Ind vs Aus 3rd ODI: India is getting ready for the ODI World Cup, which is happening in their own country. They’ve been working hard and achieving some important goals in the past week. This upcoming game was supposed to be a practice match before the World Cup, but there’s a problem: many of their players are unavailable. However, 2 star players, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are back and looking to secure India’s first-ever ODI series win against Australia.
Australia’s Struggles
Australia, who are considered one of the top teams in the World Cup, have been having a tough time recently. They lost three ODI matches to South Africa before coming to India, and since then, they’ve added two more losses to their record. Sean Abbott, an Australian player, believes their poor performance is because they’re not executing their game plan well, even though they’ve been doing some things right.
The Importance of the Next Game
Even though another loss might not hurt Australia’s chances in the World Cup too much, winning the upcoming match in Rajkot could boost their confidence before they head to another challenging location, Chennai, for their first World Cup game.
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Ind vs Aus 3rd ODI Schedule
- When: September 27, 13:30 IST
- Where: Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
- Weather: Expect a sunny day with temperatures around 35 degrees Celsius. It’s likely to be dry, with no rain.
Team News for 3rd ODI
India: Rohit Sharma is returning to captain the team, but he has a limited pool of only 13 players to choose from. Some players are resting, others had to leave for personal reasons, and there’s a viral fever around the squad. Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, and Shubman Gill won’t be playing. This leaves Rohit with just 12 players to pick from.
Australia: Australia will have some key players returning, including their captain Pat Cummins, and fast bowler Mitchell Starc. Glenn Maxwell may also be available.
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Probable XIs for 3rd ODI
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Australia: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (wk), Cameron Green, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa
Interesting Facts
- Rohit Sharma has an excellent record against Australia in ODIs, with an average of 59.23 and 8 fifties and 8 hundreds.
- Since 2022, Mohammed Siraj has taken 32 PowerPlay wickets in ODIs with an impressive economy rate of 4.16 during this phase.
What the Players Said
- Rohit Sharma praised Ravichandran Ashwin’s skills and experience, even though he hasn’t played ODIs recently. He believes Ashwin can be a valuable asset to the team.
- Mitchell Starc talked about the importance of the upcoming match for figuring out their team composition for the World Cup.
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