Winning impetus is always the key before a mega event like the World Cup and India will look to maintain it when they take on Australia in the third ODI at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot on Wednesday.
Both of these teams will be meeting one another in their World Cup opener and they will aim to enter the ODI showpiece with confidence on their back.
India’s bench strength has taken their chances with Mohammed Shami, Shreyas Iyer, and Suryakumar Yadav shinning in the first two ODIs against Australia. However, the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, and Kuldeep Yadav are expected to return to the XI for the final game.
On the other hand, Australia have not performed at their best with either bat or ball. They conceded a gargantuan total of 399 runs in the second game whereas the batters also could not convert their starts.
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Ishan Kishan requires 114 runs to complete the 1000-run mark in the ODI format.
Virat Kohli needs eight more sixes to reach 150 maximums in ODI format.
Steve Smith requires 20 runs to get to the milestone of 5,000 runs in his ODI career.
Glenn Maxwell needs 10 more runs to complete the 3500-run mark in the ODI version.
Mitchell Starc needs 17 runs to complete 500 runs in his ODI career.
Adam Zampa needs eight more wickets to complete 150 scalps in the 50-over version.
Marcus Stoinis needs 100 runs to get to the milestone of 1500 runs.
Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matt Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa
India squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, R Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, J Bumrah, M Siraj, M Shami, Hardik Pandya, Virat Kohli, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin, Washington Sundar.
