Manish Pandey hits 104 to help India beat Australia by four wickets
Chasing down a huge target of 331 runs, set by Australia, India reached it by losing four wickets with two balls to spare.
Rohit Sharma (99) and Shikhar Dhawan (78) gave India a solid start at the beginning with the duo adding 123 runs in the opening wicket stand.
India lost Dhawan and then Kohli (8) quickly to make things tough for the visitors.
Pandey joined the party and hammered eight boundaries and a six in his 97 runs third wicket stand with Sharma.
The duo moved India's score close to the target.
It was 94 runs fourth wicket stand between skipper MS Dhoni (34) and Pandey which ultimately helped the visitors finally beat the hosts finished off the series 4-1.
Despite losing the match, Australia won the series.
John Hastings took three wickets for Australia.
Batting first in the fifth and final ODI of the series, Australia set India a steep target of 331 runs earlier.
Winning the toss and electing to field first, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men kept picking up wickets up front to keep the Aussies under check, but a defiant innings from David Warner and Mitchell Marsh bailed out the home team.
Stitching a 118-run partnership for the fifth wicket, Warner and Marsh kept milking the Indian bowling in the middle overs to steady the Aussie innings.
Missing his century in the last ODI, David Warner finally made it count as he completed a fine century. Warner's innings of 122 of 113 balls had 9 boundaries and 3 sixes.
Marsh too scored a century, remaining unbeaten at 102 off 84 deliveries. Marsh hit 9 boundaries and a couple of sixes.
Among the Indian bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah making his debut was the pick of the bowlers. As the others were carted for runs, Bumrah picked up two crucial wickets while giving away 40 runs in his 10 overs.
He also bowled a tight penultimate over, giving away just 3 runs while removing James Faulkner.
Apart from him, Ishant Sharma too chipped in with 2 wickets, giving away 60 runs in his 10 overs.
Though Rishi Dhawan and Umesh Yadav claimed a wicket each, both were expensive, dishing out 74 and 82 runs respectively.
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