Dhoni makes a splash with wife Sakshi in Goa

The third and final One-Day International between India and Australia was on Sunday abandoned without a ball being bowled due to wet outfield caused by overnight rains to give the hosts a 1-0 series victory, their first over the Aussies in over two decades.

With the abandonment of Sunday's ODI, the second such case in the three-match series, Australia returned home without winning a single game on their tour of India. They had lost the two-match Test series 0-2 before the ODI series.

Sakshi enjoys on Goa beeches.And captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrated the tour whitewash by spending time with wife Sakshi on the famous Goa beaches.

India had beaten Australia by five wickets in the second ODI at Visakhapatnam on Wednesday while the first match in Kochi was washed out.

Indian skipper MS Dhoni and wife Sakshi have a blast in Goa.India, thus, notched up their first ever whitewash of Australia in both Test and ODI series on the same tour.

This is also the first time that Australia failed to win a single match on the same tour against any country in their history. India had last won a bilateral ODI series against Australia in 1986-87 when they prevailed 3-2 at home.

Umpires Billy Bowden and Amish Saheba made two inspections of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium ground before deciding to abandon the match because of the wet outfield that persisted despite the sun shining brightly.

In between these two inspections, rival skippers Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Michael Clarke also came out to go around the outfield and were seen having a long discussion with the umpires.

The wicket looked in good condition but the seepage of rainwater through the covers left the outfield damp.

The morning, though, began with the prospect of a curtailed match being played with the sun shining brightly.

The ground was covered with tarpaulins overnight which protected most parts of it but still there were some seepage in the outfield. A supersopper was employed to remove the water from the covers.

Goa Cricket Association have promised to refund the tickets through branches of the Federal Bank all over India from October 28.

The capacity crowd of 27,000 sat through the entire rigmarole before trooping home.

Even the players of both the sides, except for the two captains, did not come to the stadium. The two coaches, Gary Kirsten and Tim Nielsen, were also seen at the ground...