Match Details
Date: September 27, 2023
Time: 1:30 PM IST
Venue: Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
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Preview
India will play against Australia in the final ODI of the three-match series at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. After winning the first two ODIs in a comprehensive manner, the Indian cricket team will have a great chance to clean sweep the Australians. With these two nations set to face each other in their ICC Cricket World Cup opener next month, a win in the third ODI will keep them in good stead going into the quadrennial spectacle.
Pitch Report
The pitches at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot are some of the most placid in the country. The batters are known for making hay at this venue, irrespective of the format, so the third ODI between India and Australia is expected to be high scoring contest. The average first innings score here in ODIs is 312, which is likely to be achieved, especially if the Indian cricket team bats first against Australia.
Team Analysis
India
The stand-in captain KL Rahul and Shubman Gill have been exceptional with the bat for Team India in the first two ODIs against Australia, in the absence of the captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who are scheduled to be back for the third match of the series. The experienced duo of Mohammed Shami and Ravichandran Ashwin have delivered impressive spells with the ball, helping the Indians secure consecutive ODI wins over Australia at home.
SportsTiger Playing XI of India
Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Australia
While David Warner has scored two consecutive fifties for Australia against India in the first two ODIs, the rest of the batting lineup hasn’t been able to build any pressure on the opposition bowlers. As far the bowling lineup of the Australians go, the captain Pat Cummins did bowl a quality spell on his return to the ODI setup in the first match alongside Adam Zampa, but the rest of the cartel has been bashed around by the Indian batters all over the place.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Australia
Mitchell Marsh, David Warner, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa
Match Prediction
Conclusion
India are definite favourites to defeat Australia in the third ODI at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot, owing to their batters and bowlers hitting top form in the build-up to the ODI World Cup 2023. But still, the Australian cricket team is quite possibly the last outfit anyone can take for granted, which is something India have to be mindful of, on September 27.
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