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3rd ODI: India win by 5 wickets, clinch 5-match series 3-0
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21:21 Pandya, Pandey rally to take India home
India 294-5 (47.5 ovs) vs Aus 293-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
India win by five wickets, with 13 balls to spare.
Richardson replaces Cummins and Pandey launches into him and drives him over long-off for a boundary.
Pandey takes a single on to the leg side and that brings Dhoni on strike and the crowd goes berserk!
Dhoni plays it down to fine leg for a single to level scores.
Pandey gets an inside edge to fine leg and gets the winning run.
India need 7 off 18.
Maxwell brought into the attack and he gives away just 2 runs in the over.
It's too little too late for Australia as Dhoni takes position at the crease.
And he gets off the mark with a single.
Cummins continues and Pandya tries to go after the bowler. He swings and misses.
Pandya goes after Cummins but holes out to Richardson at mid-wicket.
Stoinis continues and he is leaking the runs now.
Pandey first took boundaries off the first two balls and then Pandya gets to the party.
Pandya first plays a top edge past the keeper's head for a boundary and then follows that up with a four past mid-wicket.
He ends the over with a single and India now need just 11 runs to win.
21:00 India close in on win
India 265-4 (44 ovs) vs Aus 293-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Australia are unable to plug the runs here as Pandya continues to impress.
He plays a lovely straight drive to begin the Cummins over with a four down the ground.
And then he plays the ball down to third man for a single.
Four singles are run after that boundary and 8 runs come off the over.
Stoinis replaces Agar and Pandey brings up the fifty partnership with a boundary through covers. Another seven runs to India.
Cummins replaces Coulter-Nile and starts off nicely.
Pandya gets lucky as the inside edge misses leg stump by a whisker and the ball runs to the fine leg boundary.
He then cuts the ball to third man for a couple.
Pandey ends the over with a single and 7 come off it.
Agar comes back nicely in his final over, giving just 3 runs off it.
20:43 India now back in the reckoning
India 240-4 (40 ovs) vs Aus 293-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
India need 54 more off the last 10 overs and it seems a gettable target at this rate.
Coulter-Nile continues and the batsmen are content with rotating the strike.
The last three overs has yielded 29 runs for India. Wow! Some batting that!
Agar continues and Pandya once again goes after the bowler. He launches him for a massive six and then sneaks a single to bring up his half-century.
8 runs come off the over.
Coulter-Nile continues and Pandya takes a run.
Pandey comes on strike and slams back-to-back boundaries to release some pressure off the Indians.
10 runs come off the over.
Agar continues and Pandya just swings the bat and hammers him for a six.
Two balls later a four comes off his bat. The ball is short and Pandya pulls it for a boundary behind square leg.
Pandya dropped! Good effort from Smith but it spoons it.
20:28 Aus come back well
India 206-4 (36 ovs) vs Aus 293-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
India's run-rate has all of a sudden crept up and it is going to be a task if India are to now win.
Pandya will be crucial for the home team here on end.
India now need 88 from 84 deliveries.
Richardson continues and Kedar Jadhav plays the cut and gets the outside edge. Handscomb completes a good catch behind the wickets as India lose their fourth wicket.
Agar comes back into the attack and strikes!
Kohli tries to go after the bowler, is done in by the turn and holes out to Finch at long-off.
Jadhav gets off the mark with a lucky couple. He gets an inside edge, misses the stumps and the ball runs down to fine leg.
Richardson comes back into the attack.
200 is up for India and 4 runs come off the over.
Stoinis continues and gives away 5 runs off his over after the break.
20:07 Pandya, Kohli keep India in control
India 193-2 (32 ovs) vs Aus 293-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Coulter-Nile bowls well to keep the runs down to just 2 off his over.
Drinks are called.
Stoinis continues and gives away four runs.
Coulter-Nile replaces Cummins.
The Indians are content with taking three runs in the over as they cruise along towards the target.
Stoinis replaces Agar and Pandya starts with a single.
The batsmen are happy to keep the scoreboard ticking as the run rate is below well over 6 runs an over.
Cummins continues and Pandya tries to hit him for a big one as the chatter between the bowler and the batsman continues.
Kohli ends the over with a well-timed, precise cover drive and 8 runs come off the over.
19:45 Pandya going aerial
India 172-2 (27 ovs) vs Aus 293-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Agar continues and Pandya plays him against the spin and sends the ball into the stands!
