India made one change, bringing back Bhuvneshwar Kumar for Barinder Sran.
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Australia also hasn’t bowled that well in the series but they have batted well throughout.
In the Indian side, R Ashwin is expected to get back in the team after he was rested for the 3rd ODI in the MCG.
For the first time this series, India will chase.
Australia have won the toss and have opted to bat first in Canberra. Rahane also scored 50 off 55 balls and India made a total of 295 with a late fast innings from MS Dhoni as he made 23 off 9 balls with two fours and two sixes. Out go Shaun Marsh and Scott Boland and in come David Warner and Nathan Lyon. They were not given that option as Steven Smith chose to bat.
In a little less than three years, the Manuka Oval at Canberra has played host to five One-Day Internationals. If there were any doubts that the ongoing Australia-India series would finally start to veer towards the bowling side, those stats should clamp those doubts shut emphatically. Australia have already wrapped up the series by winning the first three matches, and India will have to play with a hope to survive through in the pending two matches. But history dictates that the team batting first at the Manuka Oval stands the best chance of victory.
Teams: India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Gurkeerat Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rishi Dhawan, Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav.
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Australia on the other hand seems to be on the go and how. The bowlers have not really helped in building special records but George Bailey, Steven Smith, Aaron Finch, and Shaun Marsh saved the records for themselves.
