IND Vs AUS LIVE Cricket Score, 3rd ODI: Axar Patel Castles Mitchell Marsh | Australia 91/2 (16)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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.

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

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

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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

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