Wowza!
And then they just rotate the strike and make scoring look so simple.
10 runs come off the over.
Cummins continues and words are exchanged between him and Pandya.
Cummins nearly catches the batsman in front of the stumps.
Kohli ends the over with a beautiful four through the leg side.
19:36 India lose 2nd wicket
India 157-2 (25 ovs) vs Aus 293-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Agar continues.
Pandya goes after Agar and gets a six for his powerful effort!
And then takes a single. Lovely batting that.
They rotate the strike well and run hard as 9 runs come off that over.
Cummins continues and Rahane starts with a couple on the leg side.
Rahane is then beaten and Cummins finally gets a wicket.
It's fast, straight and flush on the pads of Rahane. Umpire has no hesitation in raising the finger.
Pandya joins captain Kohli at the crease.
He gets off the mark with a single to third man.
India lose 2nd wicket and Rahane goes for 70.
Ashton Agar comes back into the attack.
Kohli gets off the mark with a single and 4 runs come off the over.
19:23 Rohit gone for 71
India 141-1 (22 ovs) vs Aus 293-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Kohli comes to the crease at the fall of Rohit's wicket.
Coulter-Nile continues and Rahane plays it past the bowler and mid-off for a boundary.
Rohit tries to go after the short one, gets a top-edge and holes out to Cartwright in the deep.
Rohit goes fot 71 off 62. India lose their first wicket.
He then plays the ball down to third man for a single.
19:17 India dominate the Aus bowlers
India 134-0 (21 ovs) vs Aus 293-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Richardson comes back nicely to give just 2 runs in the over.
Rohit and Rahane taking to the attack against the hapless Aussies.
The runs are coming in all directions as Rahane completes his 21st ODI half-century after the drinks break.
Coulter-Nile and Richardson brought back into the attack and both given a stick -- they go for 16 runs off 3 overs.
18:57 Rohit, Rahane hammer hapless Aussies
India 116-0 (17 ovs) vs Aus 293-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Cummins comes back into the attack and Rohit slaps the ball back behind the bowler for a lovely four.
Here is another short ball and Rohit pulls it to backward square leg for consecutive boundaries.
And the batsmen take another 2 runs and Rohit Sharma gets a life.
India in the drivers' seat here as the Australian bowlers are taken to the cleaners.
On a pitch that is so good for batting, India are set to walk away with the match at the rate at which they are going.
Stoinis continues and Rahane pulls another short and wide delivery for a boundary behind square leg.
6 runs come off the over.
Agar continues and his bad bowling gets the deserved treatment.
100 comes up for India after 15 overs.
18:45 Rahane giving him good support
India 90-0 (14 ovs) vs Aus 293-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Richardson continues and the Indian batsmen are pinching the singles and twos with ease.
While Rohit is going after the big ones, Rahane is happy to just keep the scoreboard ticking. Perfectly complementing each other, this batting duo is.
And another 6 runs come off the over.
Agar continues.
And Rohit gets to his half-century with a huge six straight over long-on.
Richardson comes back and replaces Stoinis.
After being hammered for 17 runs in his first two overs, Richardson does well to give away just 3 runs in the over.
Left-arm spinner Agar comes into the attack.
Rohit starts with two runs off him and India openers easily take 6 runs off him.
Stoinis continues and Rahane gets a four off him. The ball runs past mid-wicket for a boundary.
He then follows that up with another boundary behind square. And another one down to third man!
What is Stoinis thinking?
18:26 India on total control
India 55-0 (9 ovs) vs Aus 293-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Richardson continues and Rohit pulls the ball over square leg to send the ball sailing out of the ground.
That is another 6! That brings up India's 50.
9 huge runs come off that over.
India racing towards the total here.
Marcus Stoinis replaces Nathan Coulter-Nile here and India happy to just knock the singles around.
Rahane cuts the ball through point for a couple as Ashton Agar does well to stop the boundary. Four runs come off the over.
Kane Richardson comes on for Cummins.
And is cut through backward point for a boundary. That was hit hard!
Rohit then plays the short ball well and pulls it through mid-wicket for 4.
18:12 India off to flyer
India 34-0 (6 ovs) vs Aus 293-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Coulter-Nile continues and Rohit plays a sublime shot to get a boundary off his pads square on the off side.
