Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
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India
Australia
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Will India whitewash Australia in their backyard?
We predict that India will come victorious against Australia.
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This is the 3rd T20I and final match of the series going to play at Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday. This will be an important match for both the teams as India is looking forward to whitewashing Australia and Australia will be eager to pack up the T20 series with a win in the last match.
In the second match, India dominated Australia at the same place and did know the pitch conditions well, might help them to conduct good performances in the last match of the series.
Both teams are looking forward to improving their ICC T20 ranking, as of now Australia is on the 1st place and India is on the 3rd place. This final match of the series may help them to build the perfect squad for an upcoming World Cup after trying a few equations in the first two matches.
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After missing Aron Finch at the top border, Matthew Wade managed to handle top order perfectly and scored 58 runs from 32 balls at a strike rate of 181.25. In the middle order, Australian batsmen settled down the inning to put a huge total on the board. Steve Smith( 46 from 38 balls), as well as both the all-rounders Glenn Maxwell ( 22 from 13 balls) and Moises Henriques ( 26 from 18 balls), have played quick knocks in the lower middle order, helped the team to put a score of 194 runs on the board.
In the bowling department, with the absence of Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, Australian unit struggled to restrict team India while chasing 195 runs. Australian captain used 7 different bowlers but they ended up their spells costly and only 4 bowlers; Daniel Sams, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Swepson managed to take 1 wicket each.
Australian unit will be looking forward to overcoming these bowling issues before playing the last game on Tuesday. This will be an important game for them to save whitewash from India.
Key players: Matthew Wade, Steve Smith, Moises Henriques, Adam Zampa.
Aaron Finch, Mitchell Swepson, Daniel Sams, AJ Tye, Moises Henriques, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade, Steven Smith, D'Arcy Short, Adam Zampa, Sean Abbott
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R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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M Wade | 58 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 181.25 |
S Smith | 46 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 121.05 |
M Henriques | 26 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 144.44 |
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O | M | R | W | Econ |
D Sams | 3.4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 11.18 |
A Tye | 4.0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 11.75 |
M Swepson | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
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O | M | R | W | Econ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
D Sams | 3.4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 11.18 |
A Tye | 4.0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 11.75 |
M Swepson | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
Indian side dominated Australian bowlers and chased down the target of 195 runs. Openers KL Rahul ( 30 from 22) and Shikhar Dhawan ( 52 from 36 balls) gave the perfect opening stand of 56 runs in 5.2 overs. Indian middle-order was on the mark in the last game. Captain Virat Kohli ( 40 from 24 balls) and all-rounder Hardik Pandya ( 42 from 22 balls) helped the team to easily chase the target given by Australia.
In the absence of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami, Indian bowlers conceded more runs than the 1st match. Yorker king T. Natarajan once again showed his skills in the death overs and bowled an economical spell of 20 runs for 2 wickets in his spell of 4 overs.
Fielding remains the main concern for the team since they have dropped a few catches in the last match once again, but managed to beat Australia with the batting unit. They will be now looking to continue that winning momentum in the last match also.
Key players: KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, T. Natarajan
Virat Kohli, YS Chahal, Shreyas Iyer, Lokesh Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Deepak Chahar, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, T Natarajan, Shikhar Dhawan, SN Thakur
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R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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S Dhawan | 52 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 144.44 |
H Pandya | 42 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 190.91 |
V Kohli | 40 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 166.67 |
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O | M | R | W | Econ |
T Natarajan | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
S Thakur | 4.0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 |
Y Chahal | 4.0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 12.75 |
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O | M | R | W | Econ |
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T Natarajan | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
S Thakur | 4.0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 |
Y Chahal | 4.0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 12.75 |
Hr | Temp | Rain | W. speed | W. direction | Clouds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
00h | 20 | 0 mm. | 6.84 k/h | From: S | 15% |
03h | 19 | 0 mm. | 6.58 k/h | From: SSE | 14% |
06h | 19 | 0 mm. | 6.61 k/h | From: SSE | 7% |
09h | 17 | 0 mm. | 4.78 k/h | From: SSE | 0% |
12h | 17 | 0 mm. | 3.09 k/h | From: SSE | 29% |
15h | 16 | 0 mm. | 1.33 k/h | From: SSW | 94% |
18h | 14 | 0.11 mm. | 1.86 k/h | From: W | 83% |
21h | 17 | 0 mm. | 2.63 k/h | From: WNW | 11% |
The weather will be clear and there will be 3-5% chances of precipitation on the match day. Average temperature ranging from a high of 25°C to a low of 20°C.
The 3rd T20 match of the series is going to play at Sydney Cricket Ground which is considered as one of the high scoring grounds. By looking at the batting orders of both the teams and looking at the performances at some ground in the previous game, this 3rd match of the series also may turn into a high scoring thriller.
The ground conducted just 8 T20Is and the pitch offers a slight advantage to batsmen. The team bowling first has won 5 out of 8 matches played at the ground while after batting first, the team won 2 matches and one remained resultless. The pitch will be easy to play while chasing.
The team winning the toss should look to the field first here.
The Indian side has a slight edge over Australian side in the batting department after few important players of an Australian unit are not playing this T20 series. Indian bowling attack at the death overs offers a huge advantage to the team to restrict the Australian side. India also have the momentum with them.
We predict that India will come victorious against Australia.
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