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Australia have won the 3rd ODI of the three-match series by 66 runs with the help of brilliant fifties from their top order batters and a four-wicket haul from Glenn Maxwell respectively. Australia, winning the toss opted to bat first and posted a huge total of 352/7 in 50 overs with Mitchell Marsh being the highest-scorer of the innings (96).
India chasing 353 started off pretty well as skipper Rohit Sharma was smashing all around the park and his crucial partnership with Virat Kohli gave hopes for all Indian fans, but after the departure of these players, Australia clearly stood on top with Maxwell dismissing top-4 batters of the Indian team.
Numbers and Stats from IND vs AUS 3rd ODI game:
3 - David Warner smashed three fifty-plus scores in this ODI series.
Batsman to score three fifty-plus scores in a three-match ODI series against India:
Kepler Wessels in 1991
Darren Bravo in 2013
Quinton de Kock in 2013
Jason Roy in 2017
Aaron Finch in 2020
David Warner in 2023
Aaron Finch and David Warner are the only Australian batters to score fifty-plus scores in all matches of a three-match ODI series.
3 - Virat Kohli has smashed three consecutive fifty-plus scores in ODIs at Rajkot venue.
Virat Kohli’s last three ODI innings scores at Rajkot:
77(99) vs SA in 2015
78(76) vs AUS in 2020
56(61) vs AUS in 2023
4/40 - Glenn Maxwell recorded his best-ever bowling figures in ODIs.
Glenn Maxwell’s best bowling figures in ODIs:
4/40 vs India in Rajkot, 2023
4/46 vs England in Perth, 2015
4/52 vs New Zealand in Cairns, 2022
4 - Rohit Sharma has scored four fifty-plus scores in the last five ODI innings that he batted.
Rohit Sharma's ODI scores in the last five innings that he batted:
74*(59) vs Nepal in Pallekele, 2023 Asia Cup
56(49) vs Pakistan in Colombo(RPS), 2023 Asia Cup
53(48) vs Sri Lanka in Colombo(RPS), 2023 Asia Cup
0(2) vs Bangladesh in Colombo(RPS), 2023 Asia Cup
81(57) vs Australia in Rajkot, 2023
12 - For the 12th time, four (or) more Australian batters have smashed a fifty-plus score in an ODI match.
81 - Jasprit Bumrah has conceded 81 runs in his bowling spell of 10 overs.
Most runs conceded by Jasprit Bumrah in his ODI bowling spell:
2/81 vs England in Cuttack, 2017
3/81 vs Australia in Rajkot, 2023
96 - Mitchell Marsh scored 96 runs in this game.
Mitchell Marsh’s highest scores in ODIs:
102*(84) vs India in Sydney, 2016
96(84) vs India in Rajkot, 2023
89(83) vs Zimbabwe in Harare, 2014
352/7 - Australia have recorded the highest ODI total in Rajkot
Highest ODI total for AUS vs IND on Indian soil:
359/5 in Jaipur, 2013
359/6 in Mohali, 2019
352/7 in Rajkot, 2023
550 - Rohit Sharma became the second batsman to complete the milestone of smashing 550-plus sixes (551) in international cricket.
Most sixes by a batsman in international cricket:
Chris Gayle - 553
Rohit Sharma - 551
Shahid Afridi - 476
Most sixes by a batsman in international cricket on a host country:
Rohit Sharma - 262 in India
Martin Guptill - 256 in New Zealand
Brendon McCullum - 230 in New Zealand
5000 - Steven Smith completed 5000 runs in ODIs.
Fastest to complete 5000 runs (by inns batted) for Australia in ODIs:
David Warner - 115
Aaron Finch - 126
Dean Jones - 128
Steven Smith - 129
Matthew Hayden - 132