India vs Australia LIVE Score: Just a win away from sealing WTC Final berth, Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid are aiming to solve Indore Pitch mystery. A win will confirm India’s place but to get there, India will need the perfect bowling combination. While two spinners have rattled the Australian Cricket Team, India Cricket Team cannot afford to miss the mark. The Holkar Stadium pitch has some grass on it but the red-soil pitch looks like another turning track. Rohit-Dravid will take another look at the pitch in the morning before confirming the Playing XI. IND AUS Live Broadcast is on Star Sports Network. Watch IND AUS Live Streaming on Disney+Hotstar & Follow IND vs AUS Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
- India lead in the series 2-0 after wrapping up first two Tests within 3 days.
- But India have to take a call on the Playing XI with KL Rahul being the biggest puzzle to solve.
- The other big question is regarding the bowling combination.
- Holkar Stadium pitch sports grass in the middle but it is dusty near the crease.
- Rahul-Rohit pair will take a call on the Playing XI on the match day.
- IND AUS Live Streaming is on Disney+Hotstar from 9:30 AM.
India vs Australia LIVE Score: Day starts at 9:30 AM, A win away from sealing WTC Final Spot, Rohit Sharma & Co aim to solve Indore Pitch MYSTERY, Follow IND vs AUS 3rd Test LIVE Updates
Indore Pitch Report: Red-brick soil will favour pace and bounce early on. It will also help batters play shots unlike the previous two Tests. Australians are experts in playing on bouncy pitches and it will help them settle in Indore very well. That the average first innings score is 353 tells a story of how good the pitch could be for batting.
- MPCA has specially called in red soil from Mumbai to prepare the Holkar Stadium pitch.
- Having played a lot in Mumbai, Australia would know what to expect.
- Red soil is prepared with crushed bricks. Due to its hard nature, the pitch tends to generate a lot of bounce, as seen in Wankhede stadium.
- However, as the match progresses, the roughs created by pacers will be heaven for spinners.
- In particular, Australians will be wary of Ravichandran Ashwin threat.
- India’s best off-spinner has a stellar record at the venue, averaging just 12.50.
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India Playing XI 3rd Test: KL Rahul is no more the vice-captain of the side. But the team management has shown tremendous faith in him and he might well get another opportunity to get back among the runs. But Shubman Gill had two long sessions with Rahul Dravid and the form he is in, it will be difficult to ignore him once again.
The other point to ponder is on the bowling side. India have used three spinners in the first two Tests. This might change due to the nature of the surface. Hence, someone like Jaydev Unadkat or Umesh Yadav could come in.
Predicted India Playing XI: India: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul/ Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
The visitors could not be faulted for the amount of effort they are putting in to stage a comeback in the series. They seem ready to shun the inexplicable sweeping tactics they employed in Delhi and are expected to take a more conventional approach to counter the rampaging Ashwin and Jadeja. Such has been their domination that Patel has only got to bowl 26 overs.
How the Australians defend against the spinners will be key to their chances here. Runs are always vital but their batters need to bat long. It has to be a mix of caution and aggression as the over attacking style of play is likely to be counter-productive.
Travis Head is expected to open alongside Usman Khawaja. Khawaja struck a well-made 81 in Delhi and Head briefly put pressure on the spinners with his aggressive play. Trust head to continue in the same fashion while Khawaja will be expected to play the waiting game.
Predicted Australia Playing XI: Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith (C), Peter Handscomb, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (WK), Mitchell Starc, Todd Murphy, Nathan Lyon, Matthew Kuhnemann/Scott Boland/Lance Morris
IND vs AUS Match Details:
- Match: India vs Australia 3rd Test, Border Gavaskar Trophy
- Date: March 1-5
- Venue: Holkar Stadium, Indore
- Star Time: 9:30 AM daily
- Live Streaming: Disney+Hotstar
- Live Broadcast: Disney+Hotstar, DD Sports
India Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul (vc), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat, Ishan Kishan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Suryakumar Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat.
Australia Squad: Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Peter Handscomb, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Matt Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith (captain), Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson.
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