3rd ODI: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli shine as India beat Australia by 7 wickets to clinch series

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After India produced a decent performance with the ball, opener Rohit Sharma and skipper Virat Kohli shone with the bat to help India beat Australia by seven wickets in the third and final ODI at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday. With the win, India have clinched the three-match series 2-1.

Opting to bat first, Australia posted a total of 286/9 in their stipulated 50 overs, thanks to Steve Smith's blistering 131-run knock off 132 balls and Marnus Labuschagne's crucial 54 runs.  

Mohammad Shami was the pick of the bowlers for India with four wickets while Ravindra Jadeja bagged two wickets. Navdeep Saini and Kuldeep Yadav also chipped in with a wicket each. 

In reply, Rohit Sharma smashed a valiant 119-run knock besides sharing a mammoth 137-run partnership with Virat Kohli (89) for the second wicket to put India on the verge of victory before Shreyas Iyer (44) and Manish Pandey (8 off 4 balls) guided the Men in Blue past the mark with 15 balls to spare. 

Rohit Sharma was declared Man of the Match for his impressive knock. 

Earlier, Australia thrashed India by 10 wickets in the opening match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai before the Kohli-led side bounced back to register a 36-run win in the second ODI in Rajkot and level the series.

Here all the highlights:

19 January 2020

20:58 IST

Shreyas Iyer and Manish Pandey remained unbeaten at 44 and eight respectively as India beat Australia by 7 wickets in third ODI to clinch series. India 289/3 (47.3 overs)

20:55 IST

WICKET! Virat Kohli's hopes of finishing the match as unbeaten have crushed as he was clean bowled by Josh Hazlewood on the fifth ball of the 46th over. India 274/3 (46 overs) 

20:43 IST

Australia gave away 22 runs to India in the last two overs. Kohli (84) smashed the first delivery of the 44th over between long-on and deep mid-wicket for four runs before Shreyas Iyer (37) hit Mitchell Starc for a six and a boundary to help India reduce their chase to 19 runs. India 268/2 (45 overs)

20:34 IST

19 runs off the last two overs, including three boundaries by Shreyas Iyer (23). The Indian batsman drove the fifth delivery of the 42nd over by Starc through the cover-point region for four runs before he smashed Josh Hazlewood for two back-to-back boundaries in the very next over. India 246/2 (43 overs)

20:34 IST

India 227/2 (41 overs)

20:22 IST

12 runs off the last two overs. Kohli (70) thumped the first delivery of the 39th over by Ashton Agar away to cow corner for a boundary. The Men in Blue require 68 runs from 11 overs. India 219/2 (39 overs)

20:21 IST

Shreyas Iyer is the new batsman in for India!

20:08 IST

WICKET!! Adam Zampa has given a sigh of relief to Australia by bagging a big wicket of Rohit Sharma (119). The Indian opener looked to heave the fourth delivery of the 37th over towards midwicket but ended up getting caught by Mitchell Starc, who ran across from long-on to grab the catch. India 207/2 (37 overs)

20:07 IST

FIFTY!! Indian skipper Virat Kohli has completed his 57th ODI half-century off 61 balls. He reached the mark by spanking Pat Cummins to cow corner on the third ball of the 36th over. India 205/1 (36 overs)

20:00 IST

Pat Cummins conceded nine runs before Adam Zampa bowled a four-run over. Kohli (46), who is approaching a half-century, crunched the second delivery of the 34th over through cover for a boundary. India now need 95 runs from 15 overs. India 192/1 (35 overs)

20:00 IST

India 179/1 (33 overs)

19:52 IST

19 runs off the last two overs. Rohit (111) sailed away the third delivery of the 32nd over towards long-on for a six as he and Kohli completed a 100-run partnership for the second wicket. Meanwhile, the Indian skipper pulled the fifth delivery of the over from Hazlewood to the square leg for four runs. India 175/1 (32 overs)

19:46 IST

WICKET!! Kamil Mishara went back to the pavilion after scoring 39 runs as he was clean bowled Siddhesh Veer on the fifth delivery of the 25th over. Sri Lanka U19 114-3 (25 overs)

