India vs Australia 6th ODI Highlights, Live Cricket Scores

I wonder what strategies Dhoni and his men will plan after especially the kind of loss they suffered at the fifth ODI.

6th ODI: India v Australia at Guwahati
Nov 8 (08:30 local, 03:00 GMT)

There is dilemma as to who to pinpoint for the debacle at Hyderabad, it looked like Australia had to win despite a fantastic chase by Indians for the 351 runs target. Hyderabad viewers might have sulked to depression after first innings of 350 by Australia but some amazing fireworks-like batting display by master blaster Sachin ‘Ton’dulkar we were taken so close (it became yet so far…with some sudden fall of wickets and pathetic run outs) to the target. Disappointment is not the word and although Tendulkar was awarded Man of the Match he looked most unpleasant that his 175 runs scored at great strike rate could not come to cause of winning match for his team and country.

There is not one you can blame but we lost in the mental plot Aussies played and that they are very good at!

The teams headed to Guwahati to play the 6th ODI and it is a play-or-perish situation for India now because they need to win this match any cost to stand a chance of winning series and keep the excitement building.

Who said Australia are plaguing injuries? To keep the opponents over confident with injury news is part of their mental plot; looks like. Australia are now decently building an amazing team with bunch of experienced and bunch of young players. To get chiseled under their captain Ricky Ponting is like a blessing for the young talented Australian cricketers and they are certainly on the track picking up all those important lessons on mind games from Ponting.

India is not out yet, to chase and come close to a target as big as 350 can be considered as a win in itself. From what it appears in the series, the top order and middle order should fire and if everyone chips in at least in the range 20-30 runs, that makes a difference. No, not to the team total but to the morale and it will work like magic potion. The tail end batsmen no doubt looked fearless, but they need to stick to cricketing basics, and the run outs in the previous match also say the same that they had a laid back attitude that cost them two wickets and may have even cost them their match.

Almost a solo feat that Sachin made, that now I only wish that the disappointment, he sported while receiving his Man of the Match award, should trigger in for greater determination so he will bat with more vengeance. And even if he sulks in disappointment, this is the time for his 10 teammates to pull up a win and gift him a win at Guwahati for his sterling feat at Hyderabad.