India opt to bat first in sixth Australia one-dayer

GUWAHATI (Reuters) - India won the toss and elected to bat first in the sixth and penultimate one-dayer against top-ranked Ausralia on Sunday.

The hosts retained the eleven that lost by three runs in a thrilling game five to the world champions who lead the series 3-2.

Australia, who won the previous two games to take a grip on the series, have been boosted by the return of left-arm speedster Mitchell Johnson, who replaced Ben Hilfenaus.

Teams:

India: Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Dhoni (captain, wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra, Praveen Kumar and Munaf Patel.

Australia: Shane Watson, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting (captain), Cameron White, Adam Voges, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Graham Manou, Nathan Hauritz, Doug Bollinger and Clint McKay.