Australia beat India to signal World Cup ambitions


  • Cricket
  • Sunday, 18 Jan 2015

India's Rohit Sharma celebrates reaching his century during their one day international tri-series cricket match agianst Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, January 18, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia beat world champions India by four wickets in a thrilling One Day International at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday, overcoming a late mini-collapse to win with just six balls remaining.

India's world record holder Rohit Sharma (138) smashed his sixth ODI International century to contribute more than half of his team's total but Mitchell Starc's career-best 6-43 restricted the visitors to 267-8.

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