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India vs Australia, Live Cricket Score, Latest Updates, 3rd ODI: Siddle hurls a superb yorker in the over but he needed more of such deliveries, unfortunately for the home side, he wasn’t able to deliver. Couple of boundaries from Jadhav and Dhoni besides a three on the off side take India level on 230. Indian dug out standing in anticipation of a win. Dhoni won’t hit the winning runs as Jadhav will be on strike for the 50th over. India win the third ODI by 7 wickets, claim series 2-1 at the MCG. Stoinis comes on to bowl the final over and Jadhav completes the formalities with a whip past mid on for a boundary. All he had to was clear the field, which was obvious in the circle looking to stop the single. Dhoni remains unbeaten on 87, Jadhav smashes 61 off 57 balls. An unbeaten 121-run stand betweeen the two sees India home. The third India vs Australia ODI is being telecast on Sony Sports Network. The Australia-India live streaming will take place on sonyliv.com. Click
here to know when and where to watch the third ODI between Australia and India. Preview, 3rd ODI: With the three-match ODI rubber tantalisingly poised at 1-1, the task is cut out for both India and Australia to pull up their socks in the series decider at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Friday. India bounced back from the 34-run loss in the series opener at Sydney, with another Virat Kohli masterclass century combined with his predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s vintage finish to pull off a 6-wicket win at Adelaide. [caption id=“attachment_5916171” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Virat Kohli and Aaron Finch, captain of the Indian and Australian team respectively. AFP[/caption] Going into the final ODI, India will be aiming to take the winning momentum and end the ongoing tour Down Under without losing a series. The Virat Kohli-led side started their tour with a three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series that ended in a 1-1 draw, followed by a historic first-ever 2-1 Test series win for India on Australian soil. In the crucial series decider at the MCG, India will once again hope for their in-form top order, comprising Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and skipper Kohli to score the bulk of the runs. With Dhoni marshalling the less-tested middle-order, and Kedar Jadhav still warming the bench, both Ambati Rayudu and Dinesh Karthik will aim to get some runs if they are to stay in contention for a berth in the 2019 World Cup squad. While the bowling department led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar has impressed in both the games, with pacer Mohammed Shami and the spin duo of chinaman Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja providing good support, India’s main point of concern will be the fifth bowler in the absence of suspended all-rounder Hardik Pandya. The Men-in-Blue tried left-armer Khaleel Ahmed in the first ODI before handing a debut to Mohammed Siraj in the second, but neither could make an impact. In that scenario, the team management could be tempted to test all-rounder Vijay Shankar on Friday or may opt for the leggie Yuzvendra Chahal, who has been warming the bench for the first couple of matches. Meanwhile, the hosts have made two changes to their playing XI on the eve of the decider. Pacer Billy Stanlake replaced Jason Behrendorff, who has been ruled out with back soreness, while off-spinner Nathan Lyon has been dropped to make way for leggie Adam Zampa. Lyon’s axing from the side comes just two matches after he’d replaced Zampa in the side for the series opener in Sydney. Pacer Kane Richardson has also been called into the squad as a cover. While the bowlers have done a decent job, Australia will hope for their ODI skipper Aaron Finch to find some form with the willow. Australia’s top-order batting has mainly revolved around their No.3 and No.4 in Usman Khawaja and Shaun Marsh, with the latter blasting a 123-ball 131 in the second match, albeit for a losing cause. The middle-order, comprising the likes of Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis have also been among the runs this series, and the hosts will be hoping to put on a 300 plus total to challenge the strong Indian batting. A victory for Australia at the MCG on Friday would hand them their first series win in almost two years, having won just four of their past 23 One-day Internationals. Teams: India: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (Vice Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (WK), Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Vijay Shankar. Australia: Aaron Finch (Captain), Alex Carey (WK), Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Peter Siddle, Adam Zampa, Billy Stanlake. With inputs from IANS
Highlights, India vs Australia, 3rd ODI in Melbourne, Full cricket score: MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav lead visitors to series win
India vs Australia LIVE cricket score: Siddle hurls a superb yorker in the over but he needed more of such deliveries, unfortunately for the home side, he wasn’t able to deliver. Couple of boundaries from Jadhav and Dhoni besides a three on the off side take India level on 230. Indian dug out standing in anticipation of a win. Dhoni won’t hit the winning runs as Jadhav will be on strike for the 50th over. India win the third ODI by 7 wickets, claim series 2-1 at the MCG. Stoinis comes on to bowl the final over and Jadhav completes the formalities with a whip past mid on for a boundary. All he had to was clear the field, which was obvious in the circle looking to stop the single. Dhoni remains unbeaten on 87, Jadhav smashes 61 off 57 balls. An unbeaten 121-run stand betweeen the two sees India home.
 "Highlights, India vs Australia, 3rd ODI in Melbourne, Full cricket score: MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav lead visitors to series win")
Time for some reflection for the reigning ODI World Champions
A wake-up call for Australia, shown to be exposed when their best two bats are out. Not good to be so reliant on so few. Also, unrelated, the bowling is not nearly as good as people pretend. Both Test and ODI teams can almost be an open spill.
— Ric Finlay (@RicFinlay) January 18, 2019
Most player of the series awards for India in ODIs:
14 – Sachin Tendulkar
7 – Yuvraj Singh
6 – Sourav Ganguly, Virat Kohli, MS DHONI*
Congratulations in order!
