Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan put on 112 runs for the opening wicket – their sixth century stand and third in the series.
Rohit and Dhawan became the first opening pair to forge three century stands against Australia.
Rohit Sharma (209) broke and established many records. Here’s a quick look:
Rohit hit as many as 16 sixes in the match – a new world record. Shane Watson had hit 15 sixes against Bangladesh at Mirpur in 2011. The previous record for most sixes in a match by an Indian was held by MS Dhoni with 10 sixes against Sri Lanka at Jaipur in 2005.
The previous record for most sixes in a match against Australia was 8 sixes and it was held by West Indies’ Kieron Pollard (at Gros Islet in 2012).
Rohit’s 144 runs came in boundaries – 12 fours and 16 sixes. Only Shane Watson has scored more runs in a match in boundaries – 150 (15 fours and 15 sixes vs Bangladesh at Mirpur in 2011).
In just one innings Rohit Sharma scored more than his total run tally in all of 2012. In 13 innings last year Rohit had made 168 runs.
Rohit Sharma ended the series with 491 runs against his name. His tally is the highest for a batsman in a bilateral series.
Rohit Sharma became second Indian after Virat Kohli, and the fourth batsman overall, to aggregate 1000 runs in the year 2013.
Virat Kohli was run-out for 0. Interestingly, the previous occasion when he got run-out on 0 was against Zimbabwe in 2010. Rohit Sharma had also scored a century then – off exactly 114 balls!
India’s total of 383/6 was their highest against Australia. They had made 362/1 at Jaipur in second match of the series.
Last 5 overs of Indian innings produced 100 runs. 9 fours, 9 sixes, 2 doubles and six singles were scored during this phase.
The 19 sixes hit by India were the most by a side in an ODI. Later, Australia also equaled the record by hitting 19 sixes.
Glenn Maxwell reached his 50 off just 18 balls – the joint second-fastest in ODIs and the fastest by an Australian, along with Simon O’Donnell, who also scored an 18-ball 50 against Sri Lanka at Sharjah in 1990.
James Faulkner – batting at No.7 – raced to his century off just 57 balls. This was the fastest century by an Australian batsman. Matthew Hayden had scored a 66-ball century against South Africa at St.Kitts in 2007.
R Vinay Kumar conceded 102 runs in his 9 overs – the most expensive figures by an Indian in ODIs and fifth costliest ever.
The 38 sixes in the match are the most ever hit in an ODI. 31 sixes were hit during the New Zealand-India match at Christchurch in 2009.
A total of 107 sixes were hit in the series – a new record for a bilateral series. On an average a six was hit every 30 balls in the series and 18.60 percent of the runs came off sixes alone!
The nine individual centuries scored in the series (6 for India and 3 for Australia) are the most for a bilateral series. The previous record was of 7 centuries, made on three occasions.
The last time India won a bilateral series (of 5 matches or more) by winning the final match was against Pakistan in 2004.