Rohit then smashes the bowler over long off right into the stands for another six!
He ends the over with a single.
Cummins continues bowls a quick bouncer and Rohit sends that over the stands behind square leg for a maximum!
Rohit and Rahane doing well to mix the singles and twos with the big hits and eight runs come off that over.
Coulter-Nile continues and Rahane gets the first boundary of India's innings. He dances down the track and hammers the ball over long-off for a four.
Seven runs come off the over.
Cummins continues and he gives away just one run in his over.
17:58 Australia set India 294 for victory
India 7-0 (2 ovs) vs Aus 293-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Nathan Coulter-Nile partners Cummins at the other end.
The batsmen run three and get a wide.
Cummins bowls short and Rahane pulls it to backward square leg for a single and 5 runs come off the over.
Pat Cummins opens the innings for Australia and Ajinkya Rahane gets off the mark off the 2nd ball of the over.
Rohit blocks the ball with solid front-foot defence.
Rohit survives an inside edge and gets off the mark with a single.
2 come off the first over.
17:12 Another middle-order collapse for Australia
Aus 293-6 (50 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
India's spinners once again put a stranglehold over the Australian batsmen after the visitor's had another middle-order collapse.
What could have easily been a 350 score turned out to be much less after the Aussies failed to make the most of the platform set by Finch and Smith.
It's now up to the bowlers to restrict Indian batsmen who will look to take the team to victory and a series triumph on this batting paradise.
Bumrah to bowl the last over and he begins with a dot.
He follows that up with a couple of wides.
Pandey does well to cut the four at the boundary, Agar gets 2.
Agar plays the ball behind square for a boundary.
Stoinis pulls and 2 runs to finish the innings.
Bhuvneshwar continues and just five come off that over.
With 2 overs to go, it's now upto Stoinis to try and push the score past 200.
Bumrah continues and again he is on point.
An exceptionally smart catch by Manish Pandey at the boundary line sends Handscomb back to the pavillion for 3.
Ashton Agar comes to the crease.
Bhuvi continues and he gives away nine precious runs in the 47th over.
16:46 This time Bumrah strikes!
Aus 263-5 (46 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Australia losing the plot here as the middle order collapse is in full view.
Handscomb replaces Head at the pitch and gets off the mark with a single.
Four runs and a wicket in that over.
Bumrah comes back into the attack.
And he hits Stonis into his jewels.
Head then gets done in by Bumrah and is cleaned bowled.
Bhuvi brought back into the attack.
He raps Stoinis on the pad as he shuffles across his crease. Big appeal that umpire turns down. India take the review but it's unsuccessful.
Just 4 runs come off the over.
Australia need to accelerate the innings and with both in-form batsmen at the crease they have the opportunity to push the runs past the 300 mark with 6 overs to go.
In-form man Stonis brings up Australia's 250 with a huge six over long off.
He then plays smart to take a single. Ten runs come off the over.
16:28 Smith, Maxwell gone
Aus 245-4 (43 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Finch's wicket has brought down Australia's scoring rate.
Head and Stoinis are the two new batsmen.
Chahal continues and has Maxwell stumped.
He bowls wide, Maxwell tries to go after it, misses it completely, Dhoni collects the ball and does the rest.
Maxwell gone for 5 off 13.
Kuldeep continues and the batsmen happy to rotate the strike.
Not taking too many risks are the Aussies as Kuldeep bowls 2 wides in succession.
Smith tries to go after Kudeep, foxed by the wrong 'un and holes out to Bumrah at long off.
Last four overs have earned Australia just 15 runs for the loss of one wicket.
Chahal comes back and gives just two runs.
Bumrah comes back into the attack.
Maxwell and Smith happy to just play the singles. Just two come off that over.
Pandya continues as Maxwell comes in to replace Finch at the crease.
Pandya bowls a bouncer at Maxwell. Maxwell then gets off the mark with a single square off the wicket.
Smith ends the over with a four down to the third man boundary past the vacant slip area.
That's the end of Pandya's 10 overs.
16:08 Fifty for Smith
Aus 224-2 (38 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Kohli persisting with Kuldeep here and it pays off as the bowler strikes!
Finch goes for another big one but only to hole out to Kedar Jadhav in the deep.
Finch out for a superb 124 in his comeback match.
Pandya continues.
The Aussies just happy to rotate the strike as Smith completes his half-century off the last ball of the over.