Unforgettable tour for #TeamIndia winning Test & ODI series, drawing the T20. Pathbreaking effort which should redefine how India plays overseas from here. Congrats @imVkohli @RaviShastriOfc & Co
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) January 18, 2019
Another masterful innings from MS Dhoni. Faced a lot of wrath for his woeful form in 2018, lot of detractors questioning his position in the team but the former India captain has responded with three half-centuries in as many games in three-match ODI series. The fifty at Sydney didn’t materialise into a win but he played a support role to Virat’s hundred in Adelaide, which was important given the context of the match and when Kohli fell for 46 today, the veteran stood tall, taking the responsiblity and compiling a terrific 87* to guide India to a series win.
He might be picked for the Player of the Series as well.
MS Dhoni’s batting average in ODIs:
This year : 193.00
Successful run-chases : 103.07
This is India’s first bilateral ODI series win in Australia and they also become the first team not to lose any of Test, ODI and T20I series in Australia on the same tour.
Most wins for India against an opposition in international cricket:
121 v Sri Lanka
86 v Australia*
86 v England
84 v West Indies
India win the third ODI by 7 wickets, claim series 2-1 at the MCG
After 49.2 overs,India 234/3 ( MS Dhoni (W) 87 , Kedar Jadhav 61)
Stoinis comes on to bowl the final over and Jadhav completes the formalities with a whip past mid on for a boundary. All he had to was clear the field, which was obvious in the circle looking to stop the single
Dhoni remains unbeaten on 87, Jadhav smashes 61 off 57 balls. An unbeaten 121-run stand betweeen the two sees India home. First bilateral series win for India against Australia in their own backyard.
After 49 overs,India 230/3 ( MS Dhoni (W) 87 , Kedar Jadhav 57)
Siddle hurls a superb yorker in the over but he needed more of such deliveries, unfortunately for the home side, he wasn’t able to deliver. Couple of boundaries from Jadhav and Dhoni besides a three on the off side take India level on 230. Indian dug out standing in anticipation of a win. Dhoni won’t hit the winning runs as Jadhav will be on strike for the 50th over.
After 48 overs,India 217/3 ( MS Dhoni (W) 82 , Kedar Jadhav 50)
Lot of drama at the start of the over with a dropped catch a close run out decision with barely a frame in it. Dhoni gets the pressure releasing boundary as Stoinis errors in length. Jadhav first runs a quick leg bye to give MSD the strike and then once he is back on strike for the final ball of Stoinis’ over he completes his fifty with a boundary as India procure 13 off the 48th over, closing in on a series win.
14 needed off 12 balls
After 47 overs,India 204/3 ( MS Dhoni (W) 74 , Kedar Jadhav 46)
Richardson comes on to bowl his final over. Jadhav attempts a ridiculously awkward shot as he was lining to play the ramp and ended up squeezing out the yorker on the leg side for a single. Kedar and MS continue to exchange strike till Jadhav again attempts to go down on his knee and with Richardson adjusting his length He scoops it on the onside to deep midwicket but falls shot of the incoming fielder. Singles off every delivery as Richardson ends with fantastic figures of 10-1-27-1. A terrific series with the ball for the young pacer from Australia has shown a lot of promise.
27 needed off 18 balls.
After 46 overs,India 198/3 ( MS Dhoni (W) 71 , Kedar Jadhav 43)
Jadhav was walking down the pitch and Siddle searching for the blockhole slips it down the leg side a couple of times. Jadhav flicks to fine leg for a brace and few more singles ensure India take 11 runs off Siddle’s over.
India need 33 off 24 balls
After 45 overs,India 187/3 ( MS Dhoni (W) 70 , Kedar Jadhav 35)
Dhoni moves to 70. A boundary with two singles on either side of it, makes it an 8-run over.
India require 44 runs in 30 balls.
This series:
Bhuvneshwar Kumar got rid of Aaron Finch three consecutive times
Shaun Marsh-Usman Khawaja added three consecutive 50-plus stands
Jhye Richardson got rid of Virat Kohli three consecutive times
MS Dhoni scored three consecutive fifties
After 44 overs,India 179/3 ( MS Dhoni (W) 64 , Kedar Jadhav 33)
Zampa comes on for his final over. Dhoni has his helmet on. Dhoni lunges forward and pushes it back to the bowler. Zampa continues to line up dots. Pushing it quickly through the air and MS comes forward and presses. Drops the last ball a touch short and Dhoni nurdles it to short fine leg for one. Zampa gives only 34 runs off his 10 overs, but the wickets column remains empty and that might well be the decisive factor.
After 43 overs,India 178/3 ( MS Dhoni (W) 63 , Kedar Jadhav 33)
Stoinis foxes Dhoni with an slow off-cutter first up. A couple of dots later, Dhoni is able to create some room and pierce a cut past backward point and short third for three. Very neatly done there by the senior pro. Jadhav turns the strike with a quick single on the onside. Dhoni will keep strike as he pushes a single off the back foot off the final ball.
53 needed off 42.
After 42 overs,India 173/3 ( MS Dhoni (W) 59 , Kedar Jadhav 32)
Finch falls back to Jhye Richardson, perhaps earlier than he would have wanted but has to bring him back as desperate times call for desperate move. Talking about desperation – Finch opts for a referral against MSD for a leg before shout. The ball was pitched in line but was going over the stumps. Australia lose their review. Two singles on the either side of the over. Richardson has one more left.
58 needed off 48
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