IND vs AUS 3rd ODI Live Score: Team India falter in run chase, Australia win by 21 runs to lift series 2-1
In their reply to Australia's total of 269 runs, Indians could only manage to score 248 runs in 49.1 overs, handing over the series crown to visitors. While at the crease, Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja gave India a fighting chance, but the quick wickets from Adam Zampa meant that India fell 21 runs shy from the target set by the Aussies in the third ODI.
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Indian bowlers Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav took three wickets each in the 3rd ODI match against Australia, but lower-order batsmen helped the visitors manage a fighting total of 269 runs.
Mohammed Siraj and Axar Patel also took two wickets each from India's side.
For Australia, openers Travis Head 33 runs (31 balls) and Mitchell Marsh 47 runs (47 balls) provided a rollicking start, but Indian bowlers rattled their middle order.
Australians couldn't recover properly from there.
They couldn't forge any big partnership after that as wickets kept falling, but they still managed a fighting total.
Earlier, Head and Marsh knitted 68 runs in 10.5 overs for the first-wicket stand, but India recovered with an inspiring spell from Hardik Pandya, who took three wickets in his first three overs to put Australians on the back foot.
India and Australia are playing the third and final ODI match of the series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday.
Australia won the toss and elected to bat first. India won the first ODI, but Australia staged a superb comeback to win the second ODI.
Squads:
Australia: 1 Travis Head, 2 Mitchell Marsh, 3 Steven Smith (capt), 4 David Warner, 5 Alex Carey (wk), 6 Marnus Labuschagne, 7 Marcus Stoinis, 8 Sean Abbott, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Ashton Agar, 11 Adam Zampa
India: 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Suryakumar Yadav, 5 KL Rahul (wk), 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Axar Patel, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Mohammed Shami, 11 Mohammed Siraj
In their reply to Australia's total of 269 runs, Indians could only manage to score 248 runs in 49.1 overs, handing over the series crown to visitors. While at the crease, Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja gave India a fighting chance, but the quick wickets from Adam Zampa meant that India fell 21 runs shy from the target set by the Aussies in the third ODI.
Earlier:
Indian bowlers Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav took three wickets each in the 3rd ODI match against Australia, but lower-order batsmen helped the visitors manage a fighting total of 269 runs.
Mohammed Siraj and Axar Patel also took two wickets each from India's side.
For Australia, openers Travis Head 33 runs (31 balls) and Mitchell Marsh 47 runs (47 balls) provided a rollicking start, but Indian bowlers rattled their middle order.
Australians couldn't recover properly from there.
They couldn't forge any big partnership after that as wickets kept falling, but they still managed a fighting total.
Earlier, Head and Marsh knitted 68 runs in 10.5 overs for the first-wicket stand, but India recovered with an inspiring spell from Hardik Pandya, who took three wickets in his first three overs to put Australians on the back foot.
India and Australia are playing the third and final ODI match of the series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday.
Australia won the toss and elected to bat first. India won the first ODI, but Australia staged a superb comeback to win the second ODI.
Squads:
Australia: 1 Travis Head, 2 Mitchell Marsh, 3 Steven Smith (capt), 4 David Warner, 5 Alex Carey (wk), 6 Marnus Labuschagne, 7 Marcus Stoinis, 8 Sean Abbott, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Ashton Agar, 11 Adam Zampa
India: 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Suryakumar Yadav, 5 KL Rahul (wk), 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Axar Patel, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Mohammed Shami, 11 Mohammed Siraj
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IND Vs AUS Live Score: India 204/6 in 40 overs: India complete 200, need 66 to win
Stoinis is called back on attack. Hardik gets a four off his second ball. It's a shorter delivery and Hardik pulls it to the fine leg area. Five runs come off the over.
IND Vs AUS Live Score: India 199/6 in 39 overs: Abbott gives just one run off the over
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IND Vs AUS Live Score: India 198/6 in 38 overs: Kohli, Yadav's wickets put India on a back burner against Australia
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IND Vs AUS Live Score: India 196/6 in 37 overs: Kohli, Yadav's wickets put India on a back burner against Australia
Starch is coming up with his eighth over. Ravindra Jadeja and Pandya are on crease. But India are still 84 runs from victory. They need to stay in crease for long to take India to the title triumph. It was a good over for India as they took 10 runs off it, now 74 runs away from win.
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Hat-trick of ducks in ODIs for India:
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Sachin Tendulkar, 1994
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Anil Kumble, 1996
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Zaheer Khan, 2003-04
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Ishant Sharma, 2010-11
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Jasprit Bumrah, 2017-19
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Suryakumar Yadav, 2023
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IND Vs AUS Live Score: India 186/6 in 36 overs: Kohli, Yadav's wickets put India on a back burner against Australia
This seems like a disaster. India was making a steady but superb recovery. And Agar has spoilt it for India. Kohli and Suryakumar are out on back-to-back balls. The ball takes the inside half of the bat and finds the fielder. This ends Kohli's innings of 54 runs off 74 balls having two boundaries and a six. New man in Yadav is out on the first ball for the third time in as many matches. The ball is short and skids trough while keeping low. He is beaten and bowled out.
IND Vs AUS Live Score: India 185/4 in 35 overs: Kohli, Yadav's wickets put India on a back burner against Australia
This seems like a disaster. India was making a steady but superb recovery. And Agar has spoilt it for India. Kohli and Suryakumar are out on back-to-back balls. The ball takes the inside half of the bat and finds the fielder. This ends Kohli's innings of 54 runs off 74 balls having two boundaries and a six. New man in Yadav is out on the first ball for the third time in as many matches. The ball is short and skids trough while keeping low. He is beaten and bowled out.
Hardik hits a four off the first ball of Abbott's over. Eight runs come off the over. India seem on the right track.
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Agar is bowling his ninth over. He has stopped Indians from playing big shots for most part of his bowling. Indians are taking singles in this over as their priority seem to be not losing wickets. Five runs come off the over.
India vs Australia Live Score: India 172/4 in 33 overs: Kohli helps India make steady recovery against Australia
India are making slow and sready recovery. However, it is necessary for them not to lose a wicket now. They need 98 runs from 17 overs. Kohli has established himself on the crease. Hardik can play big shots. The only thing is to hold nerve and not to lose wickets.
India vs Australia Live Score: India 160/4 in 31 overs: Kohli completes fifty, but Australia still in control
In the last over, Agar gave just one run. Kohli took a single on the last ball to reach 49 not out. He is expected to complete his fifty in Abbott's current over. Kohli takes a single to complete his fifty. New man in Hardik Pandya is on crease, and he hits a six in his style. He has swung it over deep midwicket. The crowds in the stand go berserk as this is the kind of entertainment they are looking for from their heroes.