Published on: Mar 22, 2023 8:00 am IST|Updated on: Mar 22, 2023 9:06 am IST
The series is evenly poised after Australia humiliated the hosts at Vizag in the second ODI by 10 wickets. The caravan of the series will now move to the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai for the third and final game. A win for either side will hand them the series and both teams won’t leave any stone unturned. In this post, we have come up with IND vs AUS Today match prediction.
Fixture Name: India vs Australia, 3rd ODI Competition: Australia tour of India 2023 Date: 22nd March 2023 Time: 1:30 PM IST Ground: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
IND Playing XI – Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav/Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav/Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Mohammed Shami.
AUS Playing XI – Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head, Steven Smith (C), Marnus Labuschagne, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Mitchell Starc, Glenn maxwell/Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Sean Abbott
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Pitch Report
Initially, the wickets at MA Chidambaram Stadium were conducive to faster bowlers, but over time they have become slower, offering favorable conditions for spin bowlers. In the 22 One Day International matches held at the stadium, the total scores in both innings have not exceeded an average of 250. However, due to the possibility of rain, fast bowlers may receive some support in the early stages of the game.
Match Prediction: India is expected to win this match.
Head-to-Head in ODIs
Matches Played
IND Won
AUS Won
No Result
145
54
81
10
Last 5 meetings
India won: 2 Australia won: 3
Recent Form
India: W W W W L Australia: W W W L W
Toss Prediction: Going with the trend, team winning the toss is expected to bowl first once again.
Total Matches: 31
Batting first wins: 15
Batting second wins: 15
Virat Kohli in ODIs vs Australia
Innings
Runs
Average
Strike rate
100s/50s
Last 5 ODI innings
43
2083
54.81
96.35
8/10
21, 89, 63, 4, 31
Mitchell Marsh in ODIs
Runs vs India
Last 5 ODI innings vs India
67
1961
34.40
1/15
311 runs from 6 innings
17, 33, 102*, 81, 66*
Mohammed Siraj in ODIs
Matches
Wickets
Economy
Best
Last 5 ODIs
23
41
20.82
4.76
4/32
4/32, 4/46, 1/10, 3/29, 0/37
Mitchell Starc in ODIs vs India
Last 5 ODIs vs India
15
25
30.96
6.02
6/43
0/66, 1/65, 0/82, 3/49, 5/53
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