Kuldeep Yadav continues and he starts with a wide.
Smith and Finch take singles off him, until the last delivery of the over that the latter slogs for a six. The shot is slightly miscued but the job is done as the ball goes for another six over the bowler's head.
15:54 Australia motoring along
Aus 206-1 (35 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Pandya continues and the Aussies go past 200.
Drinks called.
Finch taking it to the Indian bowlers here.
He plays a superb pull shot through square for a boundary.
Pandya straying here and bowling back-to-back wides.
9 runs come off the over.
Kuldeep continues and Finch gets to his century with a boundary off a sweet sweep past fine leg.
He then hits a big, big six over long-on.
11 runs come off the over.
Now Smith comes to the party and uses his feet to play the ball for a boundary on the leg side.
Chahal and Kuldeep gone for 12 runs in their overs and Pandya replaces Chahal at one one.
He gives away just 3 runs in the over.
Kuldeep continues.
He bowls the wrong 'un, Finch picks it and sends it over long-off for a maximum.
He then ends the over with a boundary. What a powerful shot that!
Chahal continues. Smith gets a single.
After 3 dot balls, Finch pulls it past mid-wicket for a superb boundary.
Finch ends the over with a single to long-off.
15:29 India bowlers struggling
Aus 153-1 (28 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Kuldeep comes back for his 2nd spell.
Smith sweeps the ball fine and Pandya does well with a diving effort at the boundary to save a run as the batsmen run three.
Finch then gets away with a top edge that goes over the fielder at short fine leg. Seven runs come off the over.
Bhuvi continues.
Smith takes a single and brings Finch on strike.
Change of pace, Finch tries to cut it down and he is lucky to survive.
Bhuvi overpitches, it's a slower ball and Finch plays it straight down the ground for another maximum.
Finch then takes a single.
Smith then cuts the ball to backward point to end the over with a single.
Nine come off it.
15:21 India looking for wickets
Aus 137-1 (26 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
With an aim to plug the flow of runs and get a wicket or two, Kohli brings back his opening bowlers for another spell.
Quicks from both ends as Bumrah comes back into the attack.
The Aussies are running on full steam, sneaking the singles and putting the pressure on the Indian close-in fielders.
Just two runs come off that over.
Bhuvneshwar brought back into the attack and he starts with a bad ball.
Finch and Smith do well to run a quick two.
15:12 Finch, Smith keep scoreboard ticking
Aus 130-1 (24 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Kuldeep continues and Smith gets a single to fine leg.
Kuldeep comes back nicely to give just four singles in that over.
Pandya replaces Chahal at the other end.
Chahal has gone for 36 runs off his 6 overs in his first spell.
Pandya is giving nothing away but just as I write that, Pandya just strays and Smith guides it past deep square leg for a boundary.
Smith then takes a single.
Finch punishes the bad balls. Pandya bowls a little too full and Finch sends the ball to the boundary through covers.
Kohli brings in Kuldeep in place of Pandya.
Finch gets a bottom edge and the ball races fine to the boundary.
Finch then gets a single.
Smith plays Kuldeep cautiously and gets a single off the last ball off the over.
15:01 Chahal gets a tonking
Aus 110-1 (21 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Chahal continues and Finch starts the over with a four.
He then plays the ball straight down and bangs the ball hard for another four to bring up his 50.
8 come off the over.
Pandya contiunues and Finch gets a thick outside edge and the ball races through the slip cordon for a boundary.
Finch then plays it to mid-off and hares down the pitch to bring up Australia's 100.
Finch is beaten as the ball is kept low.
He then gets a single down to third man.
Smith gets a single and then Finch challenges the fielder at mid-off as he scampers down the pitch for a single.
Smith and Finch batting smartly here. After setting a good platform with Warner, Finch is doing well to play thoughtfully, happy to rotate the strike.
They get the boundary when the bad ball comes along.
They continue in the same vein against Chahal.
Smith uses his feet well, gets to the pitch of the delivery and hits a four past mid-wicket.
Pandya continues and Finch fails to launch into a loose full toss.
Smith then gets a single down the ground to long on.
Finch then pinches a single to square leg.
Chahal continues.
Smith takes a single.
Finch plays the ball with the turn and sends it over long-on for his first six. The 2nd maximum of the day.
