Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli responded with the bat with an unbeaten 168-run partnership for the second wicket as India defeated Australia by nine wickets in the third and final One-Day International on Saturday.

Chasing a modest target of 237 runs, India won the match with 69 balls to spare at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Rohit top-scored with 121 runs. Virat, who had been dismissed for ducks in two previous matches, scored an impressive 74. Australia had already won the three-match series with victories in the first two matches in Adelaide and Perth. Both Rohit and Virat have retired from Test and Twenty20 cricket. Their focus is on the upcoming World Cup. This could be the last match for both of them on Australian soil. “I don’t know if we will come here again or not,” said the 38-year-old Rohit. “We have good experiences playing in Australia, we have bad experiences too. But I tried to play well in all the games I played here.” The game swung in India’s favor after Australian captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and elected to bat first. It ultimately did not change the direction. The entire Australian team was all out for 236 runs in 46.4 overs. Harshit Rana took 4 wickets for India. In response, Rohit and Shubman Gill put on 69 runs for the first wicket. Indian captain Gill was dismissed by Josh Hazlewood for 24 runs. Then Virat came to the crease and he and Rohit started the attacking batting together.