India Vs Australia Cricket Highlights, 3rd ODI: Ton-Up Rohit, Masterful Kohli Take IND To Nine-Wicket Win

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Australia squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Matthew Renshaw, Matthew Short, Mitchell Starc. Game two onwards: Adam Zampa, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis.

India squad: Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal

The live streaming of IND vs AUS 3rd ODI will be available on the JioHotstar app and website in India. The match will be televised live on the Star Sports Network channels in India.

Parthiv Patel and Shane Watson:
"The one thing you know about this square is that it’s rock hard, this pitch is really firm. When that happens, a few cracks usually appear here at the SCG. You can already see them running vertically down the track, something the quicks will be eyeing as they look to hit those lines. There’s also a bit of live green grass on the surface, which means with two brand-new balls, we can expect some early movement.

But the key thing about the SCG is how well the ball carries through. There’s genuine pace and bounce, giving batters full value for their shots, which is why it’s historically been a high-scoring venue. The ball comes on beautifully, and this could well be the best batting pitch of the series so far. We’re in for a very good contest today."

Australia have won the toss and have opted to bat first against India.

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

Australia (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh(c), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey(w), Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Nathan Ellis, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

And we’re live from Sydney! India vs Australia, third ODI, and it’s action time. Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head are at the crease, Marsh taking the strike. Mohammed Siraj strides in to open the bowling, but wait, false start. He’s run in, completed his action, yet the ball doesn’t leave his hand, Siraj not impressed with the landing area.

Deep breath, reset, and here we go again.

Siraj produces a maiden over, first up and Harshit Rana backs it up with another disciplined one, conceding just two runs. The Indian seam bowlers are measured with their lines and lengths so far, trying to ensure that Australia's dangerous openers Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh don't get any width to play with.

AUS: 9/0 (3)

After a circumspect start, Travis Head has begun finding boundaries with the ease he is used to. Siraj and Rana err with their lines and the destructive southpaw makes them pay. Prasidh Krishna is introduced into the attack in the seventh over and Mitchell Marsh welcomes him with a towering six over backward square. Australia are now off to what is looking like an ominous start.

AUS: 44/0 (7)

India get the much-needed breakthrough in the 10th over. Siraj returns to the attack and after going for a first-ball four, has Head steering a delivery straight to backward point. The southpaw goes for a 25-ball 29, and Matt Short walks out to bat.

AUS: 61/1 (9.2)

For the first time in the series, Kuldeep Yadav makes an appearance and one soon knows what the fuss is all about. He sends down a tidy first over and then draws a false short off the second ball of his second, as Matt Short is beaten while swinging across the line. KL Rahul was convinced there was an under-edge and led captain Gill to take DRS too, but replays suggest no bat involvement.

AUS: 78/1 (13)

The pressure built by the spinners reaps reward, as Kuldeep's spin twin Axar Patel cramps Marsh for room and cleans him up with a delivery that kept coming in with the angle. Australia still going along at six an over but there are enough signs that the slower bowlers could make things hard for the hosts.

AUS: 91/2 (16)

The spin focus continues, as Washington Sundar comes in to bowl in the 19th over. The spinners have pulled the run rate down a bit and would be expected to pick up more wickets in the middle overs. There's a potential 30 overs to be bowled between Kuldeep, Axar and Sundar, and it would be interesting to see how Australia negotiate them.

AUS: 113/2 (20)

He might not have been able to deliver with the bat in the series so far, but Virat Kohli is making sure to leave his mark on the field with his athleticism and catching reflexes. The senior pro snaps up a sharp chance off Sundar to help send back Matt Short and provide a crucial breakthrough. He's also saving vital runs in the infield, at short cover. Let's see if the efforts rub off to his batting.

AUS: 134/3 (25)

Just when it seemed the pressure had got to Alex Carey, India squander the chance to get rid of the left-hander as Prasidh Krishna spills a relatively straightforward chance at long on. Kuldeep had lured Carey with a flighted ball, and it remains to be seen of the attacking batter will make India pay for the mistake.

AUS: 162/3 (31)

Dropped once, but caught brilliantly the next time. Alex Carey has to depart after Shreyas Iyer puts his body on the line before completing a sensational catch, running back from backward point. Harshit Rana gets the wicket and Cooper Connolly joins Matt Renshaw, who has gone past the 50-run mark.

AUS: 188/4 (35)

India deal two quick blows to peg Australia back. Sundar first traps the advancing Matt Renshaw plumb in front, with DRS upholding the on-field decision. Harshit Rana then picks up his second wicket, inducing Mitchell Owen's outside edge and Rohit Sharma doing the rest at slip. Mitchell Starc has now joined Cooper Connolly.

AUS: 199/6 (38)

Kuldeep Yadav finally gets his first wicket, and in style. He cleans up Mitchell Starc with a top-class googly and Australia are seven down. India have a genuine chance to limit the hosts under 250 now, and they need to get rid of the tail cheaply for that.

