Live, India vs Australia, 5th ODI, Nagpur, live cricket score: Virat Kohli’s IND look make it 4-1

The beauty of a bilateral series between India vs Australia is the level of intensity at which all matches are played. The fourth ODI in Bangalore on September 28 is a classic example. Australia dented India’s pride and stopped Virat Kohli’s nine-match winning streak with a performance that one desires from a world champion side. Both teams will be hungry for success in Nagpur today. For the Aussies, who are down 3-1, a win will be a great moral victory. For India, a 4-1 scoreline will prove their calibre as world’s leading ODI side. Follow live cricket score India vs Australia 5th ODI here. (LIVE SCORE | LIVE STREAMING INFO)

11:45 PM IST: The fact that India had rotated their pace bowlers during the last game saw many question why Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah were rested. However, Umesh Yadav is in favour of this rotation policy for pacers. Click here to find out why.

11:30 PM IST: Australia will look to end the series on a high despite having already lost it. Will they be able to take more inspiration from Indian skipper Virat Kohli? We’ll find out in two hours time.

11:15 PM IST: The Nagpur pitch has seen its share of controversies in the past, most notably when the ICC issued a warning over it being underprepared for a Test match between India and South Africa. But according to the Nagpur pitch curator, fans can expect a sporting pitch that will have plenty of runs in it.

11:00 PM IST: Hello and welcome to coverage of the final one-day international between India and Australia.

Having rested their two main bowlers – Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah – in the fourth ODI in Bangalore, India may be tempted to rework their bowling line-up today. But there will be lot of focus on local lad Umesh Yadav, who should retain his place.

The Vidarbha Cricket Association ground has one of the longest boundaries and that should be good news for India’s young spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal. One should see a good contest between India’s bowlers and Australia’s batsmen, especially David Warner and Aaron Finch.

The VCA ground has not hosted a ODI since October 2013 but the pitch here has traditionally produced plenty of runs. This is a new wicket and unlikely to deny the fans a run feast.

India have won both of their previous encounters with Australia at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur.