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INDIA; Target 293
IND 291/5 after 47.5 overs | Dhoni 2 , Pandey 30
Pandey does it in the 48th over as India take unassailable 3-0 lead in the ODI series
IND 287/5 after 47 overs | Dhoni 2 , Pandey 30
11 runs more to go as Cummins stepped in and he got rid of Pandya. MS Dhoni walked in next. Two runs from the over.
Nine runs from the last four overs. And Glenn Maxwell stepped up to attack.
IND 283/4 after 45 overs | Hardik 78 , Pandey 29
Pandya continued his rampage over alongside Pandey as India need a little less than 30 in the lasst five overs. Well, for the all-rounder, he seems to have booked his ticket for World Cup 2019 with his yet another splendid show. Not only that, he has also showed his versatality coming up the order and taking India closer to the series win. Pandey too joined the party with two back-to-back boundaries in the 45th over.
IND 250/4 after 42 overs | Hardik 62 , Pandey 12
Cummins begins a fresh over. Number eight for him. Pandya has been the game changer again. Strong contendor for MoS even if its early days. He gets a boundary here.
IND 235/4 after 39 overs | Hardik 50 , Pandey 10
67 runs required off 72 balls and India are favourites from here on. The Aussies need two quick wickets in no time. Agar in his ninth over and he has been taken to the cleaners as he has been hit away for another six.
IND 206/4 after 36 overs | Hardik 31 , Pandey 0
Aussies are once again looking for a fightback as Ashton Agar deceived Kohli while Richardson dismissed Kedar Jadhav. Manish Pandey walked in finally as run rate looked to soar little by little.
IND 202/1 after 34 overs | Hardik 30 , Kohli 28
Virat and Pandya look absolutely in balance as India have crossed the 200-run mark. Although it has been just about rotating striked in the last four overs of their innings. No boundaries.
IND 187/1 after 30 overs | Hardik 23 , Kohli 19
And just when Australians were eyeing a recovery, Pandya and Kohli seemed to have taken things under control with control with ravishing boundaries and astounding maximums.
IND 162/1 after 26 overs | Hardik 10 , Kohli 7
Cummins stepped in for his fifth over and outfoxed the opener trapping the ball between the legs as Rahane departed for 70. Manish Pandey...no! That was Hardik Pandya who walked in as a No. 4 batsman. Now what plan is on Virat's mind? Why this sudden change.
Agar stepped in next and SIX. That is Pandya for you. Fukker delivery and the all-rounder slogged it high over long-on.
IND 145/1 after 23 overs | Rahane 68 , Kohli 2
And finally a breakthrough for Team Australia as Nathan Coulter-Nile dsismissed Rohit Sharma. Mistimed the slower delivery went for a pull and was found by sub-fielder Hilton Cartwright in the deep. Well, that made away for Virat Kohli. India now need 149 more runs to wrap up the series in their favour.
While we watch India blaze away in delight , @MoeenAli has hit 8 sixes in 13 balls on his way to a 53 ball 100. Exceptional hitting#ENGvsWI
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) September 24, 2017
IND 132/0 after 20 overs | Rahane 58 , Rohit 70
There is just so little to say about India's blazing innings at Holkar Stadium. A batsman's paradise and Rohit and Rahane's brilliance with the willow is just an example of it. The latter notched up his 21st ODI fifty as India are racing to 294.
Rohit Sharma in full flow is one of the most pleasing sites in world cricket. A treat to the eyes @ImRo45 #INDvAUS
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) September 24, 2017
IND 106/0 after 16 overs | Rahane 45 , Rohit 58
Richardson in for his fourth over. Six runs picked up between the wickets by the duo. India in complete control with both Rohit and Rahane blazing away. Not to forget, Virat is still sitting in the dug-out.
Agar in. First ball, little up the length as Rohit rocked back to slice it through point for a boundary. Well the duo have taken their partnership past the 100-run mark. And Virat is surely relieved after the huge Aussie target.
IND 84/0 after 13 overs | Rahane 31 , Rohit 50
Change in attack with the end of first powerplay. Ashton Agar brought in some spin into the game. Six runs scooped up between the wickets.
Richardson in for his third over. Three singles from his over.
Agar back in. Six off the last ball, sent sailing downtown as Rohit completed his 37th ODI fifty from just 42 deliveries, his fastest ever.
IND 68/0 after 10 overs | Rahane 26 , Rohit 39
Change in attack as Marcus Stoinis stepped in for his first over. Just four runs from it.
Richardson returned for his second over. Third ball, flatter delivery, angled it in as Rohit charged out and dispatched it staright and high and soaring over midwicket. Was it over the roof-top? New ball came in. Oooo....Rohit is on fire! Aussies, beware!
Stoinis back in. Second ball, Rahane this time, slaughtered the ball down midwicket for a boundary. Fourth ball, length and flatter down to the leg side as Rahane drifted it down to fine leg for a four again. And third one came in too. Sliced it cleverly past the slip for a boundary to third man. 13 from the over.
IND 42/0 after 7 overs | Rahane 10 , Rohit 29
Coulter-Nile in for his third over and got punished throughly by Rohit. Second ball, angled it in as Rohit flicked it off his pads and send it a little high over midwicket for a boundary. Last ball, length delivery, outside of as Rohit shimmied down the track to ramp it high over long off for a six. 11 runs from the over.
Kane Richardson in for his first over. Rohit, once again, with two boundaries. Eight runs from the over.
IND 23/0 after 5 overs | Rahane 10 , Rohit 10
Coulter-Nile in for his second over. Third ball, Rahane shimmied down to punch the cross seam delivery down covers bfor a boundary. Seven runs from the over.
Cummins in for his third. Third ball, swung it in and Rohit pulled it elegantly over backward square leg for a maximum. That was a splendid strike! Eight runs from the over.
IND 8/0 after 3 overs | Rahane 4 , Rohit 2
Nathan Coulter-Nile stepped up for to share the new ball for the second over. A certain cahnge was noticed in his six deliveries that he had bowled. He had always kept it outside off, that has been his line in the past two ODIs, but today all were coming into the stumps. Gave away five runs from hi over.
Cummins in for his second over and just a single from it.
IND 1/0 after 1 over | Rahane 1 , Rohit 1
Openers Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma stepped in while Pat Cummins warmed up with the new ball. Just two singles from the over.
AUS 293/6 after 50 overs | Agar 9, Stoinis 27
Bumrah for the final over of the innings. India not getting this much when they batted first in the first two matches but the pitch is super for batting and the weather is clear. Agar getting a boundary here. 290 plus on the board.
AUS 281/6 after 49 overs | Agar 2, Stoinis 24
Bhuvi comes in for the last over in his spell. Stoinis needs to get as much strike as possible. The Aussies have had a terrible time to get going since Finch has been back in the hut. In fact of all the batsmen back in the hut, not one having a strike-rate of 100 or above.
AUS 276/6 after 48 overs | Agar 0, Stoinis 21
Bumrah getting Handscomb who is back after making three. Catch taken by Manish Pandey. New man is Agar.
AJ Finch' 124 is his 8th ODI 100 & 2nd v India after his 107 at Canberra on 20 January 2016 #IndvAus
— Arthur_S (@allanholloway) September 24, 2017
AUS 272/5 after 46.5 overs | Handscomb 2, Stoinis 18
The new man is Peter Handscomb and coming in for a fresh over is Bhuvi who begins with a wide ball here. Meanwhile, check our report on Dhoni playing a special part in the match here.
AUS 260/5 after 45.3 overs | Head 4, Stoinis 11
Bumrah gets Head and just in time. It was a slower ball and Head is bowled.
#IND most #Crazziest Fans you ever Seen #3RDODI #INDvAUS
"8th ODI #arornfinch #India @BCCI @imVkohli @virendersehwag @RanveerOfficial pic.twitter.com/GG4wQTYleh— virat kholi (@AddictedVlog) September 24, 2017
AUS 259/4 after 45 overs | Head 4, Stoinis 11
Kuldeep having a tough day as he completes his 10 overs. Two for 75 for him today. But a fresh over begins as into the attack is Bhuvi. He is back into the attack. This is the first time Smith won the toss and this is the first time Australia are batting first.
