Final ODI washed out by rain, Australia win series 4-2

By Rahul Bajaj
for Cricketain.com

Published: November 12, 2009

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Mumbai: Incessant rains and a cyclone alert by the weather department had the seventh and final one-dayer between India and Australia called off without a single ball being bowled.

The washout ensured that India didn’t get any chance to salvage its pride, Australia eventually clinching the series with a series score line of 4-2. The two teams didn’t even leave their hotel rooms since it was drizzling continuously since morning which turned into a heavy downpour just before the scheduled start of play.

The match to be held at the DY Patil Stadium at Navi Mumbai, which was all set to host its first ODI, was of only academic interest, with Australia having taken an unassailable 4-2 lead in the seven-match series lead after winning the low-scoring sixth ODI at Guwahati on November 8.

Australia, thus, maintained their winning streak of nearly 20 years over India in the bilateral ODI series. It was in 1986-87 that India beat the visiting Australians 3-2. In the two bilateral limited-over series between the two countries before the current one, Australia had defeated India 3-2 (best-of-five) in 2000-01 and 4-2 (best-of-seven) in 2007-08.

Shane Watson was declared the Man of the Series for his outstanding contributions throughout the series with both bat and ball. He finished with 256 runs and 10 wickets in the series.

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