Australia vs India, 3rd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

The ongoing series between Australia and India has been far from what one would expect of a series Down Under. Bowlers, Indian or Australian, hardly getting a sniff. Batsmen running amok at will, and record chases being broken like it was just a walk in the park.

India are 2-0 down in the series despite having scored 300+ after winning the toss and batting first on bothoccasions, and they will be desperate to ensure that the last two ODIs don't turn into dead rubbers. The visitors are left with a lot to ponder after back-to-back defeats - Shikhar Dhawan's failing form, bowling combination and batting during the death showing up foremost on the list.

For Australia, their bowling hasn't been at their best, but the young attack has shown tremendous character in fighting back and regaining control during the final few overs. India, on both occasions, looked set to amass over 330, but some impressive bowling has ensured MS Dhoni's side has been restricted to less than 310.

"It looks a bit different from Gabba and WACA, there will be some low bounce, but there's plenty of runs on offer. This wicket might assist the Indian bowlers a bit. The team winning the toss should bat first, there will be some swing on offer under lights and the ball might grip as well," said Wasim Akram.

India have lost twice while batting first. Will they listen to Akram's advice?

It was a rather painstakingly composed innings of 68, came off 91 balls as well. Dhawan was in the mood to quell that difference between runs scored and balls faced. But he might have just chosen the wrong bowler to go after. India had scored 36 runs in five overs and that forced Smith to bring back the more dependable, John Hastings. Dhawan couldn't contain the rush of blood and ended up exposing his leg stump. Hastings didn't miss.

"We will bowl. We have been chasing quite well and the wicket here tends to play better under the lights," said Steven Smith, who won the toss and asked India to bat first. There was one change in the Australian line-up with Mitchell Marsh replacing Joel Paris.

For India, there were two debutants as Gurkeerat Singh and Rishi Dhawan replaced Manish Pandey and R Ashwin. "Rishi is a bit of an all-rounder. He can bowl seam-up and do a bit of lower-order batting. Gurkeerat is a batsman who can bowl a bit of off-spin. It also gives me that extra part-timer, which makes the bowling look slightly better," said Dhoni.

Teams:

India (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni(w/c), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishi Dhawan, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Barinder Sran

Australia (Playing XI): Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh, Steven Smith(c), George Bailey, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade(w), James Faulkner, John Hastings, Scott Boland, Kane Richardson

Yes it actually happened. Australia have managed to get Rohit Sharma before he gets a hundred. He falls for just eight this time. Richardson had him poking out and nicking behind.