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As sad as it sounds, India lost the 5th ODI against Aus for only 3 runs. Sachin took the game to the next level and played his best 175 out of 141balls with 194's and fabulous 4 6's.

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Shane Watson (3-47) and debutant Australian pacer Clint McKay (3-59) kept the pressure on Indian batsmen by taking wickets in regular intervals.

Tendulkar and Suresh Raina (59) put on a valuable 137-run partnership for the fifth wicket to help India reached near the huge target set by the Australian.

Chasing 351 runs, India got off to a blistering start before they lost opener Virendra Sehwag (38) in the ninth over for 66.

Then, India were reduced to 162/4 in 23rd over when debutant pacer Clint McKay got the price wicket of India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (6).

After completing 17,000 runs in the 50-over format of the game, Sachin Tendulkar continued his good form and completed his 45th ODI century to lead India's run chase.

Earlier, Tendulkar finally touched the magical 17,000-run mark in One-Day International cricket, when he completed the formality of scoring seven runs needed to reach another milestone in his glittering career.

Electing to bat first, a belligerent century stand between openers Shaun Marsh (112) and Shane Watson (93) powered an injury-hit Australia to an imposing 350 for four on Thursday.

Strapping Queensland all-rounder Watson smashed 93 off 89 balls with three sixes and eight fours, while left-handed Western Australian Marsh initially played the second fiddle before stepping up his run-rate to make his first ODI century in his 19th appearance.

The 26-year-old son of former Australian opener Geoff made a run-a-ball 112 with the help of two sixes and eight fours, putting on 145 runs for the first wicket with Watson.

Marsh was out in the slog phase, caught just inside the boundary line off Ashish Nehra.

Skipper Ricky Ponting too chipped in with a run-a-ball 45 and was also involved in a breezy 91-run stand for the second wicket with Marsh in 82 balls to set up the late assault in which the visitors added 105 runs in the last 10 overs, including 58 in the last five.

Cameron White (57 in 33 balls with 5 sixes and 2 fours) and Michael Hussey (31 in 22 balls with 2 sixes and one four) struck lusty blows against the three Indian pacers to lead Australia to their second-highest score against India in ODIs.

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