India vs Australia Decider 3rd ODI

India and Australia will lock horns today in the decider at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The Rajkot match saw India playing their best to level up the series at 1-1 with KL Rahul (80), Shikhar Dhawan (96) and Virat Kohli (78) contributing to take the hosts to 340-6. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and bowler Navadeepsaini took two wickets each.

On the Australian side, Steve Smith led with 98 and Marnus Labuschagne added 46. They shared 96 runs for the third wicket but were gone by the 38th over. On the bowling front, they have Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc who proved their worth in the second match as they looked for runs to chase the target. However, they will face a much stiffer challenge if they are to defend a target in dewy conditions in Bengaluru.

Weather conditions

The weather is expected to be fine for the duration of the match with no possibility of rain. The temperature is set to be between 18 and 26 degrees Celsius, the humidity is set to hover around 62%.

Pitch report

The Chinnaswamy Stadium is not good for bowlers and merely favors the batting side. A score of 200 and more can easily be achieved.

Playing XI - India

Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah.

Bench – Kedar Jadhav, Shardul Thakur, YuzvendraChahal, Kedar Jadhav, Shivam Dube.

Playing XI - Australia

David Warner, Aaron Finch, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Ashton Turner, Alex Carey (WK), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson/Josh Hazlewood.

Bench – Peter Handscomb, Kane Richardson/Josh Hazlewood, D’Arcy Short.