India Beats Australia by 9 Runs to Win One-Day Cricket SeriesBy Rajiv pundir -- India beat Australia by nine runs date 4-mar-2008 to claim the best-of-three Commonwealth Bank tri-nations cricket final after only two matches.Sachin Tendulkar, playing what may be his final innings in Australia, scored 91 as India made 258-9 from its 50 overs at the Gabba in Brisbane, then Praveen Kumar took 4 wickets to help dismiss the hosts for 249.It's the second straight year world champion Australia has lost in the final of a home tri-nations one-day tournament after England won in 2007. India took the opening match two days ago by six wickets, with Tendulkar hitting a record-extending 42nd one-day international century.Today, the 34-year-old faced 121 balls and shared a 94-run opening stand with Robin Uthappa, who scored 30. Yuvraj Singh made 38 and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni added 36 to provide further support, before Tendulkar's dismissal sparked a collapse.Tendulkar's wicket was one of...