New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- Novice batsmen Cooper Connolly, Matt Short and Mitch Owen produced career-best ODI performances to steer Australia to a tense two-wicket win against India on Thursday.

Australia also claimed victory in the series, taking a 2-0 lead in the best-of-three encounter.

India posted 264-9, with Rohit Sharma (73 from 97 balls) top-scoring. Adam Zampa (4-60 from 10 overs) and Xavier Bartlett (3-39 from 10) were the chief wicket-takers.

In reply, Australia reached 265-8 from 46.2 overs, with Short making 74 from 78 balls, Connolly an unbeaten 61 from 53 in his fourth ODI innings, and Owen 36 from 23 in his first bat in an ODI.

Coming together at 187-5 in the 36th over, Connolly, who had made just 10 ODI runs before his Ade...