AUS 243/4 after 42.1 overs | Head 0, Stoinis 0
Chahal gets Maxwell. Stumped first ball in the fresh over.
AUS 243/3 after 42 overs | Smith 63, Maxwell 5
Less than 10 overs to go. Australia have still not opened up. They need more momentum. Only 15 runs off the last four overs. Kuldeep in his ninth over. He has gone for more than six an over today. Smith meanwhile back to the hut as Kuldeep gets him, catch taken by Bumrah.
Most ODI 100s by non Test players
9 William Porterfield
8 Aaron Finch
5 Paul Stirling
5 Ed Joyce
5 Ryan ten Doeschate#IndvAus— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) September 24, 2017
AUS 232/2 after 39 overs | Smith 58, Maxwell 1
Maxwell getting promoted because Australia need to make the most out of the remaining overs and Maxi is of course Australia's most-dangerous batsman. Pandya in his final over. Over ends with a boundary for Smith. Pandya's figures one for 58. Read out report on Finch's ton here.
AUS 224/2 after 38 overs | Smith 51, Maxwell 0
Smith getting his half-century too. The Aussies looking good for 350 with plenty of wickets in hand. Finch also working on his strike-rate. But finally Finch back to the hut. Caught by Jadhav off the bowling of Kuldeep.
AUS 216/1 after 36 overs | Smith 47, Finch 120
Kuldeep Yadav comes in for a fresh over as Smith takes strike but it is wide. Finch getting his first ton in India. Remember, he missed the first two matches of the series. Another six for Finch.
AUS 198/1 after 34.1 overs | Smith 45, Finch 107
Finch gets century in comeback game. This is his highest score against India. His first ton in India.
AUS 186/1 after 33 overs | Smith 43, Finch 97
Pandya now back into the attack. Finch in his 90s. He has been the reason why Australia have looked like the the team in command.
AUS 179/1 after 31 overs | Smith 40, Finch 93
As the spinners are operating in tandem, both batsmen looking untroubled with plenty of wickets in hand.
AUS 159/1 after 29 overs | Smith 33, Finch 80
Finch has batted superbly here. Now he has eight fours and two sixes against his name. That is simply awesome. He took his time to get going but is now well-set. Both spinners operating in tandem now, Chahal and Kuldeep.
AUS 146/1 after 27 overs | Smith 27, Finch 73
Bhuvi comes on for his seventh over. Both batsmen now looking really solid. Australia have Handscomb at number seven. That is one heck of a line-up with the bat. Finch gets another six here.
AUS 135/1 after 25 overs | Smith 24, Finch 65
Bhuvneshwar now back into the attack. He is now in his sixth over. On strike is Finch. Finch collects two off the first ball of the over.
AUS 126/1 after 23 overs | Smith 21, Finch 59
Okay now Pandya and Yadav opearting in tandem. Smith gets another boundary off Pandya. Pandya in his sixth over.
AUS 110/1 after 21 overs | Smith 14, Finch 50
No Yadav, not as yet, but Finch gets his half-century as he hits Chahal for two boundaries here.
AUS 102/1 after 20 overs | Smith 14, Finch 42
Finch is looking really solid. He is picking the balls he needs to hit on. On the other hand, Smith is happy to give the strike back to him.
AUS 90/1 after 18 overs | Smith 9, Finch 35
Pandya begins a fresh over to Finch. Finch has a made a great comeback after injury. Smith on the other hand taking his time to get his eye in.
AUS 79/1 after 16 overs | Smith 7, Finch 26
Pandya in his third over. He is keeping it up and bowling at a good pace. The run-rate is around five an over here.
That was close! #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/c9TEyd8N0m
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) September 24, 2017
AUS 74/1 after 14 overs | Smith 4, Finch 24
So Warner back in the hut, scalped by Pandya. He made 42 off 44 before being bowled. Smith is the new man as now both right-handers at the crease. Smith meanwhile gets a boundary.
