IND vs AUS 3rd ODI: Australia Opt To Bat Against India In Sydney, Kuldeep Yadav Included For Dead-Rubber Game

India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team: Australia captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and opted to bat first against India in the third and last ODI of the three-match series at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney on Saturday.

The coin landed in favour of Mitchell Marsh, who opted to bat first. With this, India has now lost 18 tosses in a row since the 2023 ODI World Cup.

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For this dead-rubber clash, Australia have made one change in their playing XI, calling Nathan Ellis in for the place of Xavier Bartlett. India, on the other hand, has made two changes, bringing in Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav into the playing XI.

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Speaking at the time of toss, Marsh said, "We are gonna bat first. Seems like a really nice wicket. It's going to be a beautiful day here at the SCG. The way the young guys stoop up towards the back end is a great sign for our team. Today's a great opportunity to go 3-0 up in the series. Cooper is a calm character and he played terrifically in the last game. Nathan Ellis is back in for Xavier Bartlett."

India captain Shubman Gill said, "We would have bowled first. Have a target on the total and then try to chase down, I think we got what we wanted. We had just enough runs (in the last game) on the board and a couple of chances coming our way which we couldn't take. That happens in the game of cricket, you've got to take your chances. The game was going on pretty even till about the 40th over. In the end, they played well. Hopefully this game is going to be a good one for us. Two changes. Kuldeep and Prasidh come in for Arshdeep and Reddy."

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India vs Australia Playing XIs

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

Australia (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh(c), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey(w), Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Nathan Ellis, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.