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India and Australia playing the seventh and final One-Day International of the series at the Dr. D.Y. Patil Stadium here on Wednesday. The venue, fringed by the foothills of the Western Ghats, is hosting its first ODI and a sliver of excitement was evident despite a steady drizzle and stifling security measures. Virender Sehwag is yet to score a fifty in this series, while Gautam Gamhir after beginning well has lost his way a bit. Yuvraj Singh too has not dominated the bowling, with a 78 at Delhi being his lone memorable knock. Watson and Mitchell Johnson are returning home ahead of Wednesday’s match as Cricket Australia is keen to preserve the two players for the long season ahead. The pitch here played well and true during the inaugural Indian Premier League last year, but Tuesday’s persistent rains may add an extra element to a match in which the Indian team will hopefully score a belated but welcome victory. The teams (from) India: M.S. Dhoni (capt.), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel, Praveen Kumar, Amit Mishra and Sudeep Tyagi. Coach: Gary Kirsten.