AUS 66/0 after 13 overs | Warner 38, Finch 24
Pandya and Chahal operating in tandem. Warner now gets the first six as he cuts loose against Chahal. Australia have a deep batting line-up with Handscomb at number seven.
AUS 52/0 after 11 overs | Warner 26, Finch 22
It is very interesting that India have some of their own records to play for. No Indian team has ever won more than nine consecutive ODIs. Kohli's team is currently on eight wins. Australia meanwhile have won 10 or more in a row six times with a world record of 21 conescutive wins! Chahal comes into the attack. Kohli takes a shy at the stumps as Finch gets saved. Third umpire coming into play.
Peter Handscomb back in the Aussie XI for his 6th ODI. And he'll take the keeping gloves #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/pJde8o2I2p
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) September 24, 2017
AUS 43/0 after 9 overs | Warner 21, Finch 19
Warner starts a fresh over with a boundary. Make it two in a row. Finch meanwhile also needs some big scores. He averages only 34, too low for a player of his calibre.
AUS 35/0 after 8 overs | Warner 13, Finch 19
This is not the Warner and Finch we know, they are really careful about preserving wickets here. Finch meanwhile picks another boundary.
The Holkar Stadium in Indore, the venue for the 3rd ODI between #INDvAUS
India has played 4 ODIs & 1 Test here - won all! pic.twitter.com/RPyiKEhfdP— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) September 23, 2017
AUS 24/0 after 6 overs | Warner 10, Finch 11
This is a strong batting line-up on paper with Finch and Handscomb back. Just one run off the over.
AUS 23/0 after 5 overs | Warner 10, Finch 10
Warner gets his first boundary. They are finally looking good with the bat in the series are the Aussies.
AUS 17/0 after 4 overs | Warner 4, Finch 10
Finch is in good touch. Two boundaries off the first five balls of the over for the dasher.
AUS 7/0 after 3 overs | Warner 3, Finch 2
Australia have now lost 10 games in a row overseas, their worst-ever streak of such a kind in history. Just one run off the over.
AUS 6/0 after 2 overs | Warner 2, Finch 2
Bumrah opening the bowling from the other end as Finch steals a single on the first ball. Four runs off another quiet over.
AUS 3/0 after 1 over | Warner 1, Finch 1
Aaron Finch back in town! Finch missed the first two ODIs due to injury. Bhuvneshwar charging in, Warner on strike. India have an unbeaten record in Indore, like Australia had in Chennai and Kolkata before the start of the series!
Here are the two playing elevens:
Australia: Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Peter Handscomb, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Kane Richardson
India: Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal
TOSS: Australia have won the toss and have elected to bat
There's been weeks of heavy rain in Indore but the sun is shining and the curator has produced this. Bat or bowl first? #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/o3KBRuBWuS
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) September 24, 2017
We are ready. #TeamIndia #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/imqTI8k0uS
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 24, 2017
New Delhi: The Virat Kohli-led Team India can take an unassaible 3-0 lead in the five-match ODI series against Australia by winning the third ODI in Indore.
The Men in Blue are leading the series 2-0 after winning the first two ODIs.
India won the first ODI in Chennai by 26 runs (DLS) before winning the second game in Kolkata by 50 runs.
The third match of the series will be played in Indore.
While there are chances of rain, the match should go ahead as scheduled. Australia have struggled in their batting in both the ODIs and will look to turn that around. '
The Indian top order has also not fired in this series and given the nature of Indore pitch, this could be an ideal ground to get some runs.
Kuldeep Yadav took a hat-trick in the second match to help India win. Even Indian pace bowlers have done well to trouble the Australian batsmen and keep them at low scores.
The third ODI promises to be another tight contest between the two teams.
Teams:
India: Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli(c), Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni(w), Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravindra Jadeja, Lokesh Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav
Australia: Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steven Smith(c), Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade(w), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Kane Richardson, James Faulkner, Peter Handscomb, Adam Zampa, Hilton Cartwright