14:41 Warner out for 42
Aus 79-1 (16 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Pandya continues and gives nothing away to the batsmen. He is using the slower ball to good effect.
The batsmen are now just going to have to be happy rotating the strike.
3 runs come off that over and drinks are called.
Chahal continues and Finch is beaten first up.
Finch gets a single on the leg side.
Smith plays 2 dot balls before taking a single top long-off.
Warner's wicket brings in Aus captain Steve Smith.
Smith gets off the mark with a boundary through deep mid-wicket.
8 runs and a wicket come off that over.
Pandya continues and Warner plays it past a diving Jadhav at mid-off for a boundary.
Just when Warner was looking good, he gets done in by a slower one and he bails go flying.
Warner gone for 42 off 44.
Chahal continues and Warner takes the first six off the innings off the leggie.
11 runs come off the over.
Hardik Pandya replaces Jasprit Bumrah and starts with 3 runs in the over.
14:20 Warner, Finch in full flow
Aus 52-0 (11 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Yuzvendra Chahal brought into the attack.
Warner plays the ball to short mid-wicket, batsmen take a tight single. Kohli hits the stumps but sees Finch gets in on time.
The bowler gets some turn but the batsmen run a single.
Bumrah continues and the batsmen hare down the pitch for a couple and pressure is right on the Indian fielders.
The last ball of the over some Warner scampers for another quick single, Chahal takes a shy at the stumps, Kohli fails to field the ball cleanly allowing the batsmen to run for another 3 runs.
Six come off the over.
Bhuvi continues and he drifts on to Warner's pads. The batsman guides it behind fine leg for a boundary.
Warner! What class! He gets to the pitch of the ball and pushes it through covers for a superb boundary.
Eight runs come off the over.
Bumrah continues and the batsmen scamper for a single. Finch was
A slower ball and Finch scoops the ball for a boundary one the leg side.
Finch follows that up with a single.
Warner takes a single down to third man to finish off the over. 9 runs off it.
14:02 Warner, Finch slow off the blocks
Aus 26-0 (7 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Bhuvi continues and he gives just two runs in the over.
Bumrah continues and with the ball coming nicely to the bat, the pitch looks like a batting paradise.
Ohh! Nice ball! That left Finch and had him playing at it. Well beaten!
Finch then plays the ball square off the wicket on the leg side for a single and the only run in the over.
Bhuvneshwar continues and Warner plays him for a couple on the on-side to square leg.
Warner gets into the groove now. Bhuvi bowls to the batsman's pad and Warner just flicks it fine through the leg side for a boundary.
Six come off the over.
13:51 Australia start to pick the pace
Aus 17-0 (4 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Bumrah continues, this time around the wicket and Warner takes a quick run.
Finch flashes at the wide delivery.
Finch gets an edge and the ball runs past slips for a boundary down to third man. Good ball by Bumrah.
Finch then times the ball to perfection for a four through covers. Ball just a tad short.
Bumrah follows that up with a wide.
Dot ball to close that expensive over -- 10 runs come off it.
Bhuvneshwar continues and Warner made to play. The batsman being tested here, beaten by the bounce.
After playing out four dot balls, Warner finally plays one behind square for a single.
Just a single from that over.
13:40 Australia win toss, to bat
Aus 6-0 (2 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Bumrah partners Bhuvi at the other end and Finch plays him to the leg side for a single.
He then bowls a wide on the off-stump. He follows that up with a beauty! The ball angling away, making Warner drive.
Warner being tested here and India have an attacking field for him.
The batsmen sneak a single as Warner plays one to mid-off.
Over ends with a dot as Aus take 3 runs in the over.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar starts first up to Warner with the in-swinger.
He gives one wide down the leg side to open Australia's account.
Warner plays it close. He tries to cut it, the ball goes in the air and lucky for Warner it is just away from flying backward point fielder.
Warner gets off the mark with a single.
Aaron Finch on strike and he starts with a nice straight defensive shot.
He gets off the mark with a single to mid-on.
13:17 Fit Finch back in the squad
Australia win toss and opt to bat first in the 3rd ODI in Indore.
Opener Aaron Finch comes back in the squad after being sidelined by injury.
Australia also brought in Peter Handscomb for the under-performing Hilton Cartwright.
India have retained the same team.
Playing XI:
India XI: Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Australia XI: Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Agar, Patrick Cummins, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Kane Richardson.
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