Where to Watch Live:
The 3rd ODI match will begin at 01:30 pm IST on Saturday and it will be telecast live in India on Star Sports, Star Cricket and ESPN channels. To live stream online, follow the official link HERE. You can also follow this links HERE / HERE / HERE.
Overview:
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The seven-match ODI series has become a sort of a five-match contest with the series levelled at 1-1 after winning a game each. Australia won the first ODI by 72 runs before India bounced back and chased down a total of 359 with the lost of only a wicket in the second match.
Both the teams will be keen to win and take the lead in the series as they come into the third match on Saturday. India are on a high after the convincing 9-wicket win and will try to keep the momentum going while the Aussies will be looking forward to take revenge for the humiliating defeat in the previous match.
Previous Meetings:
Australia have 65-38 win-loss ODI record against India in 111 matches, out of which eight games were abandoned.
Team News:
India: Skipper MS Dhoni is unlikely to change the batting line-up with the top order putting up a splendid performance in the second match. Ishant Sharma is in danger of finding a place in the squad after dismal performance in the last two matches. Vinay Kumar took two wickets in the previous match but conceded 73 runs from nine overs which is expensive. There are possibilities of replacing the pacers with Shami Ahmed and Jaydev Unadkat.
Australia: The visitors may not change the batting line-up with the top five batsmen scoring half centuries apiece in the previous match. However, the performance of the bowlers in the second ODI is a matter worry, with James Faulkner taking the lone wicket. With all the key bowlers proving expensive in the flat wicket, Nathan Coulter-Nile could find a place in the squad if George Bailey is in the position to try something new.
Preview:
The 3rd ODI is expected to rain runs with curators predicting a flat pitch in Mohali, very much like in Pune and Jaipur which saw 1257 runs being scored in just two games.
Openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma set up a solid start in the previous match scoring 95 and 141 (not out) respectively, and Virat Kohli scored a quick-fire century from just 52 balls to script a comfortable second highest run-chase in ODI history. They will be expected to put up a similar show on Saturday too. And with the likes of Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni in the batting line-up, they surely look intimidating and more dependable at least on the papers.
Skipper George Bailey, Aaron Finch, and Phillip Hughes are in great form, scoring back-to-back half centuries. Shane Watson and Glenn Maxwell joined the party in the previous match by scoring half centuries apiece. The performance of the top order will be a key to the outcome of the match, as the pitch is expected to offer nothing for the bowlers.
The real challenge for both the teams in the 3rd ODI will be the performance of the bowlers. With the pitch in Mohali expected to come nicely to the bat, they will have to work extra hard and plan well in advance to at least restrict the score of the opponents.
Prediction:
India are expected to win the 3rd ODI.
Squads:
India: MS Dhoni (captain), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Shami Ahmed, Jaydev Unadkat, Ravichandran Ashwin, Vinay Kumar, Amit Mishra, Ambati Rayudu
Australia: George Bailey (captain), Adam Voges, Shane Watson, Phillip Hughes, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Brad Haddin, Moises Henriques, Mitchell Johnson, Nic Maddinson, Glenn Maxwell, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Clint McKay
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