Nagpur, India - A century by captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni set up India's 99-run victory over Australia in the second one-day international on Wednesday.
Dhoni hit 124 off 107 balls, putting on 119 for the fourth wicket with Gautam Gambhir (76) and 136 for the next with Suresh Raina (62) to propel India to 354 for seven after being asked to bat first on a true pitch in the day-night game.
An early double strike by paceman Praveen Kumar, including trapping Ricky Ponting lbw for 12, then helped the hosts bowl out Australia for 255 in 48.3 overs despite Michael Hussey (53) recording his second consecutive fifty.
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Young left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets to trigger a middle-order collapse and fast bowler Ishant Sharma finished with two wickets.
The seven-match series now stands at 1-1 with the third game to be played in New Delhi on Saturday.
Reporting by Sanjay Rajan in Chennai, editing by Tony Jimenez
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