Australia gained a measure of revenge for their World Twenty20 semi-final loss to India by inflicting an 84-run defeat on the hosts in the second one-day international in Kochi.
Just as in the opening match in Bangalore on Saturday - which was abandoned as a draw due to rain - the tourists recovered from a shaky opening to post an imposing score.
Andrew Symonds and Brad Haddin each hit 87 while Matthew Hayden contributed 75 as the Aussies registered 306 for six from their 50 overs.
The Indian response never really got going as they lost wickets at regular intervals and were all out for 222 midway through the 48th over.
Brad Hogg finished with three for 40, while skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni top-scored with 58 before being the last man out.
Gautam Gambhir was the first to fall, bowled by Mitchell Johnson between bat and pads for eight.
Sachin Tendulkar made 16 but was then caught at short cover by Symonds off Stuart Clark, and Yuvraj Singh did not fare any better - adding just 10 to the total before finding Johnson at cover off a James Hopes delivery.
Robin Uthappa became Clark's second victim, trapped leg before wicket playing across the line for 41, to leave India 87 for four in the 15th over.
Rahul Dravid put on 31 as the World Twenty20 champions looked to fight back, but three quick wickets soon put paid to those thoughts.
Dravid was caught at deep mid-wicket by Johnson off Hogg, Irfan Pathan run out for one and Harbhajan Singh (four) stumped by Adam Gilchrist off Michael Clarke as the Indians stumbled to 154 for seven.
Clarke also took the scalp of Ramesh Powar, bowled playing across the line for 17, before Hogg had Zaheer Khan caught by Brad Hodge at point for three.
Shanthakumaran Sreesanth hung around for long enough for captain Dhoni to rack up his half-century. The captain went on to make 58 - clattering Sreesanth in the head in the process and causing his partner to require treatment - before getting a leading edge to a Hogg delivery and finding Johnson at point.
Earlier, India got off to the best possible start when Zaheer had Australia captain Gilchrist caught in the slips by Tendulkar without having troubled the scorers.
Hodge soon followed suit, snapped up by Dhoni for three off the bowling of Sreesanth.
Struggling on eight for two in the fourth over, Clarke then joined Hayden in the middle and the pair shared a 58-run partnership which came to an end when Clarke, on 27, was stumped by Dhoni off a wide delivery from Pathan.
Hayden was next to go, bowled between bat and pads by Pathan for 75 to leave one-day world champions Australia 160 for four in the 32nd over.
Haddin then arrived at the crease with Symonds and the pair put on a stand of 108 in just over 15 overs to put the Aussies in a commanding position.
After making 87 from 83 balls - including nine fours and two sixes - Symonds got a leading edge and was caught and bowled by Sreesanth.
Hopes managed just four before becoming Sreesanth's third victim when he chipped to Dravid at cover.
Haddin was undefeated on 87 - including eight boundaries and three sixes - at the end of 50 overs.
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