India do what they needed to: mop up the tail without much ado. Harshit Rana finishes with four wickets, including two off the last three balls of the innings, as Australia are bowled out for 236 in 46.4 overs. It was an inspired display from the Indian bowling and they have set it up perfectly for the batters to chase the modest target down and avoid a whitewash.

AUS: 236 all out (46.4)

Here's a reminder that Kuldeep Yadav got a look in today, only because Nitish Kumar Reddy was injured and unavailable for selection. The all-rounder suffered a left quadriceps injury in Adelaide.

Right then, time for the India chase. Out come openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. Mitchell Starc has the ball in hand and Rohit is on strike. The former India captain has happy batting memories at this ground and will hope to leave the venue with one last masterclass.

He starts off well, sweetly timing a straight delivery through midwicket for an elegant boundary.

Rohit Sharma is slowly getting into his groove. He creams two fours off Mitchell Starc's third over to make his intentions clear, even as Shubman Gill is still watchful at the other end. India have plenty of time to get these runs, with the asking rate under five.

IND: 22/0 (5)

This is now developing into a solid opening partnership. Rohit takes the alliance past the fifty-run mark with an across-the-line lofted shot off Josh Hazlewood over midwicket. Gill matches his partner with a trademark backfoot punch through cover-point.

IND: 58/0 (9)

Hazlewood breaks the opening stand, inducing Shubman Gill's outside edge for an easy catch to Alex Carey. And that brings Virat Kohli to the crease amid deafening roars in the SCG. The legend finally gets off the mark, for the first time in this series, and pumps his fist in a lovely moment of levity. He has since crunched a couple of boundaries and the crowd is loving it.

IND: 83/1 (13)

The fans are getting their money's worth as the Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli partnership is going from strength to strength. The duo are not only finding the boundaries but also running hard between the wickets and playing traditional cricketing shots. Rohit is approaching his fifty and Kohli has raced away to a run-a-ball 22.

IND: 105/1 (17)

Rohit hits Nathan Ellis past square leg to ease to his 60th ODI fifty. The crowd rises to cheer on the former India skipper, who has a chance of scoring a century too if he stays there till the end. Virat Kohli continues to give him sterling company and the duo are bossing the chase at the moment.

IND: 134/1 (23)

The Rohit-Kohli party continues. After Rohit's sparkling fifty, Kohli gets to his own half-century with a flick off Cooper Connolly as the partnership gets to three figures. It is the duo's 19th 100-plus stand in ODIs and they are not done yet.

IND: 171/1 (28)

There it is! ODI hundred number 33 for Rohit Sharma! The entire stadium erupts and is on its feet as the former India captain celebrates with fellow senior pro Virat Kohli. They take India to the 200-run mark and are in touching distance of the target, in what will most likely be their last outing in Australia.

IND: 200/1 (33)

It's a cheeky finish from the man known affectionately as 'Cheeku'. Virat Kohli guides a short ball off the face of his bat very fine to the deep third fence. India complete a nine-wicket thrashing of Australia in Sydney and it's Kohli and Rohit, the two superstars who have possibly made their last bow here, who take them all the way.

IND: 237/1 (38.3) beat AUS by nine wickets

Soon after winning India the match, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma spoke to former Australia wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist and their former coach Ravi Shastri. Here are excerpts of what they said:

Rohit: "Always love coming here and playing here. Fond memories of 2008. Don't know if we'll be coming back to Australia. We enjoy our cricket, no matter what accolades we achieve. We started afresh in Perth. That's how I look at things. Thank you Australia!"

Kohli: Good to be out of the pond (two ducks). The game shows you something even at this stage. It's so challenging when things aren't going your way. Situations in the middle get the best out of me. Easy to bat with Rohit, glad it was a match-finishing stand. From early on, we understood the game well. That's how you become successful. Even back in the day, we thought we could take games away from the opposition. It all started in 2013 vs Australia, in the ODIs at home. They also know that games are sealed if we batted 20 overs together. We've loved coming to this country, played some of our best. You guys (Australia crowd) have been brilliant."

Here's what Shubman Gill and Mitchell Marsh said at the post-match presentation:

Shubman Gill: "We had a near-perfect game. Pulled things back in the middle overs. Chase was pleasing to see. Our spinners contained in the middle and pacers took key wickets. Harshit's bowled fast in the middle overs, we need that quality. Rohit, Kohli have done it for so many years. Delight to watch. Special win [first as ODI captain] on a special ground."

Mitchell Marsh: "We've seen Rohit and Virat do that over 10 years against lots of teams. We needed one more stand in the back-end of our first innings. Had a great platform at 195/3. Couldn't cash in. India too good with bat. I think the experienced guys who came into the side - (Matt) Renshaw, (Nathan) Ellis, et al - we can be proud of winning the series after two games."