India vs Australia 3rd ODI: Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja Star As India Survive Glenn Maxwell Assault To Win Third ODI
AUS vs IND: India beat Australia by 13 runs in the third One-day International in Canberra on Wednesday. Australia won the series 2-1.
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India beat Australia by 13 runs to win 3rd ODI in Canberra on Wednesday
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Australia won the three-match series 2-1; they had won the first two ODIs
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Hardik Pandya was the top scorer for India with 92 not out off 76 balls
India survived a lower-order reprise from Glenn Maxwell (59) and Ashton Agar (28) to register their first win on the tour of Australia, beating the hosts by 13 runs in Canberra on Wednesday in the third and final ODI. With Australia chasing a target of 303Â with just four wickets in hand and 93 runs to get in 12 overs, the game looked to be titled in India's favour but some remarkable power-hitting by Maxwell and deft touches by Agar brought the hosts back in the hunt but some consistent bowling from the Indians, helped with some good fielding, ensured that India closed out the win in the last over.
Maxwell took debutant T Natarajan for a six and a four in an 18-run 44th over after having accumulated 14 in the 40th, also off Natarajan, to keep Australia in sight of the target.
However, Jasprit Bumrah clean bowled Maxwell in the 45th and debutant TÂ Natarajan got Agar caught at extra cover in the 48th to kill the contest in the last five.
With 15 needed off the last over with one wicket in hand, Bumrah trapped Adam Zampa lbw on the third ball to bowl Australia out for 289.
Earlier, India looked up against another challenge where they found themselves at 152/5 at the end of 32 overs after Virat Kohli won the toss and batted.
The top-order didn't really deliver consistently and after losing Shikhar Dhawan early, Kohli added 56 runs with Shubman Gill for the second wicket before Gill, Shreyas Iyer (19) and KL Rahul (5) departed in quick succession, and India were reduced to 123 for 4.
As Kohli fell soon after for 63, it was left to Hardik Pandya (92 not out) and Ravindra Jadeja (66 not out), to take India to 192 for 5 at the end of 40 overs.
However, the two unleashed fury at the death as India accumulated 110 runs off the last 10 overs.
Hardik hit the right-arm pacer Sean Abbott for 4, 6, 4 in the 46th while Jadeja smashed him for 4, 4, 4, 6 to bring up a 43-ball 50 in the 48th over.
The late assault took India to 302 for 5Â that was a bit too much for Australia.
India Cricket Team
Australia Cricket Team
Virat Kohli
Aaron Finch
Hardik Pandya
Ravindra Jadeja
Jasprit Bumrah