19:41 IST

CENTURY! Rohit Sharma has brought up his 29th ODI century off just 110 balls. He reached the mark with a single by guiding a Josh Hazlewood delivery towards the third man in the 30th over. India 156/1 (29.5 overs)

19:28 IST

India added 10 runs in the last two overs to reduce the chase to just 149 runs. Rohit (87) hammered the fourth delivery of the 26th over deep over mid-wicket for a maximum. India 138/1 (27 overs)

19:25 IST

Rohit Sharma (80), who is looking good at the crease, guided the first delivery of the 25th over between point and a third man for four runs. Australia desperately need a wicket now in order to stay alive in the match. India 128/1 (25 overs)

19:21 IST

11 runs off the last two overs. Kohli (19) put a Mitchell Starc delivery in the 23rd over away past cover for a boundary. India now need 169 runs from 27 overs.India 118/1 (23 overs)

19:11 IST

The Men in Blue have brought up 100 runs on the scoreboard in their chase of 287 runs against Australia. Rohit () hammered the fourth delivery of the 21st over by Labuschagne about 12 rows deep into the middle tier over mid-wicket for a maximum. India 107/1 (21 overs)

19:06 IST

Good last two overs by Australia as they gave away just four runs to India. The Men in Blue now need 195 runs from 31 overs. India 92/1 (19 overs)

18:59 IST

Eight runs off the last two overs. Ashton Agar bowled a poor delivery on the fourth ball of the 17th over and Rohit (56) just opened the face of the bat to notch up four runs. India 88/1 (17 overs)

18:50 IST

FIFTY!!! Rohit Sharma has brought up his 44th half-century off 55 balls. He reached the mark by picking up a single on the fifth delivery of the 15th over. India 80/1 (15 overs)

18:50 IST

Virat Kohli comes to bat at No.3 for India!

18:47 IST

WICKET!! Ashton Agar gave a breakthrough to Australia by removing KL Rahul for 19. The Indian opener was caught leg before wicket on the third delivery of the 13th over. India 71/1 (13 overs)

18:40 IST

Hazlewood bowled a maiden over before Ashton Agar conceded just three runs. The Men in Blue now need 223 runs from 39 overs, with KL Rahul (16) and Rohit Sharma (42) batting at the crease. India 64/0 (11 overs)

18:28 IST

Josh Hazlewood conceded just a single before Cummins gave away 13 runs to India. Rohit Sharma (41) flicked the first delivery of the 9th over away fine towards third man for four runs before he hit the third delivery to deep point fence for another boundary. KL Rahul (14) then steered the fifth ball towards third man for four runs. India 61/0 (9 overs)

18:25 IST

Nine runs off the last two overs. Sharma (31) placed the fifth delivery of the seventh over by Cummins wide of short fine leg for four runs. The Men in Blue are approaching a half-century mark in their chase of 287 runs. India 47/0 (7 overs)

18:16 IST

Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma has become the third quickest batsman to score 9,000 ODI runs. He took 217 innings to achieve the feat. Virat Kohli holds the record of the fastest batsman to reach 9000 ODI runs in just 194 innings. The second batsman in the elite list is former South Africa batsman AB de Villiers, who achieved the mark in 205 innings.

18:14 IST

The Men in Blue added 18 runs in the last two overs. Rohit (25) smashed the second delivery of the fourth over by Starc to the left of point for four runs before he guided the fourth delivery over point for a maximum. Subsequently, he flicked the last delivery of the next over by Cummins effortlessly over deep backward square leg for another maximum. India 38/0 (5 overs)

18:05 IST

India 31/0 (4 overs)

17:54 IST

15 runs off the last two overs. Rohit Sharma (9) hit the last delivery of the second by Cummins towards the cover-point fence for four runs before Rahul (5) eased the fifth delivery of the third over by Starc into a cover drive to open his account with a boundary. India 20/0 (3 overs)

17:48 IST

Five runs off the first over. Rohit got off the mark with two runs by playing the first delivery of the over off his pads towards long leg.India 5/0 (1 over)

17:44 IST

KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma to open the batting for India. Pat Cummins begins the proceedings for Australia.  

17:19 IST

Innings Break!

