IND vs AUS, 3rd ODI: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli return as India eye clean sweep before World Cup 2023

India are Australia are set to play one final ODI match ahead of ODI World Cup 2023. This will be the final dress rehearsal for both teams who will once again meet for their opening fixture of the premier ICC tournament on October 8.

India are already 2-0 up ahead in the 3-match series and are going into the World Cup as the No.1 team in all formats of the game. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are returning after their short break and would look to make it 3-0 against Australia in the bilateral series.

If Australia lose the match, this will be their 5th straight ODI loss (2 vs SA and 3 vs IND). Pat Cummins will hope that Mitchell Starc can give them a win ahead of the World Cup so that the team takes some momentum into the world tournament.

Players Rested

India captain Rohit Sharma said that multiple Indian players are not available either due to injuries or personal reasons. Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, and Axar Patel will not be available for selection and India will be picking from 13 members for their match in Rajkot.

For Australia, Starc will surely return to the line-up and Glenn Maxwell will be up for selection in the side.

Match Details

IND vs AUS: 3rd ODI
Venue and Timing: Rajkot, 1:30 PM IST
Broadcast: Sports 18 and Jio Cinema

Pitch Report

The Rajkot pitch sees 300+ totals more often than not and given India scored 399 runs in Indore one can expect that they might find similar returns in this match as well.

Weather Update

It is going to be a hot day in Rajkot with temperatures soaring above 35 degrees celsius. There are next to no chances of rainfall on Wednesday.

India Predicted Playing XI

Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah

Australia Predicted Playing XI

Mitchell Marsh, David Warner, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood