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

Series: India tour of Australia, 2020-21 Venue: Manuka Oval, Canberra Date & Time: Dec 02, 02:40 PM LOCAL

Australia bagged the series after having won both the ODIs so far with one to play. © AFP

Well, well, no whitewash for Australia then. India avert it with a good outing, picking up a 13-run win in Canberra. Both sides rode the ebbs and flows well throughout the game to hold their nerve for a close finish in the end. If India had lost momentum midway through their innings, Hardik and Jadeja gave them a late surge after Kohli's anchoring fifty. Australia started slow but after Finch kept them in the chase, it was Maxwell who brought them back into the game with a blitz of his own.

Yet, with 30-odd runs to get when he fell, it was going to be a tough ask for the bowlers. Natarajan had a good debut game, albeit going for some runs, but India will be thrilled to have their old Bumrah back - among the wickets and miserly. And Shardul Thakur was mightily impressive with his variations returning 3-51. Australia will think about their bowling lacking a bit of tooth without Cummins and Starc, but looks like we'll see a lot more of debutant Cameron Green, who although didn't get among the wickets, did among the runs.

All in all, it brings to an end the ODI series that Australia largely dominated. India will be stoked to have gotten back to winning ways after those two heavy defeats. Thank you for joining us for this final ODI. See you at the T20Is! Goodbye!

Back-to-back wickets and India are inching closer.

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Build-up:A thunderstorm prematurely ended Australia's training session on the eve of the match last night. However, prior to that, if the indications were anything to feed on, it seemed like David Warner being ruled out of the limited-overs series with a groin strain meant Cameron Green would get a look in to.

And well, on Wednesday (December 2), Green was marking his run-up half an hour ahead of the toss, all set for an international debut. Hello and welcome to our coverage of the third and final ODI in the three-match series that Australia had bagged 2-0 already with two wins on the trot in Sydney.

Both the previous games saw Australia winning the toss and opting to bat first, and put up a total in excess of 370 on both occasions. A 374 followed by 389 in the last game and Australia had India under pressure right from the onset. However, their inability to pick up wickets upfront will be a cause of concern for the hosts with India surpassing the 300-run mark both times. Most of that depends on Mitchell Starc who looks quite off-colour as seen in the two games. However, skipper Aaron Funch has thrown his weight behind his ace pacer to come good.

That said, both India and Australia have struggled to pick up early wickets. Finch and Warner have two century stands in the series already fetching 142 and 156 respectively. However, Warner's absence gives India a chance to make early inroads with the in-form opener ruled out. D'Arcy Short is likely to replace him at the top. Cummins will be replaced by Sean Abbott, while Cameron Green has been handed his ODI cap from Steve Smith.

It also gives India a chance to bounce back to winning ways ahead of the T20I series and avoid a whitewash given that the series is lost already. It looks like Shami is being rested. Shardul comes in.