17:18 IST

10 runs and a wicket in last two overs as Australia posted a score of 286/9 in their stipulated 50 overs. Australia 286/9 (50 overs)

17:02 IST

WICKET!! It's two wickets in an over for Shami. Pat Cummins came to bat after Smith's dismissal, only to see himself went back to pavilion for a golden duck after being clean bowled by Shami on the fourth delivery of the 48th over. Australia 276/8 (48 overs)

17:00 IST

WICKET!! Smith's incredible innings comes to an end. The Australian batsman holed the first delivery of the 48th over by Shami straight to deep midwicket, where Shreyas Iyer took a good catch. Australia 276/7 (47.3 overs)

16:58 IST

 Australia 273/6 (47 overs)

16:56 IST

23 runs off the last two overs. Smith (121) smashed the first ball of the 46th over past backward point for four runs before he slapped the third delivery in the air over deep square leg for a maximum. Australia 261/6 (46 overs)

16:47 IST

WICKET!! Saini gets the breakthrough. Ashton Turner (4) was caught behind by wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul on the last delivery of the 44th over. Australia 238/6 (44 overs)

16:45 IST

CENTURY!! Steve Smith has brought up his ninth ODI century off 117 balls. He reached the mark by picking up a single on the third delivery off the 44th over by Navdeep Saini. Australia 236/5 (43.3 overs)

16:37 IST

Ashton Turner is the new batsman in!

16:26 IST

WICKET!! Alex Carey lofted the fourth delivery of the 42nd over by Kuldeep towards cover, only to see Shreyas Iyer grab a catch. Australia 233/5 (42 overs)

16:20 IST

Steve Smith (95) is approaching a century while Alex Carey (30) is also looking good at the crease. Smith smashed the second delivery of the 39th over by Saini down to fine leg to pick up four runs and complete 4,000 ODI runs. Australia 223/4 (40 overs)

16:18 IST

Kuldeep and Saini conceded 10 runs each in the last 10 overs. Saini was smashed by Alex Carey (21) for two back-to-back boundaries before Smith (89) smacked the third delivery of the 38th over through the cover-point fence for a boundary. Australia have now crossed the 200-run mark. Australia 210/4 (38 overs)

16:01 IST

The Men in Blue conceded nine runs to Australia in the last two overs, including a boundary. Carey (12) whipped the fifth delivery of the 36th over through mid-wicket for four runs. Australia, meanwhile are approaching a 200-run mark. Australia 190/4 (36 overs)

15:58 IST

Eight runs off the last two overs for Australia. Alex Carey (5) swept the fourth delivery of the 34th over towards square of the wicket to get off the mark with four runs. Australia 181/4 (34 overs)

15:58 IST

Alex Carey is the new batsman in for Australia!

15:56 IST

WICKET!! It's two wickets in an over for Jadeja. Mitchell Starc is dismissed for a duck after being caught by substitute Yuzvendra Chahal near the deep mid-wicket fence on the last delivery of the 32nd over. Australia 173/4 (32 overs)

15:43 IST

WICKET!! Soon after bringing up his maiden ODI fifty, Marnus Labuschagne (54) played another whippy inside out drive on the third delivery of the 32nd over by Jadeja, only to see Kohli dive low to his right to take the catch. Australia 173/3 (31.3 overs)

15:35 IST

Ravindra Jadeja gave away just four runs in the 28th over before Shami conceded just three runs to Australia. Smith (69) and Labuschagne (47) have brought up a 100-run partnership for the fourth wicket after Finch's dismissal following a horrible mix-up. Australia 165/2 (29 overs)

15:33 IST

Smith and Labuschagne continue to stand strong at their respective scores of 65 and 44 to help Australia cross the 150-run mark. Australia 151/2 (27 overs)

15:28 IST

14 runs off the last two overs. Smith (60) played the first delivery of the 24th over exceptionally late and the ball beat the in-fielder for four runs. The Indian bowlers need to break Smith-Labuschagne (40) partnership in order to avoid Australia post mammoth total. Australia 140/2 (25 overs)

15:15 IST

FIFTY!! Smith (54) continues to stand strong at the crease as he has brought up a half-century off 63 balls. He reached the mark by edging the first ball of the 23rd over by Navdeep Saini towards the third man for four runs. Australia 126/2 (23rd over)

