With the seven-match series tantalisingly poised 2-3 in favour of Australia, India have no other option but to win the sixth One-dayer in Guwahati on Sunday.
If the best way to spark interest in a seven-match ODI series is to stage a brilliantly tense opener, then Australia and India achieved their goal in Vadodara.
Sudeep Tyagi and Munaf Patel blew away India Blue for a paltry 84 before the India Red batsmen knocked off the target without much fuss to lift the Challenger Trophy in Nagpur.