05 November,2009 02:50 PM IST | | PTI
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat against India in the crucial fifth ODI at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium on Thursday.
India have made two changes to their side, bringing in Gautam Gambhir and Munaf Patel in place of Virat Kohli and Ishant Sharma respectively.
Injury ravaged Australia have made three changes to their side. Clint McKay has replaced Mitchell Johnson, Adam Voges comes in for Moises Henriques and Ben Hilfenhaus has been drafted into the side for Peter Siddle.
The Teams:
Australia: Ricky Ponting (C), Michael Hussey (VC), Doug Bollinger, Nathan Hauritz, Jon Holland, Ben Hilfenhaus, Shaun Marsh, Adam Voges, Shane Watson, Cameron White and Clint McKay
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Munaf Patel, Ashish Nehra, Praveen Kumar and Ravindra Jadeja