Australia beat India in tri-series
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) -- Acting captain Adam Gilchrist and Andrew Symonds added 122 from 97 balls to lift Australia to a five-wicket victory over India in a tri-series one-day match.
The pair came together at 37 for three with Australia chasing 204 to win and proceeded to take the sting out of the India attack with a stunning exhibition of big hitting.
Irfan Pathan dismissed Symonds for 73 and Gilchrist for 75, both caught in the deep, before Australia eased home with 18 overs to spare.
Gilchrist hit 11 fours and one six and faced just 67 balls, while Symonds also clubbed 11 boundaries plus two sixes and faced 59 deliveries.
Brett Lee took three for 22 to spearhead Australia's pace attack in dismissing India for 203, which included an attacking innings of 47 from Yuvraj Singh.
Australia and India have already qualified for the best-of-three finals series which starts in Melbourne on Friday.
"I guess looking at the result today it would have been nice playing India on a few more wickets like that," said Gilchrist.
"It would be lovely to play them in a final like that."
Zimbabwe, who are without a win in the series, will play India in Perth on Tuesday in the African side's final match.
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