India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Lokesh Rahul(w), Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Aaron Finch(c), Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey(w), Ashton Turner, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa
Virat Kohli | India Captain: It's a dry pitch, we wanted to chase too. It's been a difficult ground to defend on. We need to put pressure on the batsmen and keep the total in check. I think against a side like Australia we would take that kind of victory any day. We could have restricted them a little more towards the end, but at 275/9, it was done and dusted. KL's innings was the game-changer and today we're looking for similar contributions. He will play in front of his home crowd today. We're going in with the same team as Rajkot.
Aaron Finch | Australia captain: We're going to bat first. It's a good wicket. Hopefully we can post a good score and defend it later. It's (the decision to bat first) based on conditions and history. Hopefully we can get some early wickets defending and get into the Indian middle order. It looks like a bloody good wicket, there's not much green when you look at it up close, and it will play good for a hundred overs. We were just one wicket too far down in the last game (Rajkot) all the way through, and if we'd gone into the last ten overs three down we could have chased it, but credit to India, they played really well and it sets it up for a nice game this afternoon. Hazlewood comes in for Richardson, who is a bit sore after the last two games.
Australia have won the toss and have opted to bat
Toss time!
Labsuchagne 'at home' in Australia's new-look middle-orderThe youngster's maiden knock in ODIs gets the Steve Smith stamp of approvalCricbuzz Staff • Sun, Jan 19
Rahul at 5- Another shuffle, another show of versatilityThe opening batsman was tasked with finishing duties in Rajkot - and he aced itBharath Ramaraj • Sun, Jan 19
How quick can you read? You have three minutes to gobble these two up. One about Marnus and his seamless transition, and the other on another Rahul by the inimitable Bharath Ramaraj.
Pitch Report | Sanjay Manjarekar feat. Sunil Gavaskar: It's a slightly dry pitch, some minor cracks, but the dryness is really the feature of this pitch. This pitch will have a lot in it for the wristspinners, there will be a lot more grip even for the finger-spinner. The mindset that says chase might change - they need to put scoreboard pressure and pile it on the chasing team. Rohit got a double-hundred a few years ago, so maybe that'll play on the toss-winning captain's mind.
Our field agent, Kritika, has spotted Dhawan taking throwdowns, but can't quite lay an eye on Rohit or Starc yet. The latter shouldn't be too hard to spot if he's around. She has a hunch that Hazlewood might replace Starc...
You know the drill: Have Your Say on our desktop website, and tweet to us, or to me (for a personal touch) @_rrroy_ to get your insights featured on our live commentary. Turn on those alerts and keep the tab open, we're in for a cuticle-devouring contest...
India 1 - 1 Australia after two fairly one-sided encounters, one slightly more so than the other, but both the sides have time and again reiterated the Never Back Down cliche - case in point, India, who failed to pick up a single wicket in Mumbai, compensated at Rajkot with all ten. We gather today in hope of witnessing a mid-spectrum jaw-rattler that goes down to the wire as your host, Rishi Roy, welcomes you to our coverage, proxying for Ramki MS, Akshay Maanay and Sreenivas. *Curtsies the arena open*
The Final Showdown | 12:30PM IST: The World Cup final was 6 months ago, if my declining memory serves me right. Then why does this feel like one? It may be the ghosts of the games past at the Chinnaswamy, India's heist, CSK's heist, et Al, but this atmosphere at the Chinnaswamy, listen carefully, delivers a sense of longing. After a dampeningly one-sided contest against South Africa 3 months ago, there is a buzz in Bengaluru; the unmistakeable craving for a foot-tapping, enamel-shattering contest.
It was a game of dissimilitude in Rajkot for India and Australia. Coming into the game on the back of a ten-wicket drubbing, India's determination to remind the opposition of their might, especially in their own backyard, shone through as they amended all the wrongs of Mumbai. By the end of Australia's 36-run loss - the first of their summer - two things were axiomatic: a solution to India's three-opener conundrum presented itself, while Australia's lack of a finisher was glaring.
