India vs Australia, 2020: 3rd ODI - Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The third ODI of the three-match One-Day International series between India and Australia will be played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

The match starts at 01:30 PM local (08:00 AM GMT). The match will be telecasted on DD Sports, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1 HD Hindi, and live-streamed on Hotstar, Jio Cricket HD.

Match Preview for Dream11 Fantasy:

After having suffered the ignominy of a ten-wicket shellacking on their home turf at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Team India stormed back in the what was a do-or-die encounter for them at Rajkot, to pull off a sensational 36-run win against the Aussies. With the series locked at 1-1, it is all set-up for a mouth-watering grand-finale at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru.

India learnt from the mistakes that they had done in the first game. Shikhar Dhawan’s whirlwind 90-ball 96 where he made sure he attacked Australia’s fifth bowling option in Ashton Agar. Dhawan missed out from a well-deserved hundred, as did Virat Kohli who fell to Adam Zampa for the fifth time for 78. But, KL Rahul’s counterattack [52-ball 80] against Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins at the backend, ensured that India posted an eventual match-winning total of 340.

Chasing 341, Australia- at one point- looked well on-course of overhauling the total when Steven Smith [98] and Marnus Labuschagne [46] were going great guns. But the wicket of Labuschagne and the subsequent double-wicket break by Kuldeep Yadav, where he claimed both Alex Carey and Smith in the same over broke the back of the run-chase, paving way for Mohammed Shami to bamboozle the lower-order with his pinpoint yorkers.

Weather Condition/Report

It is expected to be a partly cloudy day in Bengaluru on Saturday. According to the weather report, the city is set to be bathed with bright spells of sunshine followed by overcast skies throughout the day. While the temperature is set to be between 18 and 26 degrees Celsius, the humidity is set to hover around 62%.

Pitch Condition/Report:

Small ground. Flat pitch. A nightmare for the bowlers. The Chinnaswamy Stadium has always dished out run-fests, and the same can be expected in the series decider on Sunday. The pitch is expected to remain the same throughout the course of 100 overs, and if the India vs England 2011 World Cup encounter [338 vs 338] is to go by, no score can be assumed as safe.

Average first innings score:– 258 [In the 25 ODIs played at the venue]

Record of chasing teams: Won – 11, Lost – 11, Tied/NR -3

Injury and Availability:

There is still no update on the availability of Rishabh Pant in the last ODI. We will update the same if and when any developments on the same arrive.

Probable Playing XIs

India

Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (C), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah.

Bench – Kedar Jadhav, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kedar Jadhav, Shivam Dube.

Australia

David Warner, Aaron Finch (C), Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Ashton Turner, Alex Carey (WK), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson/Josh Hazlewood

Bench – Peter Handscomb, Kane Richardson/Josh Hazlewood, D’Arcy Short

Top Picks:

India- Once again, India will bank on Shikhar Dhawan [98], Virat Kohli [76] and KL Rahul [80] to continue with their rich vein of form. Rohit Sharma is due for a big inning. Maybe Sunday’s decider can be the day where the Hitman turns on the heat on the Aussies.

As far as bowling is concerned, Jasprit Bumrah, even though he got just one wicket, was the pick of the Indian bowlers. He, along with Shami will lead the fast bowling pack while the onus will be on Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav to pick wickets in the middle-overs.

Australia- As is the case with India, Australia will bank on their top-4- David Warner, Aaron Finch, Steven Smith, and Marnus Labuschagne- to spearhead their batting unit. Both Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins had a pretty off day in Rajkot, and Australia will hope that the duo is back to their best in the series-decider.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain – KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli

Vice-Captain –  Aaron Finch, Shikhar Dhawan, David Warner

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – KL Rahul

Batters – David Warner (VC), Steve Smith, Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Ashton Turner

All-Rounders-  Ashton Agar, Ravindra Jadeja

Bowlers – Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Alex Carey

Batters – Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma, Aaron Finch (VC)

All-Rounders-  Ravindra Jadeja, Marnus Labuschagne

Bowlers – Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, Mohammed Shami

Expert Advice:

Rohit Sharma scored his maiden double-hundred at this very venue against Australia in 2013. That match was also a series-decider. With Rohit not having got a substantial score in the first two games, expect the Hitman to pull off another heist tomorrow.

Probable Winners:

India are expected to win the match and seal the series.

Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.