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India vs Australia 3rd ODI Live updates: INDIA WIN BY 7 WICKETS! Manish Pandey with another boundary straight down the ground and that’s the win! India win by 7 wickets and seal the series 2-1. Shreyas Iyer remains unbeaten on 44 and 8 for Pandey. Third ODI preview: India leveled the series with a match to go after beating Australia by 36 runs in the second One-Day international on Friday. Made to bat first, India totaled 340-6 with half-centuries from Shikhar Dhawan (96), KL Rahul (80), and captain Virat Kohli (78). Australia was well short long before the chase sputtered out with five balls left, on 304 all out. Steve Smith led with 98 and Marnus Labuschagne added 46. They shared 96 runs for the third wicket but were gone by the 38th over. Mohammed Shami finished with 3-77, while Navdeep Saini and Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets each. Rahul took charge in the death overs and smashed six fours and three sixes, bringing up his half-century off 38 balls to push India past 300 and earn man of the match. He helped India score 89 runs in the last 10 overs. “Each day I have been thrown different roles and responsibilities, and I am enjoying it," Rahul said. “I got a good start today and the ball was coming on nicely. Was happy with the wicket-keeping duties as well.” Squads: India Team Players: Shikhar Dhawan , Yuzvendra Chahal , Shivam Dube , Shreyas Iyer , Manish Pandey , Rishabh Pant (wk), KL Rahul , Virat Kohli(c) , Ravindra Jadeja , Kuldeep Yadav , Shardul Thakur , Jasprit Bumrah Navdeep Saini , Rohit Sharma , Mohammed Shami , Kedar Jadhav Australia team players: Aaron Finch (c) , Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins , Ashton Agar , Peter Handscomb , Josh Hazlewood , Marnus Labuschagne , Kane Richardson , D'Arcy Short , Steven Smith , Mitchell Starc , Ashton Turner , David Warner , Adam Zampa With inputs from The Associated Press
India vs Australia, Highlights, 3rd ODI at Bengaluru, Full Cricket Score: Men in Blue stroll to 7-wicket victory, win series 2-1
India vs Australia 3rd ODI Live updates: INDIA WIN BY 7 WICKETS! Manish Pandey with another boundary straight down the ground and that’s the win! India win by 7 wickets and seal the series 2-1. Shreyas Iyer remains unbeaten on 44 and 8 for Pandey.
 "India vs Australia, Highlights, 3rd ODI at Bengaluru, Full Cricket Score: Men in Blue stroll to 7-wicket victory, win series 2-1")
Most Man of the series awards in ODIs:
14 : Sachin Tendulkar
11 : Sanath Jayasuriya
8 : Chris Gayle, Shaun Pollock, VIRAT KOHLI*
Man of the series: Virat Kohli
“We were one experienced player short. Rohit and I spoke about sticking in there. Australia wanted the wickets and if we stayed, we could have chased 7-8 an over also. We’ve been doing that in the past. A comprehensive win which was very important.”
“Clarity of mind is key to playing the shots. I felt like that today and just went for the shots.”
“This Australia is better than the one in 2019. There’s David, Steve, Marnus as well. 2020 has been wonderful, we’ve started very well. Getting a series win this time as compared to last time is good for us as a team s well.”
Rohit Sharma has been adjudged the Man of the Match for his match-winning 119
Rohit Sharma: Was an important game, we wanted to just come out and enjoy ourselves. To keep that Australian batting lineup to less than 290 was a great effort from the bowlers. Once KL got out, we knew we needed a big partnership, and no one better than the captain himself. Once we got that 100-partnership, we wanted to keep going. At no stage we wanted to lose the momentum. I was middling the ball well, and I told him I should be the one to take the chances. If it comes off, it comes off. If we had lost a wicket in the middle, it could’ve been very different. Australia always comes up with good bowling attacks, and their top three bowlers will always challenge you with something or the other. We wanted to be smart. Today I just wanted to be there for as long as possible, and I was really happy I could be there till about the 37th over.
Aaron Finch: “We felt if we had posted 300-plus, the spinners could have kept India down. The guys are trying hard and we’re trying to built. It is a learning curve but they’re playing the best in the world.”
“Agar bowled beautiful right throughout the series. He loves watching Jadeja bowl. Everyone played well, it was a great series to be part of.”
“Cummins, Starc going expensive happens. Thought adding in some part time spin could make a change but wasn’t to be!”
Ravi Shastri: “The boys showed great character. The people can’t say we played a weak side. It is an outstanding achievement especially after the way we played in the first ODI.”
“Rohit, Kohli, KL seized the moment. They batted extremely responsibly. Fabulous. Towards the end, Shreyas’ winning will do him a world of good.”
“The exposure the young players get facing a side like Australia. Iyer, Saini etc will stand them in good touch.”
“(On impending NZ series) The circus never ends, does it?!”
Indian fans after that winning shot from Manish Pandey
HUM JEET GAAYEEEEEEEEE, HUM JEET GAYE!!!!!#INDvAUS #Lagaan pic.twitter.com/P3KRDpK4XI
— North Stand Gang - Wankhede (@NorthStandGang) January 17, 2020
No repeat of last year’s heroics for Australia after a clinical show from India
India deservedly win the series-decider.... avenged their 2-3 defeat against Australia last year.... Australia's 286-9 was some 40-run short... but who knows India would have chased even 340-plus with Rohit and Kohli in such good touch!!!
