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Laxman leads India

REUTERS/AFP, Brisbane
Vangipurappu Laxman struck an unbeaten 103 to lead India to a 19-run victory over world champions Australia in a one-day match on Sunday, despite a brutal hundred by Australia opener Mathew Hayden.
India inflicted Australia's first loss in the tri-series also involving Zimbabwe. Saurav Ganguly's side won the toss and opted to bat, piling up a massive 303 for four that included a sparkling 86 from Sachin Tendulkar.
In reply, Australia were bowled out for 286 in 49.4 overs at the Gabba ground in Brisbane, lefthander Hayden top-scoring with a powerful 109 from just 107 balls.
India's left-arm seamer Irfan Pathan took three for 64, including the key wickets of opener Adam Gilchrist (21), Hayden and Michael Clarke (42), and Lakshmipathy Balaji claimed a career-best four for 48 as Australia's victory hopes faded.
India captain Ganguly was delighted that his side managed to bounce back from their 18-run loss to Australia in Melbourne on January 9.
"We missed it by a whisker at the MCG, a game which we should have won, but it was good today," he said.
Man-of-the-match Laxman, who was on 99 with one ball remaining in India's innings, clipped medium pacer Ian Harvey to mid-wicket for four to reach his century in dramatic fashion from 113 deliveries before raising both arms in triumph.
It was 29-year-old Laxman's third hundred, all scored against Australia, but first on foreign soil in his 61st one-day international.
It followed his two stylish centuries in the drawn four-Test series against Australia that ended on January 6.
"It's always a great satisfaction playing against the best side in the world and getting runs against them," a delighted Laxman said.
Tendulkar, who faced just 95 balls and batted with a twisted ankle, shared a 110-run stand with
Laxman for the second wicket. Laxman also put on 133 for the third wicket with Rahul Dravid, who made 74 from 64 balls.
Tendulkar had put on 37 for the first wicket with Ganguly, who made 18.
Fast bowler Brett Lee, overlooked for Australia's first two matches of the series because of poor form, came in for severe punishment from the Indian batsmen, conceding 83 runs in his 10 overs.
However the blond paceman had some joy when he bowled Yuvraj Singh for five with his final ball in the 49th over, opening the door for the son of India's leading Test run-scorer, Sunil Gavaskar, to play his first one-day international.
The 27-year-old Rohan Gavaskar, selected in place of the injured opener Virender Sehwag, reached two not out with a single from the penultimate ball of the innings before Laxman reached three figures in style.
Hayden and Gilchrist then put Australia back in the game by smashing 46 runs in 5.4 overs for the first wicket.
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Balaji struck twice in the 11th and 13th overs, dismissing Australia captain Ricky Ponting for seven and Damien Martyn for one, as Australia slipped to 94 for three.