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India win toss and bowl in 3rd Australia ODI
MELBOURNE, Jan 18, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – India won the toss and opted to bowl
in the third and final one-day international against Australia in Melbourne
on Friday.
The winner will take the series after Australia won the opening match in
Sydney by 34 runs and India levelling with a six-wicket win in Adelaide.
Australia made two changes with leg-spinner Adam Zampa coming in for Nathan
Lyon and speedster Billy Stanlake replacing Jason Behrendorff, who has a sore
back.
India made three changes to their team with Mohammed Siraj making way for
ODI debutant Vijay Shankar, wrist-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for Kuldeep Yadav
and all-rounder Kedar Jadhav for Ambati Rayudu.
“It’s quite overcast. It’s going to be stop-start, with the rain around,
and as a batsman we are never in, so that’s the idea,” India captain Virat
Kohli said.
“We’ve had a good tour and we want to finish on a high.
“Levelling the series was important, now both the teams are set up for the
decider. All the boys are motivated for the game.”
Australian skipper Aaron Finch said he would have chosen to bowl if he had
won the toss.
“There might be a touch of moisture but it’s still a good surface,” he
said.
“It’s been an exciting couple of weeks, a great win in Sydney and a really
good game in Adelaide. We’re ready to go for the series decider.”
Teams:
Australia: Aaron Finch (capt), Alex Carey, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh,
Peter Handscomb, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Billy
Stanlake, Peter Siddle, Adam Zampa.
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(capt), MS Dhoni, Kedar
Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar,
Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Umpires: Michael Gough (ENG), Paul Wilson (AUS)
TV Umpire: Richard Kettleborough (ENG)
Match Referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
BSS/AFP/MRI/0828 hrs