The third and final match of the three-match ODI series between India and Australia was played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, where the Kangaroo team won the match by 21 runs and won the series 2–1.
Let us tell you that in this match, Australia captain Steve Smith won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, the Kangaroo team piled on 269 runs in 49 overs. Team India was bundled out for 248 runs in 49.1 overs in response.
Australia’s Innings Was Reduced to 269
The Australian team got a great start in the third ODI between India and Australia. Openers Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh gave the team a good start, but they started faltering as soon as they were dismissed.
While Head scored 33 runs in 31 balls with the help of 4 fours and two sixes, Marsh scored 47 runs in 47 balls with the help of 8 fours and 1 six. After this, Steve Smith returned to the pavilion after scoring 0, Warner 23, while Labuschagne scored 28 runs.
Then in the lower order, Alex Carey and Marcus Stoinis came and started hitting big shots, but their innings soon stopped. Carey scored 38, while Stoinis scored 25 runs. Please tell that Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya took 3-3, and Siraj-Akshar Patel took 2-2 wickets from India in this match.
Team India Lost Despite Kohli’s Fifty
The start was perfect when Team India came on the field to chase the target of 270 runs in the third ODI between India and Australia. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill got off to a great start. However, this pair broke when captain Rohit returned to the pavilion after scoring 30 runs in 17 balls with the help of 2 fours and two sixes. After this, Gill got out after scoring 37 runs in 49 balls with the help of 1 six-4 fours.
At the same time, after his dismissal, Virat Kohli took the lead and scored a vital half-century. He scored 54 runs in 72 balls with the help of 2 fours and 1 six. After this, there were a lot of expectations from Hardik and Jadeja, but they, too, could not show any wonder. Hardik scored 40, while Jadeja scored 18 runs. In the end, Siraj remained unbeaten after scoring three runs, while Kuldeep Yadav was run out for six runs.
For Australia, Zampa took four wickets, Ashton Agar took two, while Stoinis-Abbott took 1-1 wickets.
Rohit Sharma Made A Big Mistake
Significantly, in this match, the big mistake of captain Rohit Sharma overshadowed the entire team. Firstly, they selected the wrong playing 11 and kept Surya in the group. Rohit could have replaced him with either Shardul or Sundar, who can also bowl.
After this, he experimented later in the Indian innings and sent Akshar Patel to No. 4, leaving no experienced batter in the lower order, and everyone surrendered. In such a situation, it would not be wrong to say that India got defeated because it decided Rohit.
