The home side had clinched the series with wins in Mohali and Indore, and a third successive defeat could potentially have deflated Australia ahead of their World Cup opener against tournament hosts India on October 8.<\/p>\n
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Mitchell Marsh\u2019s 96 off 84 balls helped Australia set a solid foundation.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>AP<\/cite><\/p>\n Pat Cummins and his men did not let that happen, however, and racked up 7-352 with each of their top four batters smashing half-centuries.<\/p>\n Playing his first match of the series, Maxwell proved he could be a potent spin option at the World Cup as he claimed 4-40 to help bowl out India for 286 with two balls left in the game.<\/p>\n Electing to bat, Australia\u2019s top order capitalised on a ground with a benign track and short boundary to lay the foundation for a big total.<\/p>\n David Warner smashed his third half-century of the series as he combined in a rollicking 78-run opening stand with Mitchell Marsh(96).<\/p>\n Warner fell for a belligerent 56, but Marsh added 137 runs with Steve Smith to consolidate Australia\u2019s position.<\/p>\n Kuldeep Yadav denied Marsh his hundred and had the opener caught at cover.<\/p>\n At 2-242 in the 32nd over, Australia looked to be cruising to a 400-plus total before the Indian bowlers dragged the hosts back into the contest.<\/p>\n Mohammed Siraj trapped Smith lbw for 74 to trigger a mini-collapse, but Australia still registered the highest total at the venue with Marnus Labuschagne contributing 72.<\/p>\n Home captain Rohit Sharma (81), playing his first match of the series, led India\u2019s reply, smashing five sixes en route to a 31-ball fifty.<\/p>\n He and Virat Kohli (56) kept India on course until Maxwell intervened.<\/p>\n The off-spinner, playing his first international match since March, took a stunning return catch to dismiss Rohit and induced a top edge from Kohli to get rid of the former India captain.<\/p>\n Maxwell went on to peg back Shreyas Iyer\u2019s (48) off-stump to effectively seal the match for Australia and Ravindra Jadeja\u2019s breezy 35 was in vain.<\/p>\n