Overview
- India reached 237 for 1 in 38.3 overs to chase down Australia’s 236 after bowling the hosts out in 46.4 overs at the SCG.
- Sharma made 121 not out and Kohli 74 not out in an unbroken 168‑run stand after Shubman Gill’s 24 at the top.
- Fast bowler Harshit Rana took 4 for 39 to stall Australia’s progress following a 61‑run opening stand for Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head.
- Kohli rose to second on the all‑time ODI runs list by moving past Kumar Sangakkara, with Sachin Tendulkar remaining No. 1.
- Australia won the series 2–1 as a packed SCG celebrated the veteran duo in what coverage described as a probable farewell on Australian soil.