Australia have beaten India by four wickets in a closely-fought one-day international game in the triangular series at the MCG this morning.

Having been set a target of 268 for victory, David Warner and Aaron Finch made a quick start to the home side's innings, but Warner was dismissed for just 24.

Shane Watson (41) and Steve Smith (47) both hit the ball around the ground to run the score up, but neither could reach the half-century mark.

Finch continued to build his innings, and looked to be heading for a century when he edged an Umesh Yadav ball behind to MS Dhoni, falling four runs short of a ton.

Glenn Maxwell (20) and George Bailey (5) both had short stints at the crease to leave Australia needing 15 runs from the final two overs of the match.

James Faulkner found the boundary before Brad Haddin also added four as the home side closed in on the victory. It was Faulkner who got the decisive runs, finding a gap again on the final ball of the penultimate over to seal the win.