Virat Kohli's decision of accommodating KL Rahul after Shikhar Dhawan's return from injury meant India were competing with three openers in their ranks. In Mumbai, Kohli demoted himself to No.4 to make provisions for Rahul at 3, which didn't serve him too well.
In Rajkot, he returned to his regular slot to play sheet anchor to India's innings with a stoic 78, as Rahul was pushed to No.5. While Kohli's innings was instrumental for India to get to a strong total, it was Rahul's blitzkrieg that took them to a winning one of 340. With a 47 in Mumbai and a 52-ball 80 in Rajkot, Rahul's adaptability and versatility in milking the purple patch that he finds himself in has left India with the power of choice.
India being unable to get into Australia's middle order in Mumbai inadvertently exposed a weakness for the visitors in Rajkot. Their over-reliance on the top order cost them in a steep chase. The middle and lower-middle order failed to pose any threat to India's attack that had its tail up. The lack of explosiveness of a Glenn Maxwell kind, lower down the order also hurt the visitors.
The conspicuous positive, was, however, Marnus Labuschagne's seamless transition from Test cricket to ODIs, who, with idol Steve Smith impressed with a 47-ball 46 in their 96-run stand to keep Australia in the chase. Labuschagne was initially slotted to come in at No.3, but David Warner's early dismissal prompted Smith to assume the role of the anchor to steer the chase. It could pronounce a new middle order for Australia with Labuschagne making No.4 his own and Alex Carey being promoted to No.5. But that missing finisher is what Australia need if they are to relieve the top order of performance pressure.
Jasprit Bumrah's return to form will also please India, who after an ordinary first game, returned 1 for 32 in 9.1 overs. Kuldeep Yadav, too, was among the wickets, derailing Australia's chase with the key wicket of Smith, backed well by Mohammed Shami and Navdeep Saini who executed their yorkers to perfection in the death.
The defeat in Rajkot ended Australia's ten-match winning streak in Asia, but coming to Bangalore, Australia can take heart from the fact of having won three of their four ODIs at the venue. With the hosts bouncing back to set up the series in prime fashion for the decider, they have all to play for in Bangalore with India's supremacy up against Australia's spunk.
When: India vs Australia, 3rd ODI, January 19, 2020 - Sunday 01:30 PM IST
Where: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
What to expect: A belter of a track which is typical of Bangalore that has a truckload of runs in store. There will be a cloud cover in Bangalore, but no rain is expected, and it favours teams batting second.
Team News:
India
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan suffered injuries during the Rajkot game. While Dhawan was struck on his rib cage while batting, Rohit appeared to be in pain after putting in a dive on the boundary line. Both, however, are said to beprogressing well in recovery and will be assessed on Sunday morning.
Rishabh Pant is expected to be fit, having missed out on the Rajkot ODI due to a concussion. It remains to be seen if Pant walks back into the XI - perhaps in place of Manish Pandey - or stays on the bench with Rahul getting another gig behind the stumps.
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey/Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia
Barring Adam Zampa and Pat Cummins, the rest of the Australian bowlers were taken to the cleaners in Rajkot. It could prompt the management to hand Josh Hazlewood a game, who has been recuperating from a hamstring injury he picked during the New Zealand Test series, replacing Kane Richardson. Australia could also consider replacing Ashton Agar with D'Arcy Short to deepen their batting a tad.
Probable XI: Aaron Finch, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Ashton Turner, Alex Carey, Ashton Agar/D'Arcy Short, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson/Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa
What they said:
"I have always opened the batting. That is the position, order I am most comfortable with. But I get to learn so much about my skills about my batting when I get the chance to bat at 3 or 4 or 5. I'm kind of enjoying it (batting at different positions)." - KL Rahul.
"Bangalore's just a nice batting wicket. It feels like the ball goes further in the air, it sort of travels, you see lots of sixes generally there. It's quite a fast outfield from memory, and it's usually a nice-paced wicket. I can see perhaps another high-scoring game." - Steve Smith.
