India vs Australia 3rd ODI: Rohit - Kohli Shine As India Win; Australia Clinch Series 2-1

India vs Australia 3rd ODI: The third and final match of the ODI series between India and Australia took place on Saturday (October 25) at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Sydney. The Indian team won this match by 9 wickets. Australia set a target of 237 runs for India, which they achieved in 38.3 overs. Rohit Sharma remained unbeaten on 121 and Virat Kohli on 74. Also Read: India vs Australia, 3rd ODI Score: Rohit rains fours and sixes, Virat Kohli also looks in good form

India's impressive win in the Sydney ODI

It should be noted that the Indian team lost the first ODI of the series in Perth by 7 wickets under the DLS rule. In the Adelaide ODI, they were defeated by the hosts by 2 wickets. India now denied Australia a clean sweep by winning the Sydney ODI. Australia won the series 2-1.

Rohit Sharma scores a century

In the run chase, captain Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma gave India a solid start, sharing a 69-run partnership. This partnership was broken by Josh Hazlewood, who dismissed Shubman. From there,

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma forged a brilliant partnership. They added an unbeaten 168 runs.

A clinical bowling and fielding effort 👏
A magnificent partnership between 2️⃣ greats 🫡

📸 Moments to cherish from #TeamIndia's 9️⃣-wicket victory in Sydney!

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Rohit scored an unbeaten 121 off 125 balls, studded with 13 fours and three sixes.

This was Rohit's 33rd ODI century. Kohli contributed an unbeaten 74 off 81 balls, studded with seven fours. This was Kohli's 75th fifty of his ODI career.

Australia's innings:

Winning the toss and opting to bat first, the Australian team scored 236 runs in 46.4 overs. The Australian team had a good start. Travis Head and captain Mitchell Marsh added 61 runs for the first wicket. Mohammed Siraj broke the partnership by dismissing Head (29 runs). Axar Patel then bowled Marsh (41 runs). Washington Sundar then dismissed the in-form Matthew Short (30 runs). From there, Alex Carey and Matthew Renshaw shared a 59-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Carey fell to Harshit Rana for 24 runs.

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Summary 

Washington Sundar provided another major breakthrough for India in the form of Matthew Renshaw. Renshaw scored 55 runs off 58 balls with the help of two fours. Mitchell Owen (1 run) failed to make much of a mark and was dismissed by Harshit Rana. Mitchell Starc also fell to chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav for 2 runs. Prasidh Krishna then dismissed Nathan Ellis (16 runs), while Harshit Rana took the last two wickets. Harshit took a total of four wickets in this match. Washington Sundar also took two wickets. Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav each took one wicket.