Bengaluru Sep 28 (IANS) Australia defeated India by 21 runs in the fourth One-Day International (ODI) here on Thursday.
The hosts who had already won the five-match series now lead 3-1.
Electing to bat Australia produced a challenging total of 334/5 in their 50 overs. In reply the hosts could only manage 313/8.
The loss also saw India skipper Virat Kohli fail in his bid to register the longest winning spree by an Indian captain.
He had equalled previous incumbent Mahendra Singh Dhoni s run of nine consecutive victories when the hosts won the last encounter at Indore.
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