Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Australia Tour of India, 2023 - Australia vs India - 3rd ODI Match - September 27

The 3rd ODI match of the Australia Tour of India will take place between Australia and India on the 27th of September, 2023 at the Saurashtra Cricket Association, Rajkot.

LIVE SCORES - Australia vs India - 3rd ODI Match - September 27

Current Form Australia and India:

India have won the second match of the series as well to take a winning lead of 2-0. Australia will now play for respect in the third ODI.

The top run scorer for India in the series is Shubman Gill with 178 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for India in the series is Mohammad Shami with 6 scalps under his belt.

The top run scorer for Australia in the series is David Warner with 105 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Australia in the series is Adam Zampa with 3 scalps under his belt.

In the second ODI, India batted first and they posted a huge total of 399 for 5 in 50 overs. They lost Ruturaj Gaikwad early on in the innings. After his dismissal, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer joined hands and started hitting the bowlers to all parts of the ground. They were involved in a partnership of 200 runs for the second wicket. They laid the foundation for a big total. Suryakumar cashed in on the situation and smashed 72 off 37 balls to take India to 399 in 50 overs of play.

During the chase, Australia started off badly, losing Matt Short and Steve Smith quite early. Rain interrupted and Australia were given an impossible target of 331 to chase in 33 overs. Warner made 53 but he was dismissed at a wrong time by Ashwin. None of the middle order batters took the responsibility of taking Australia over the line. They were eventually bowled out for 217, losing the match by 99 runs (DLS method).

Let’s have a look at the squads:

India:

Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj

Australia:

Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matt Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Australia

Who will win?- Australia

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Rohit Sharma (India), David Warner (Australia)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Sean Abbott (Australia), Kuldeep Yadav (India)

Most Sixes – Rohit Sharma (India), David Warner (Australia)

Player of the Match- David Warner (Australia)

Team Scores Batting first – Australia 280+, India 270+

Match Handicap: Australia

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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