Statistical highlights of the tri-series one-day international between India and Australia in Adelaide on Sunday:
# Australia's triumph by 50 runs is their fourth in as many matches against India in Adelaide. Overall, Australia have won 27 out of 37 played at Adelaide - winning percentage of 72.97.
# Australia have won 37 and lost 16 (no result three) out of 56 played against India in Australia - winning percentage of 66.07. Overall, Australia have won 56 and lost 30 (NR 7) out of 93 played against India - winning percentage 60.21.
# India (153) posted their lowest innings total in Adelaide - their previous lowest at this venue was 157 against Australia on 15.12.1991.
# Michael Clarke got his seventh Man of the Match award for posting his 28th fifty - 79 off 108 balls.
# Clarke and Brad Hogg put on 72 for the seventh wicket, which is Australia's best for this wicket against India in Australia, eclipsing the 53 between Michael Hussey and Brett Lee at MCG last Sunday.
# Gautam Gambhir is the leading run-getter in the competition - 231 runs at an average of 57.75. For the first time in a competition/series, he has recorded 200-plus.
# Adam Gilchrist, with five dismissals (4 catches + 1 stumping) accomplished the feat of effecting five dismissals or more in an innings against India for the second time, emulating New Zealand's Brendon McCullum's feat of five dismisals in an innings twice against India - Napier (29.12.2002) and Christchurch (1.1.2003). Gilchrist (6 dismissals) had first achieved the feat against India in Baroda on 11.10.2007.
# Gilchrist has now effected 5 or more dismissals in an innings 11 times, extending his world record.
# Irfan Pathan (4/41) recorded his best bowling performance against Australia, eclipsing his three for 51 at Sydney Cricket Ground on January 22, 2004.
# Pathan's figures are the best by an Indian bowler against Australia at Adelaide. His figures are also the best by an Indian medium-pacer at Adelaide, surpassing Kapil Dev's 4 for 54 against West Indies on December 14, 1991.
# Pathan became the seventh Indian bowler to capture 4 or more wickets in an innings against Australia in Australia, joining Kapil Dev, Ravi Shastri, Ajit Agarkar, Javagal Srinath, L Balaji and Ishant Sharma.
# With four dismissals (3 ct+ 1 st), Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first Indian wicketkeeper to effect four or more dismissals in an innings twice against Australia. He had five dismissals (4 catches + 1 stumping) at Melbourne on February 10, 2008. Chandrakant Pandit, Kiran More and Nayan Mongia have achieved the feat once each against Australia.
# Dhoni, with 22 dismissals (16 catches + 6 stumpings) in 13 ODIs is now the leading Indian wicketkeeper for India against Australia, bettering Nayan Mongia's tally of 18 (11 ct + 7 st) in 15 matches.
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