India, Oct. 23 -- India's bowling was once again exposed as Australian batters weathered the spin storm to chase down 265 with 22 balls to spare at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday. The two-wicket win gave the Mitchell Marsh-led side the ODI series with a game in hand, having already won the rain-curtailed opener in Perth last week by seven wickets.

Unlike in Perth, Rohit Sharma showed defiance, scoring a potentially career-extending 73 and forging a 118-run third-wicket stand with vice-captain Shreyas Iyer, who contributed 61 off 77 balls, as India posted 264 for nine. Australia struggled against India's spinners, but by playing Nitish Reddy as a multi-skilled option instead of a proven match-winner like Kuldeep Yadav, the visitors paid th...