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Nagpur: Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni struck a breathtaking 124 as India put up an all-round display to crush Australia by 99 runs in the second one-dayer to level the seven-match series 1-1 here on Wednesday.
Dhoni smashed a 107-ball 124 to guide India to a record 354 for seven, the highest against Australia, after they were sent in to bat before the home team bowlers bundled out the visitors for 255 in 48.3 overs at VCA Stadium at Jamtha, to cancel out their narrow four-run loss in Vadodara on Sunday.
Besides tearing visiting attack to shreds to notch up his fifth ODI ton in 147 matches, Dhoni figured in two century stands - 119 with Gambhir for the fourth wicket and 136 with Raina for the fifth - pushing India's score past their previous best against Australia - 315 in Bangalore in March 2001.
Australia were never in the hunt to chase down the mammoth target as they were just 115 for four by the 25th over and the asking run rate climbed to 11 per over by the 31st over.
Michael Hussey top-scored with a 60-ball 53 and he tried in vain to make a match out of it by sharing a 47-run stand for the fifth wicket with Adam Voges (36).
Young Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of Indian bowlers with figures of 3-35. Pacers Praveen Kumar and Ishant Sharma were also impressive with 2-37 and 2-34 respectively.
The two teams will now travel to Delhi for the third one-dayer on Saturday. .
Earlier, Dhoni blazed his way to his first ODI ton in more than a year to lead India to a record 354 for six.
Dhoni completed his century in 94 balls, studded with two sixes and seven fours, as he simply tore the visiting team's attack to shreds on a good batting track. He was finally out for 124 after hitting three sixes and nine fours in 107 balls.
Dhoni, who came to the crease when India were struggling at 97 for three in 16th over, first consolidated the innings with Gambhir (76 in 80 balls) by running the singles and twos well and then opened up in the slog overs in the company of another left hander Raina (62 off 50 balls).
After Sehwag made a quick-fire 40 off only 31 balls, Dhoni, whose last century (109 not out) was against lowly Hong Kong in June 2008 in the Asia Cup tie in Karachi, and Gambhir laid the platform with a stand of 119 runs for the fourth wicket in only 113 balls.
Nagpur: Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni struck a breathtaking 124 as India put up an all-round display to crush Australia by 99 runs in the second one-dayer to level the seven-match series 1-1 here on Wednesday.
Dhoni smashed a 107-ball 124 to guide India to a record 354 for seven, the highest against Australia, after they were sent in to bat before the home team bowlers bundled out the visitors for 255 in 48.3 overs at VCA Stadium at Jamtha, to cancel out their narrow four-run loss in Vadodara on Sunday.
Besides tearing visiting attack to shreds to notch up his fifth ODI ton in 147 matches, Dhoni figured in two century stands - 119 with Gambhir for the fourth wicket and 136 with Raina for the fifth - pushing India's score past their previous best against Australia - 315 in Bangalore in March 2001.
Australia were never in the hunt to chase down the mammoth target as they were just 115 for four by the 25th over and the asking run rate climbed to 11 per over by the 31st over.
Michael Hussey top-scored with a 60-ball 53 and he tried in vain to make a match out of it by sharing a 47-run stand for the fifth wicket with Adam Voges (36).
Young Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of Indian bowlers with figures of 3-35. Pacers Praveen Kumar and Ishant Sharma were also impressive with 2-37 and 2-34 respectively.
The two teams will now travel to Delhi for the third one-dayer on Saturday. .
Earlier, Dhoni blazed his way to his first ODI ton in more than a year to lead India to a record 354 for six.
Dhoni completed his century in 94 balls, studded with two sixes and seven fours, as he simply tore the visiting team's attack to shreds on a good batting track. He was finally out for 124 after hitting three sixes and nine fours in 107 balls.
Dhoni, who came to the crease when India were struggling at 97 for three in 16th over, first consolidated the innings with Gambhir (76 in 80 balls) by running the singles and twos well and then opened up in the slog overs in the company of another left hander Raina (62 off 50 balls).
After Sehwag made a quick-fire 40 off only 31 balls, Dhoni, whose last century (109 not out) was against lowly Hong Kong in June 2008 in the Asia Cup tie in Karachi, and Gambhir laid the platform with a stand of 119 runs for the fourth wicket in only 113 balls.
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