10 highest individual scores when India faced Australia in ODIs

#9 Ricky Ponting, 140*

Johannesburg hosted the final match of the World Cup of 2003 between India and Australia on 23rd of March,2003. Australia were unbeaten through the tournament, while India had lost the group stage match against the Aussies - their only loss till the final. Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly won the toss and asked the men in yellow to bat first.

Ricky Ponting, Ganguly's counterpart, walked in after the ever attacking Hayden and Gilchrist put on a hundred by the end of 14th over. The Punter scored an unbeaten 140 runs which included 4 fours and eight of his 121 faced balls landed out of the playing arena at The Wanderers Stadium.

Ganguly tried as many as eight bowling options but could not stop Ponting and Martyn from helping Australia put a daunting total of 359 on the board. Eventually, India lost the match by 125 runs, handing Australia their third world title.