Consolation win for Aus
Australia beat India by 21 runs in the fourth ODI to secure a consolation win by restricting India to 313 for eight after their allotted overs.
The series result now stands at 3-1 to India's favour, who already clinched the series in the previous match.
Earlier, opener David Warner hit a sparkling century in his 100th one-day international to guide Australia to 334 for 5.
The swashbuckling opener combined with Aaron Finch to gave the visitors a 231-run first wicket start in the fourth match of the five-game series after they elected to bat.
Australia are playing for pride in Bangalore after losing the first three games.
The left-right batting pair of Warner, who hit 124 off 119 balls, and Finch, who made 94, pulverised the Indian bowlers attack in the first 35 overs.
The left-handed Warner hit 12 fours and four sixes. It was his 14th ODI century since making his debut at Hobart in 2009.
The batsman got to his milestone with a boundary off part-time spinner Kedar Jadhav, jumping for joy as the runs were marked up. He later fell to Jadhav's off-spin and walked off to a standing ovation.
Finch, who missed out on his second successive century, soon followed his partner after getting caught at mid-on off paceman Umesh Yadav.
Yadav, who returned figures of 4-71, got the prized scalp of skipper Steve Smith to bag his 100th ODI wicket. The visitors lost three wickets in just 15 deliveries.
But Travis Head and Peter Handscomb forged a 63-run fourth-wicket partnership to halt the Indian fightback with some intelligent batting.
Handscomb made a 30-ball 43, laced with three fours and a six, before being bowled by Yadav. Head made an effective 29.
SCORES IN BRIEF
AUSTRALIA: 334 for 5 in 50 overs (Finch 94, Warner 124, Head 29, Handscomb 43; Yadav 4-71)
INDIA: 313 for 8 in 50 overs (Rahane 53, Sharma 65, Pandya 41, Jadhav 67, Pandey; Richardson 3-58, Coulter-Nile 2-56)
Result: Australia won by 21 runs.
Player-of-the-match: David Warner.
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