Teams:
India Squad: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Lokesh Rahul(w), Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, Kedar Jadhav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shardul Thakur, Srikar Bharat, Shivam Dube
Australia Squad: David Warner, Aaron Finch(c), Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey(w), Ashton Turner, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Peter Handscomb, D Arcy Short
Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Aaron Finch(c), Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey(w), Ashton Turner, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa
Virat Kohli | India Captain: It's a dry pitch, we wanted to chase too. It's been a difficult ground to defend on. We need to put pressure on the batsmen and keep the total in check. I think against a side like Australia we would take that kind of victory any day. We could have restricted them a little more towards the end, but at 275/9, it was done and dusted. KL's innings was the game-changer and today we're looking for similar contributions. He will play in front of his home crowd today. We're going in with the same team as Rajkot.
Aaron Finch | Australia captain: We're going to bat first. It's a good wicket. Hopefully we can post a good score and defend it later. It's (the decision to bat first) based on conditions and history. Hopefully we can get some early wickets defending and get into the Indian middle order. It looks like a bloody good wicket, there's not much green when you look at it up close, and it will play good for a hundred overs. We were just one wicket too far down in the last game (Rajkot) all the way through, and if we'd gone into the last ten overs three down we could have chased it, but credit to India, they played really well and it sets it up for a nice game this afternoon. Hazlewood comes in for Richardson, who is a bit sore after the last two games.
Australia have won the toss and have opted to bat
Toss time!
Labsuchagne 'at home' in Australia's new-look middle-orderThe youngster's maiden knock in ODIs gets the Steve Smith stamp of approvalCricbuzz Staff • Sun, Jan 19
Rahul at 5- Another shuffle, another show of versatilityThe opening batsman was tasked with finishing duties in Rajkot - and he aced itBharath Ramaraj • Sun, Jan 19
How quick can you read? You have three minutes to gobble these two up. One about Marnus and his seamless transition, and the other on another Rahul by the inimitable Bharath Ramaraj.
Pitch Report | Sanjay Manjarekar feat. Sunil Gavaskar: It's a slightly dry pitch, some minor cracks, but the dryness is really the feature of this pitch. This pitch will have a lot in it for the wristspinners, there will be a lot more grip even for the finger-spinner. The mindset that says chase might change - they need to put scoreboard pressure and pile it on the chasing team. Rohit got a double-hundred a few years ago, so maybe that'll play on the toss-winning captain's mind.
Our field agent, Kritika, has spotted Dhawan taking throwdowns, but can't quite lay an eye on Rohit or Starc yet. The latter shouldn't be too hard to spot if he's around. She has a hunch that Hazlewood might replace Starc...
You know the drill: Have Your Say on our desktop website, and tweet to us, or to me (for a personal touch) @_rrroy_ to get your insights featured on our live commentary. Turn on those alerts and keep the tab open, we're in for a cuticle-devouring contest...
India 1 - 1 Australia after two fairly one-sided encounters, one slightly more so than the other, but both the sides have time and again reiterated the Never Back Down cliche - case in point, India, who failed to pick up a single wicket in Mumbai, compensated at Rajkot with all ten. We gather today in hope of witnessing a mid-spectrum jaw-rattler that goes down to the wire as your host, Rishi Roy, welcomes you to our coverage, proxying for Ramki MS, Akshay Maanay and Sreenivas. *Curtsies the arena open*
The Final Showdown | 12:30PM IST: The World Cup final was 6 months ago, if my declining memory serves me right. Then why does this feel like one? It may be the ghosts of the games past at the Chinnaswamy, India's heist, CSK's heist, et Al, but this atmosphere at the Chinnaswamy, listen carefully, delivers a sense of longing. After a dampeningly one-sided contest against South Africa 3 months ago, there is a buzz in Bengaluru; the unmistakeable craving for a foot-tapping, enamel-shattering contest.
It was a game of dissimilitude in Rajkot for India and Australia. Coming into the game on the back of a ten-wicket drubbing, India's determination to remind the opposition of their might, especially in their own backyard, shone through as they amended all the wrongs of Mumbai. By the end of Australia's 36-run loss - the first of their summer - two things were axiomatic: a solution to India's three-opener conundrum presented itself, while Australia's lack of a finisher was glaring.
Virat Kohli's decision of accommodating KL Rahul after Shikhar Dhawan's return from injury meant India were competing with three openers in their ranks. In Mumbai, Kohli demoted himself to No.4 to make provisions for Rahul at 3, which didn't serve him too well.
