The third and final game of the three-match series between India and Australia will be taking place at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday, March 22. Skipper Steven Smith will be aiming to lead his side to a series win in the series decider and sign off with a series win from the India tour.
With Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Marsh, and Travis Head in red-hot form, Australia will be the favorites to win on Wednesday. Starc in particular will be the key player for the visitors. The lanky pacer tormented the Indian batters at Vizag. India, on the other hand, will be keen to return to winning ways after their debacle in Vizag.
Team India will want their top order to come to the party with the series on the line. These two sides have met each other in a total of 145 ODIs so far, with India winning 54 and Australia winning 81. With both teams looking evenly matched on paper, an intriguing game beckons at Chepauk.
India
In Rohit Sharma’s absence, Ishan Kishan played at the top of the order, but now there are no chances of him coming back in the XI. However, Suryakumar Yadav will be expected to bat at No.4. The real selection dilemmas for India’s think-tank could be around which finger spinner and which wrist spinner to go with.
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Lokesh Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav / Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami
Australia
For Australia, the big toss-up will be about which of their all-rounders can fit in. They will have to pick one between Ashton Agar and Marcus Stoinis. Most of the other batters in the line-up pick themselves.
Probable XI: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Nathan Ellis / Glenn Maxwell
Fantasy XI Suggestion 1:
KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (c), Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Marsh, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa. Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
Fantasy XI Suggestion 2:
KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Shubman Gill (c), Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa (vc), Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami
