Tags: Cricket , Ind vs Aus 5th ODI. Hyderabad , Hyderabad ODI

Hyderabad: Fully fit Team India will today battle out wounded Australians in the 5th One-Dayer of Hero Honda Cup 2009 here at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is eyeing to take 3-2 lead here in Hyderabad to consolidate position in the seven-match ODI series.

For India injured Gautam Gambhir is all set to play today while Moises Henriques is the latest player to join injury list of visitors.

Team India has today good opportunity to taker the lead and push Australia from number one position in ICC ODI rankings.

However, the series has witnessed several ups and downs in the last four ODIs. Australia bounced back brilliantly in Mohali after trailing 2-1 to level the series.

Hyderabad pitch is looking good for batting but the statistics here at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium is not in favour of India. India played two ODIs here and lost the both games. India lost one game here to Australia in 2007.

All eyes will be on Sachin Tendulkar, who missed landmark 17000 ODI runs by just seven runs. He became victim of poor umpiring in Mohali.

Dhoni also said that openers will have to fire if India wants to seal the series. Sachin is also due for a big innings through out the series. A big innings here could help India to win the match.

Apart from this, Rick Ponting will try to stick to his tactis despite five injuries in the squad.

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