15:13 IST

10 runs off the last two overs. Smith (48) smashed the first delivery of the 20th over past slip down to the third man fence for four runs. The Australian batsman is approaching a half-century mark. Australia 114/2 (21 overs)

15:12 IST

Australia 104/2 (19 overs)

15:09 IST

Australia have added 15 runs in the last two overs. Marnus Labuschagne (22) and Steve Smith (36) have brought up a 50-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Smith pulled back four runs on the third delivery of the 17th over by Kuldeep before Labuschagne smacked the last delivery of the over to the right of deep square leg for a boundary. Australia 96/2 (17 overs)

14:52 IST

Five runs off the last two overs. Steve Smith is batting cautiously at 31 while Marnus Labuschagne (17) has also settled at the crease. India are desperately looking for a wicket in order to jolt Australia's confidence. Australia 85/2 (16 overs)

14:37 IST

11 runs off the last two overs. Labuschagne (14) punched the second delivery of the 13th over by Kuldeep between cover and cover-point for four runs. Smith (29) and Labuschagne are looking to steady Australia's ship after two quick blows. Australia 80/2 (14 overs)

14:35 IST

Kuldeep Yadav conceded five runs in his very first over of the match before Saini gave away eight runs to Aussies. Smith (26) whipped the second delivery of the 12th over off his pads and the ball went straight to deep square leg fence for four runs. He then flicked the last delivery of the over down to fine leg for another boundary. Australia 69/2 (12 overs)

14:32 IST

Australia 56/2 (10 overs)

14:32 IST

Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack!

14:30 IST

Marnus Labuschagne is the new batsman in for Australia.

14:09 IST

WICKET!!! Big blow for Australia as skipper Aaron Finch went back to pavilion after scoring just 19 runs. Smith (10) angled the fifth delivery of the ninth over by Shami to the short third man. Subsequently, he and Finch got involved in a horrible mix-up as Jadeja missed the bails before Chahal returned the ball to Shami, who comfortably removes the bails to dismiss the Australian skipper. Australia 50/2 (9 overs)

14:01 IST

Navdeep Saini came into the attack and he conceded just a single before Shami gave away 11 runs to Australia. Finch (18) remarkably drove the fifth delivery of the seventh over towards mid-off for a maximum. Australia 39/1 (7 overs)

13:58 IST

Nine runs off the last two overs. Smith (5) got off the mark by pulling the third delivery of the fourth over by Shami towards leg slip for four runs. Subsequently, Bumrah bowled a good next over, giving away just a single to Finch (8). Australia  27/1 (5 overs)

13:55 IST

Meanwhile, Dhawan has walked off the field as he is feeling a bit of pain on his shoulder after diving to stop a shot from Finch on the third delivery of the fifth over by Bumrah. 

13:54 IST

Steve Smith comes to bat at No.3 for Australia.

13:44 IST

WICKET!!! Mohammad Shami has given the breakthrough to India by bagging a big wicket of David Warner (3). The Australian opener handed an easy catch to KL Rahul behind the stumps on the second delivery of the fourth over. Australia 18/1 (3.2 overs)

13:41 IST

Mohammad Shami conceded seven runs to Australia. Finch (6) flicked the first delivery of the second over into the gap between mid-on and midwicket for the first boundary of the match. Australia 10/0 (2 overs)

13:37 IST

Mohammad Shami to share the new ball. 

13:35 IST

Three runs off the very first over for Australia. Warner (1) got off the mark by picking up a single on the second ball, while Finch (1) too opened his account with one run by flicking the last delivery away deftly to square leg. Australia 3/0 (1 over)

13:18 IST

Aaron Finch and David Warner have walked down the crease to begin Australia's innings. Jasprit Bumrah to open the proceedings for India. 

13:16 IST

While India are going with an unchanged Playing XI, Australia have called up Josh Hazlewood in place of Kane Richardson. 

An unchanged Playing XI for #TeamIndia#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/6YyYH1QbsU

— BCCI (@BCCI) January 19, 2020

13:14 IST

Lineups: 

India Playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (capt), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah

Australia Playing XI: Aaron Finch (capt), David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Alex Carey (wk), Ashton Turner, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa

12:55 IST

The toss for the third ODI will take place shortly. 

12:42 IST

Australia win toss, opt to bat against India.