IND vs AUS, 3rd ODI HIGHLIGHTS: Virat-Rohit Heroics Help India Beat Australia By 7 Wickets, Clinch Series 2-1

Background

The MA Chinnasawmy at Bengaluru will play host to the one day international series decider between India and Australia, with the the third and final encounter to be played at the venue on Sunday. The match is scheduled to commence at 1:30 pm with the toss to take place at 1 pm.

With the series levelled at 1 a piece, both the teams would leave no stone upturned and come out all guns blazing to win the series finale and lift the Paytm trophy.

While the visitors took a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series thumping India by 10 wickets in the opening encounter at Wankhede in Mumbai, the hosts made a strong comeback to win the second ODI at Rajkot by 36 runs and take the series to the decider.

The MA Chinnasawmy  track at Bengaluru is known to produce loads of runs and batsmen on either sides will love to unleash their strokeplay. With quality batsmen among the runs on either side, the crowd is in for a complete run feast.

India would hope that both their openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma are fit in time to play after sustaining injuries in the Rajkot ODI. Meanwhile wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant who was sidelined from the second game at Rajkot could also make a return to the playing eleven.

Meanwhile, Australia would look to add depth to their batting by playing either D Short or Peter Handscomb in place of Ashton Agar. The Kangaroos could also play Josh Hazlewood in place of Kane Richarson to bolster their pace attack.

India's only two losses at the venue in the last decade came at the hands of the Australians and a third straight loss to them would also mean losing two consecutive series at home to thier opponents.
Squads:

India: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, K L Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur and Mohammed Shami.

Australia: Aaron Finch (Captain), Alex Carey (Wicket-keeper), Patrick Cummins, Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschange, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Ashton Turner, David Warner and Adam Zampa.

21:44 PM (IST)  •  19 Jan 2020

A fabulous effort from Rohit Sharma today 👏 #INDvAUS https://t.co/M3uMP5RSqU

21:15 PM (IST)  •  19 Jan 2020

India this season in eight series across all formats (so far): Won 7, Drawn 1 #IndvAus #IndvsAus

21:08 PM (IST)  •  19 Jan 2020

Fluent tons from Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma guided India to a stunning 7 wickets win against Australia in the third and final T20I at Bengaluru on Sunday. India attained another successful chase, leading to a 2-1 series win over Australia.

20:57 PM (IST)  •  19 Jan 2020

OUT ! Hazlewood gets the BIG fish ! Kohli departs for 89, falls short of a well-deserved hundred. Kohli's dismissal won't cost much as Shreyas Iyer has finally shown some form with the bat; he came out all guns blazing post Rohit's departure. India need 13 runs in 24 balls.

20:37 PM (IST)  •  19 Jan 2020

Ashton Agar finishes his 10 overs with 1-38 ! The spinner bowled well and even tried to take out Kohli in the final over of his spell but it is King kohli who wins the battle. India looks in complete control and are just 52 runs away from victory.