Hard Win for India

Australia tour of India
7th ODI: India v Australia at Mumbai, Oct 17, 2007

Not hard to predict the Man of the Match - its Kartik for his six wickets and unbeaten 21 to help steer India home. Big cheers for him. He had the best figures for an Indian against Australia. "It was a great effort at the end of the day ... by God's grace it worked out well for me ... there was some spin and I had to mix it up ... its the best I've bowled in a match ... figure-wise, this would be the best ... we had some fun batting out there ... cracking jokes helped us through ... and yes, I did nick one through to the keeper (big smile)!"

Symonds is the Man of the Series: "Its a team game ... we had three first-ballers today and we were beyond the eight-ball ... I'm really proud of the way the groups played in India ... well done, boys ... most importantly its been important to win in India."

Ponting comes up last: "We fought really hard with ball but didnt have enough runs ... always hard defending that score ... Murali's just admitted he nicked that one but it would've been nice if he'd walked (grins) ... congratulations to India ... we've won this series and now look forward to the Twenty20."

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