GAUHATI, India - Pace bowlers Doug Bollinger and Mitchell Johnson ripped through the Indian top order Sunday as Australia took a six-wicket victory and a winning 4-2 lead in the seven-match limited-overs series against India.

Bollinger had figures of 5-35 and Johnson claimed 3-39 to bundle India out for 170 in 48 overs in the sixth one-dayer. Australia then reached 172 for the loss of four wickets in 41.5 overs to clinch the series.

Australian captain Ricky Ponting described it as an extremely satisfying victory after seeing five players break down with injuries and return home to recuperate midway from the tour.

"It's perhaps the most satisfying series win I've been involved in as getting 11 players on the field was a challenge in some games," Ponting said.

Man of the match Bollinger and Johnson shared eight wickets as Australia benefited from India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's decision to bat first after winning the toss in the northeastern city of Gauhati.

Indian skipper Dhoni said the first 30 minutes turned the match in Australia's favor.

"The conditions helped the bowlers, but they bowled exceptionally well to exploit them," Dhoni said. "For us, it was disappointing to lose three closely contested matches in the series.

But the credit goes to Australia for taking the games away from us."

India got off to a torrid start, losing opener Virender Sehwag for four and Gautam Gambhir for a duck in the first over of the day.

Johnson, who returned to the Australian lineup after sitting out of the last match, beat Sehwag with an in-swinger to shatter his stumps with his fourth delivery, then knocked out Gambhir's off-stump two balls later.

India suffered another setback when Bollinger capitalised on his quick reflexes to snap a return catch and dismiss Sachin Tendulkar for 10.

Yuvraj Singh (6) was bowled by Bollinger when the ball bounced off his pads to strike the stumps even as the batsmen tried to knock it away.

Suresh Raina became Johnson's third victim by lobbing the ball into the hands of Nathan Hauritz at short mid-on.

Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja featured in a cautious 48-run stand for the sixth wicket.

Dhoni hit just one boundary off 77 deliveries to reach 24 before being trapped lbw by Bollinger, who bowled Harbhajan Singh for a duck two balls later to reduce India to 75-7.

Jadeja top scored with a 103-ball 57 and put on 74 runs for the eighth wicket with Praveen Kumar, who scored an unbeaten 54 off 51 deliveries.

Jadeja became Bollinger's fifth victim when he pulled the ball straight to Cameron White at mid-wicket. His watchful knock included six boundaries.