— Shahid Hashmi (@hashmi_shahid) January 19, 2020
Bumrah with the ball, and Rohit with the bat
Impressive series victory, one of the best after a long time by Kohli army, maybe since the victory over New Zealand in February. Bumrah leads with ball and Rohit-Kohli with the bat.#INDvAUS
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 19, 2020
Skill, ambition and character
Fantastic series win for India, among best ODI contests I have seen. After the debacle at Mumbai feared Australia might make a clean sweep. India fought back marvellously, showing gr8 skill, ambition and character. Congrats @imVkohli, @RaviShastriOfc & Team
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) January 19, 2020
Tunnaround…. complete!
What a turnaround from India in this series. Lost by 10 wickets in Mumbai and then came out to score 340 in Rajkot, won by 36, and today curtailed Australia under 300 and then won by 7 wickets.
INDIA WIN BY 7 WICKETS!
Manish Pandey with another boundary straight down the ground and that’s the win! India win by 7 wickets and seal the series 2-1. Shreyas Iyer remains unbeaten on 44 and 8 for Pandey.
After 47 overs,India 280/3 ( Shreyas Iyer 44 , Manish Pandey 0)
Six runs from the Starc over with Iyer’s boundary on the first ball taking India even closer to the target. Under 10 runs needed now
That would be the reaction of a lot of VK fans
Oh Nooooooooooooooooo Virat misses a hundred in a run chase... very rare!!!
— Shahid Hashmi (@hashmi_shahid) January 19, 2020
After 46 overs,India 274/3 ( Shreyas Iyer 38 , Manish Pandey 0)
Six runs from the Hazlewood over and India are just 13 shy of the target. A boundary from Kohli’s bat before he perished on 89. So no century from Kohli in a successful chase and not able to steer the side to win, one of those days. But he’s got the job done. On to Iyer and Pandey to complete the formalities
OUT!
Virat Kohli falls for 89 and Hazlewood’s yorker is on the money. Bit of a rash shot from Virat and the ball finds the gap between bat and pad. A slight smile as he walks back, knows the job is done.
IND 274/3
Kohli b Hazlewood 89 (81)
After 45 overs,India 268/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 84 , Shreyas Iyer 37)
14 runs from the Starc over. Iyer with a six and a four and the target gets closer and closer. Kohli needs 16 for century and India 19 for the win, which will come first?
50 run stand
Fifty run partnership between Kohli and Iyer coming from 46 balls. Iyer contributing 26 runs to that effort and 23 from Kohli with one extra.
After 44 overs,India 254/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 83 , Shreyas Iyer 24)
Eight runs from the final Zampa over and he finishes with 1/44. As he collects his cap, he shadow bowls the top spinner, one he got wrong on the first ball of the over, before walking off. India need 33 from 36 balls
After 43 overs,India 246/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 76 , Shreyas Iyer 23)
11 runs from the Hazlewood over. Another expensive over from the seamer with Iyer collecting two boundaries at the fag end of the over. India’s asking rate getting all the more easier
After 42 overs,India 235/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 75 , Shreyas Iyer 13)
Eight runs from the Starc over and that’s just what India needed to help their chase along and avoid the nerves later. A boundary from Iyer’s bat the prime add to that over
After 41 overs,India 227/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 73 , Shreyas Iyer 8)
Three runs from the Ashton Agar and he ends with stellar figures of 1/38. He’s been wicket-to-wicket for the most part today and been crucial in keeping the Indian batters in check. India need 60 from 54 balls
After 40 overs,India 224/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 71 , Shreyas Iyer 7)
Five runs from the Starc over with Iyer’s boundary adding to the tally. Interesting bit of scenes in Bengaluru earlier. Crowd started to chant ‘RCB! RCB!’ referring to Kohli’s IPL side. The skipper pointed to the jersey and reminding he’s (and the rest) playing for the country.
After 39 overs,India 219/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 70 , Shreyas Iyer 3)
Seven runs from the Agar over. A boundary from Kohli’s bat helping in that tally. The India captain has now accumulated over 7000 runs in ODIs while chasing. Pressure? What pressure?
7000-plus runs while chasing in ODIs:
Virat Kohli (133 innings)*
Sachin Tendulkar (180 innings)
After 38 overs,India 212/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 64 , Shreyas Iyer 2)
129kmph, 139kmph, 143.6 kmph, 142.9 kmph, 139.8 kmph, 142.5 kmph. Mitchell Starc with plenty of variable pace in that over and goes for five runs.
After 37 overs,India 207/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 61 , Shreyas Iyer 0)
Adam Zampa ends the 137 run partnership between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. At long last Australia have something to celebrate. Needed a wicket to create a bit of an opening and it has arrived, now can Australia make things tough for India? Drinks doing the job to unsettle Rohit it seems. Two runs from the over. Shreyas Iyer joins Kohli in the middle
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