Sydney. The third and last match of the ODI series between India and Australia is today (25 October) at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Sydney. Shubman Gill is captaining the Indian team in this match. The command of the Australian team rests on the shoulders of Mitchell Marsh. In the match, the Indian team is bowling first after losing the toss. Australia’s score is 183-4 after 24 overs. Alex Carey was out after scoring 1 run, he was caught by Shreyas Iyer off the bowling of Harshit Rana.

The Indian team had to face defeat by 7 wickets under the DLS rule in the first match of the ODI series played in Perth. In the Adelaide ODI, the host team defeated them by 2 wickets. Now the Indian team would like to save its honor by winning this match.

The Australian team, which won the toss and came to bat first, had a good start. Travis Head and captain Mitchell Marsh added 61 runs for the first wicket. Mohammad Siraj broke this partnership by dismissing Head (29 runs). Then Akshar Patel bowled Marsh (41 runs) and sent him to the pavilion. After this, in-form Matthew Short (30 runs) was dismissed by Washington Sundar.

australia scorecard

Mitchell Marsh b Axar Patel 41
Travis Head caught by Prasidh Krishna, b Mohammed Siraj 29
Mathew short caught Virat Kohli, b Washington Sundar 30
Matthew Renshaw 51 not out
Alex Carey c Shreyas Iyer b Harshit Rana

There were two changes in the Indian team for this match. Wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav and fast bowler Prasidh Krishna entered the playing-11. In such a situation, all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy and fast bowler Arshdeep Singh had to sit out. On the other hand, the Australian team included Nathan Ellis in the playing-11 in place of Xavier Bartlett.

The record of the Indian team in ODI cricket at Sydney Cricket Ground has not been anything special. The Indian team has played 22 ODI matches on this ground, out of which it won only 5. Whereas the Indian team had to face defeat in 16 matches. One match did not result. If seen, 19 One Day International matches have been played between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. During this period, the Indian team won only two matches, whereas the Kangaroo team has won 16 matches. There was no result in a match between the two teams.

Overall, 154 One Day International matches have been played between India and Australia so far. During this period, the Australian team won 86 matches. Whereas the Indian team got victory in 58 matches. Apart from this, the result of 10 matches could not be achieved. That means Australia has had the upper hand.

India vs Australia (H2H)
Total ODI matches: 154
Australia won: 86
India won: 58
Inconclusive: 10

India vs Australia at SCG (H2H)
Total ODI matches: 19
Australia won: 16
India won: 2
Inconclusive:1

Indian team’s record in SCG
Total ODI matches: 22
Won: 5
Losers: 16
Inconclusive: 1