Australia v India

Since the 1999 ICC World Cup in England, Australia and India have played each other in 27 one day internationals, and of those India has won only 5. Only one of those victories came in a do-or-die match - way back in the ICC Champions Trophy in 2001. Looking back at the 5 victories

1. ICC Champions Trophy, Kenya, 2001. Sparked by an inspired batting performance by Yuvraj Singh, India scored a challenging 265 and then restricted Australia to 245. This was a must-win match with the loser eliminated from the tournament.
2. Pepsi Cup, India, 2001 - Match 1 and 3. Following on from their incredible victory in the test series, India won the first and 3 match of the series, however went onto to lost the 4 and the 5th to hand the series over the Australia. This was India's first loss in a bilateral one day series on home soil.
3. TVS Cup, India, 2003 - India won their first match of the series against Australia in Chennai. Led by Sachin and VVS who both scored centuries, India totalled 283 batting first and then restricted Australia to 246. India, however, lost the next 3 matches in the series, including the finals, to Australia.
4. VB Series, Australia, 2004 - India scored a massive 303, built around a superlative 103 by VVS Laxman. This was the second match between the sides in the series, and with Zimbabwe the third team, a place in the finals was never in contention. Australia won the following 4 matches, including 2 finals.

Things to note
1. Batting second, India have not beaten the Australians since April 1998, over 8 years ago.
2. In the past 10 years, batting first, India have only won when they have scored over 265.
3. Australia has successfully defended any total over 200 since 1998.
4. Australia has successfully chased down 296.
5. Batting first, Australia has not scored below 235 since the 1992 World Cup