Riding back-to-back quarterfinal appearances at the Denmark and French Super Series, ace shuttler Saina Nehwal rose two rungs to be placed sixth in the latest world rankings.

India's gamble to bat first on a tricky wicket backfired heavily as they suffered a six-wicket defeat against Australia in the sixth One-dayer to allow the visitors to clinch the seven-match series by taking an unasailable 4-2 lead on Sunday.

Let down by the batsmen, India slumped to a 24-run defeat in the fourth One-dayer that not only allowed Australia to level the seven-match cricket series 2-2 but also prolonged the hosts' wait to become the number one ODI team in the world on Monday.