India raced to a 2-1 series lead against Australia after registering a six-wicket victory at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium on Saturday. Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (71 n.o.) and Yuvraj Singh (78) shared a 148-run fourth-wicket partnership to help India reach the 230-run target with 10 balls to spare. Batting first, Australia made 229 with half-centuries from skipper Ricky Ponting (59) and Michael Hussey (81 n.o).