India edge sixathon with Rohit Sharma's 209
It is an indictment of how skewed the contest between bat and ball has become that for 2961 ODIs, no batsman broke the 200-run barrier and now three have done it in the last 467 matches
02/11Result
7th ODI (D/N), Australia tour of India at Bengaluru, Nov 2 2013
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![India]( "India")
383/6 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
326 (45.1/50 ov)
Player of the Match
02/11Result
7th ODI (D/N), Australia tour of India at Bengaluru, Nov 2 2013
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![India]( "India")
383/6 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
326 (45.1/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
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