya Rahane

Pitch and conditions
The Sydney pitch should offer a little more turn. The weather forecast is for a shower or two, and a possible storm on Saturday.

Match facts
Saturday January 23, 2016 (day/night)
Start time 1420 local (0320 GMT, 8.50am IST)


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