Australia won the toss and elected to field first against India in the third ODI in Mohali today. Both sides unchanged for this fixture
Pitch Report: Even spread of grass. It will be a better contest between bat and ball. Something in it for the spinners. Field first as the dew will play a part later in the day.
Playing XI
India: S Dhawan, RG Sharma, S Raina, V Kohli, Y Singh, MS Dhoni, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, B Kumar, V Kumar, I Sharma
Australia: A Finch, P Hughes, S Watson, G Bailey, A Voges, G Maxwell, B Haddin, J Faulkner, M Johnson, C McKay, X Doherty
Brief preview
Having made a mockery of the second highest run-chase in the history of limited overs cricket, the Indian team would not like to settle for anything less than an overwhelming win at the PCA Stadium on Saturday.
As for George Bailey and his bunch of committed warriors, the quicker they get over the disappointment of that defeat, better it will be as this Indian team under Mahendra Singh Dhoni's stewardship can decisively seize the momentum from the visitors.
To chase a target of 360 inside 44 overs requires a Herculean effort, and the trio of Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have now proved that no target in the world is safe when they come out all guns blazing at the opposition.
Three immensely talented batsmen have completely different areas of strength but what binds the troika together is their ability to give it back to the opposition as good as they get.
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