Australia and India will lock horns in the third ODI of a three-match series at Sydney Cricket Ground on October 25. Australia have already won the series with consecutive wins in the first two matches and will be looking to whitewash India by 3-0. On the other hand, the Men in Blue will aim to end the series on a winning note and Shubman Gill will look for his first win as an ODI captain of India. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the third ODI match between Australia and India.

AUS vs IND Match Details

Match

Australia vs India, 3rd ODI

Venue

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

Date & Time

Saturday, October 25, 3:00 PM (IST)

Live Broadcast & Streaming Details

JioHotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network

AUS vs IND Pitch Report

pitch report

The surface of the Sydney Cricket Ground is known for providing assistance for the spinners. The pitch favours the bowlers more as the match progresses and the team winning the toss is likely to opt to bat and set up a target. Out of 168 ODI matches played at this ground, the team batting first won 96 times and the chasing side came out victorious on 64 occasions.

AUS vs IND Weather Report

weather report

AUS vs IND Head-to-Head in ODIs

Australia: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Philippe (wk), Matt Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Ben Dwarshuis

India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh

AUS vs IND Full Squads

Australia: Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey (wk), Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Xavier Bartlett, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Ben Dwarshuis, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Ellis

India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Harshit Rana, Dhruv Jurel, Prasidh Krishna

Who will score most runs in AUS vs IND 3rd ODI?

Virat Kohli: Star Indian batter Virat Kohli had a forgettable series so far as he registered back-to-back ducks in the first two matches played so far. Now, it will be a crucial game for him to get a big knock and prevent a series white-wash down under.

Who will take most wickets in AUS vs IND 3rd ODI?

Adam Zampa: Star spinner Adam Zampa has been a crucial performer for Australia in the ongoing ODI series against Australia. He took four wickets in the last game as Australia registered a series clinching win. Now, Zampa can turn out to be a key player in third ODI on the spin-friendly track of the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Today’s Cricket Match Prediction

Toss Prediction: Australia to win the toss

Scenario 1: Australia opt to bowl first

1st innings prediction: India to post 305-315 runs

Match Prediction: India to win

Scenario 2: Australia opt to bat first

1st innings prediction: Australia to post 270-280 runs

Match Prediction: India to win