With the series leveled a one a piece, it will be an all-put battle between the ODI powerhouses to win the match and clinch the decider at Bengaluru. Going by past ODI records at the MA Chinnaswamy , the Bengaluru track is a batting paradise with the ball coming on nicely on the bat making stroke-making easy.
Australia had won the last ODI played between the two sides at the venue back in 2017.
While India would be hoping to see both their openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma fit in time ahead of the match, Australia would also look to bolster their batting by including an additional batsman.
Australia skipper Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to bat first at MA Chinnaswamy Stadium. Josh Hazlewood replaces Kane Richardon in the Aussies playing eleven.
Finch: Aaron Finch: We're going to bat first. Hopefully we can post a good score and defend it later. It's based on conditions and history. Hopefully we can get some early wickets defending and get into the Indian middle order. It looks like a bloody good wicket, and it will play good for a hundred overs. We were just one wicket too far down in the last game, but credit to India, they played really well. Hazlewood in for Richardson.
Virat Kohli: It's a dry pitch, we wanted to chase too. It's been a difficult ground to defend on. We need to put pressure on the batsmen and keep the total in check. I think against a side like Australia we would take that kind of victory any day. We could have restricted them a little more towards the end, but at 275/9, it was done and dusted. KL's innings was the game-changer and today we're looking for similar contributions. He will play in front of his home crowd today. We're going in with the same team as Rajkot.
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Lokesh Rahul(w), Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Aaron Finch(c), Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey(w), Ashton Turner, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa