IND vs AUS 3rd ODI: India defeated Australia by 9 wickets in the 3rd ODI. However, Australia has won the 3-match series 2-0. But Indian players showed excellent performance in Sydney. Rohit also scored a century.
India vs Australia 3rd ODI: In the third ODI, Team India defeated Australia by 9 wickets. Batting first, the Australian team had set a target of 237 runs for India, which was made very easy by Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Together they have led the Indian team to victory after a long time. However, the Kangaroos have won the 3-match ODI series 2-1. But, while leaving, the Men in Blue have given a big statement. Indian players have done wonders with bat, ball and fielding. Let’s take a look at the 5 heroes of this match.
Harshit Rana
Fast bowler Harshit Rana proved to be a success with the ball for Australia. At the Sydney Cricket Ground, he bowled sharp and made a total of 4 batsmen his victims. Harshit gave 39 runs in 8.4 overs and destroyed the entire Australian batting. Due to his lethal bowling, India bundled out Australia for 236 runs. Harshit has also slapped his critics hard. There are constant demands to drop him from the team. But, he has silenced everyone by making the best figure of his ODI career.
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Washington Sundar’s name comes at second place. This left-arm spin bowler has played a major role in breaking the back of Australia who came to bat first. He gave only 44 runs in 10 overs and trapped 2 batsmen in his net. The wickets of Inform Matthew Schott (30 runs) and Matt Renshaw (56 runs) went to his account. His economy rate was also 4.40. Due to his sharp bowling, the Indian team defeated the Australian batsmen cheaply.
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Shreyas Iyer
Now you must be wondering how Shreyas Iyer’s name got included in this list. In response to this, let us tell you that Iyer showed excellent performance not with bat and ball but with fielding. He took a brilliant catch of Love from Alex Carey, who was batting well, and brought India back into the match. At one time it seemed that Australia would easily cross 300, when Carey was playing on 24 runs.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli, who was out for zero in two consecutive ODI matches, performed brilliantly in Sydney. He played a brilliant inning and made the Indian team win the match. Virat’s bat did not work in Perth and in the edit due to which the Indian fans were also quite disappointed. He did not let the opportunity slip away and in the last ODI match, he played an amazing score of 74* runs with the help of 7 fours in 81 balls and brought India back in the match. He also made a wonderful partnership of runs with Rohit Sharma.
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma’s bat also played tremendously on the Sydney ground and he scored a brilliant century. Maintaining Adelaide’s form, Rohit scored the 33rd century of his ODI career. Hitman scored unbeaten 121 runs with the help of 13 fours and 3 sixes in 125 balls. By making a good partnership with Virat Kohli for the third wicket, he won the match for the Indian team. From the beginning, Rohit was looking in amazing form and was continuously hitting fours and sixes with the bat.
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