Supported by a deadly and fiery spell from left-arm seamer Doug Bollinger (five for 35), Australia's crushed India by six-wickets in the sixth One-dayer on Sunday to take an unassailable 4-2 lead in the seven-match series.

New ball bowler Bollinger dismissed Sachin Tendulkar (10) and Yuvraj Singh (6) off successive overs in his opening spell before claiming Mahendra Dhoni (24), Harbhajan Singh (0) and Ravindra Jadeja for 57 to bowl out India for 170.

Though Jadeja and Praveen Kumar (54 not out) struck fifties and shared a 74-run stand for the eighth wicket to lift the hosts, who were tottering at 27 for five after choosing to bat first on a two-paced pitch, but that was not enough to save India from defeat.

Shane Watson struck 49 and fell to Harbhajan Singh, who claimed the wicket of Ricky Ponting (25) on the very next delivery. Michael Hussey (35 not out) put on 53 for the fourth wicket with Cameron White (25) and 29 with Adam Voges (23 not out) to guide the team to victory in 41.5 overs.

Match Summary

6th ODI, Nehru Stadium, Guwahati, Guwahati (Nov 08 , 2009)
Result: Australia Beat India by 6 Wickets
Scores: Ind 170/10 , Australia 172/4
Match Referee: Brian Christopher Broad
Toss: India, elect to bat
Umpires: Asoka De Silva, Shavir Tarapore
Third Umpire: Sanjay Hazare