In Rajkot, he returned to his regular slot to play sheet anchor to India's innings with a stoic 78, as Rahul was pushed to No.5. While Kohli's innings was instrumental for India to get to a strong total, it was Rahul's blitzkrieg that took them to a winning one of 340. With a 47 in Mumbai and a 52-ball 80 in Rajkot, Rahul's adaptability and versatility in milking the purple patch that he finds himself in has left India with the power of choice.
India being unable to get into Australia's middle order in Mumbai inadvertently exposed a weakness for the visitors in Rajkot. Their over-reliance on the top order cost them in a steep chase. The middle and lower-middle order failed to pose any threat to India's attack that had its tail up. The lack of explosiveness of a Glenn Maxwell kind, lower down the order also hurt the visitors.
The conspicuous positive, was, however, Marnus Labuschagne's seamless transition from Test cricket to ODIs, who, with idol Steve Smith impressed with a 47-ball 46 in their 96-run stand to keep Australia in the chase. Labuschagne was initially slotted to come in at No.3, but David Warner's early dismissal prompted Smith to assume the role of the anchor to steer the chase. It could pronounce a new middle order for Australia with Labuschagne making No.4 his own and Alex Carey being promoted to No.5. But that missing finisher is what Australia need if they are to relieve the top order of performance pressure.
Jasprit Bumrah's return to form will also please India, who after an ordinary first game, returned 1 for 32 in 9.1 overs. Kuldeep Yadav, too, was among the wickets, derailing Australia's chase with the key wicket of Smith, backed well by Mohammed Shami and Navdeep Saini who executed their yorkers to perfection in the death.
The defeat in Rajkot ended Australia's ten-match winning streak in Asia, but coming to Bangalore, Australia can take heart from the fact of having won three of their four ODIs at the venue. With the hosts bouncing back to set up the series in prime fashion for the decider, they have all to play for in Bangalore with India's supremacy up against Australia's spunk.
When: India vs Australia, 3rd ODI, January 19, 2020 - Sunday 01:30 PM IST
Where: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
What to expect: A belter of a track which is typical of Bangalore that has a truckload of runs in store. There will be a cloud cover in Bangalore, but no rain is expected, and it favours teams batting second.
Team News:
India
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan suffered injuries during the Rajkot game. While Dhawan was struck on his rib cage while batting, Rohit appeared to be in pain after putting in a dive on the boundary line. Both, however, are said to beprogressing well in recovery and will be assessed on Sunday morning.
Rishabh Pant is expected to be fit, having missed out on the Rajkot ODI due to a concussion. It remains to be seen if Pant walks back into the XI - perhaps in place of Manish Pandey - or stays on the bench with Rahul getting another gig behind the stumps.
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey/Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia
Barring Adam Zampa and Pat Cummins, the rest of the Australian bowlers were taken to the cleaners in Rajkot. It could prompt the management to hand Josh Hazlewood a game, who has been recuperating from a hamstring injury he picked during the New Zealand Test series, replacing Kane Richardson. Australia could also consider replacing Ashton Agar with D'Arcy Short to deepen their batting a tad.
Probable XI: Aaron Finch, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Ashton Turner, Alex Carey, Ashton Agar/D'Arcy Short, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson/Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa
What they said:
"I have always opened the batting. That is the position, order I am most comfortable with. But I get to learn so much about my skills about my batting when I get the chance to bat at 3 or 4 or 5. I'm kind of enjoying it (batting at different positions)." - KL Rahul.
"Bangalore's just a nice batting wicket. It feels like the ball goes further in the air, it sort of travels, you see lots of sixes generally there. It's quite a fast outfield from memory, and it's usually a nice-paced wicket. I can see perhaps another high-scoring game." - Steve Smith.
Teams:
India Squad: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Lokesh Rahul(w), Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, Kedar Jadhav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shardul Thakur, Srikar Bharat, Shivam Dube
Australia Squad: David Warner, Aaron Finch(c), Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey(w), Ashton Turner, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Peter Handscomb, D Arcy Short
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