India vs Australia, 3rd ODI: IND vs AUS Head to Head, Playing XI, Preview, Where to Watch on TV, Online, and Live Streaming Details

After decimating Australia in the second ODI of the series in Indore, India have named their full-strength squad for the final match at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav will likely make their return to the playing XI, while the likes of Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc will be available for selection as well. Hence, ahead of the ODI World Cup, a cracking match is expected between two of the powerhouse of world cricket.

Meanwhile, India are likely to give rest to Shubman Gill and hence, Ishan Kishan is expected to open alongside skipper Rohit Sharma. On the other hand, Shreyas Iyer hit a cracking century in the last match but suffered a wrist injury while batting. Hence, in the third ODI will be extremely important to prove his fitness in order to seal his place for the mega tournament.

When it comes to bowling, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have done well so far, picking up three wickets each in the last match. Prasidh Krishna, too, did a commendable job, but with Jasprit Bumrah’s return, he may find himself on the bench. It will also be interesting to see if India stick with Ashwin or bring Kuldeep back into the XI.

Australia are currently lacking firepower in the absence of Glenn Maxwell and Travis Head. However, with their star bowlers returning in the next match, they are expected to get better and play more competitive cricket. Overall, the batting department needs to improve significantly at the moment, along with the spin department.

Pitch and Conditions

The surface in Rajkot will help the spinners, but batters can do some damage as well if they spend enough time to understand the surface. Anything over 280 runs will be a good score.

Probable Playing XIs for IND vs AUS, 3rd ODI

India

Rohit Sharma will be replacing Ruturaj Gaikwad as the latter is slated to travel to China for the Asian Games. Shubman Gill, on the other hand, is expected to take a break, and Hardik Pandya is slated to make his return to the playing XI along with Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. 

India's predicted XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Australia

For Australia, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc are expected to make their return to the playing XI. Other than that, Marcus Stoinis and Mitchell Marsh can come back as well.

Australia's predicted XI: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis, Alex Carey (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood,

IND vs AUS Head-to-Head in ODIs

Played - 148 | India - 56 | Australia – 82 | No Result - 10

IND vs AUS Broadcast Details 

Date: Wednesday, September 27

Timing: 01:30 PM IST

Live Streaming - JioCinema

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