Top 5 spells by Indian bowlers in ODIs against Australia

#1. Murali Kartik - six for 27, Mumbai 2007

When teams India and Australia arrived in Mumbai for the last and the seventh ODI of the series, the visitors had already won the series and both teams had focused on testing their bench strength.

In the inconsequential ODI, Australia at one stage were two down for 117 and the prospect of a big score was on the cards. And suddenly the ball started to turn and the pitch became a minefield for the batsmen.

Brad Hodge, who looked set at the crease, was caught by Dinesh Karthik on Kartik's bowling and on the very next ball Andrew Symonds departed.

Somehow, Ricky Ponting and Brad Haddin kept Australia's innings on track, but Kartik removed Ponting - and then delivered the knockout punch in the 32nd over.

The left-arm spinner trapped Haddin LBW on the first ball, then on the fourth ball forced Brad Hogg to offer a catch to Robin Uthappa, and on the next ball removed Brett Lee. Three wickets in five balls imploded Australia's innings and the visitors were bundled out for 193 runs.

Kartik finished the inning with six wickets and registered the best figures by an Indian bowler against Australia.