India vs Australia, 3rd ODI Score: Rohit rains fours and sixes, Virat Kohli also looks in good form

India vs Australia, 3rd ODI Score: The third and final match of the ODI series between India and Australia is today (October 25) at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Sydney. Batting first, Australia has set a target of 237 runs for India. India's score is 102-1 after 16 overs. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are at the crease.

All eyes are on former India captain Virat Kohli in this match. Kohli was out for a duck in the first two ODIs.

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Rohit Sharma rains fours and sixes

The Indian team lost the first ODI of the series in Perth by 7 wickets under the DLS method. In the Adelaide ODI, they were defeated by the hosts by 2 wickets. Now, the Indian team will be looking to salvage some pride by winning this match.

Winning the toss and opting to bat first, Australia got off to a good start. Travis Head and captain Mitchell Marsh added 61 runs for the first wicket. Mohammed Siraj broke this 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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Washington Sundar provided another major breakthrough for the Indian team 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 caught by chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav's spin after scoring 2 runs, was then dismissed by Prasidh Krishna (16 runs). Harshit Rana took the last two wickets.

The Indian team made two changes for this match. Wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav and fast bowler Prasidh Krishna were included in the playing XI. Consequently, all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy and fast bowler Arshdeep Singh were left out. Meanwhile, Australia included Nathan Ellis in place of Xavier Bartlett.

Summary

Overall, 154 One Day Internationals have been played between India and Australia. During this period, Australia won 86 matches, while India won 58. Furthermore, 10 matches ended in a draw, meaning Australia has the upper hand.