Australia beat India in 3rd ODI of Bilateral Series played in 2016

India was scheduled to play a 5 Match One Day international series in Australia in 2016. This series was important as both teams were preparing for the T 20 World Cup to be played later in India in 2016. The 3rd One Day international match was to be played on Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia on 17th Jan, 2016.

Australia won the toss and opts to bowl first, this is how Indian team and 11 was looking like in this 3rd One Day international match: MS D (c & wk), Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, A Rahane, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar,M Pandey, Umesh Yadav, B Sran.

And Australian team and 11 was looking like this in this 3rd One Day international match: George Bailey, Aaron Finch, Matthew Wade (wk), David Warner, Steven Smith (c), Mitchell Marsh, Josh H, Glenn Maxwell, James F, Joel Paris, Scott Boland

India again started very well and played aggressively to set total of 295 runs in 50 over’s at the loss of 6 wickets and top score again V kohli made 117 runs in 117 balls with 7 4’s and 2 sixes at the strike rate of 100 runs in 100 balls and A Rahane made 50 runs in 55 balls with 4 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 91 runs in 100 balls.

Australia was needed to score 296 runs in 50 over’s to won this 3rd one day international match and take 3-0 lead and win the series today with still 2 more games to play in this 5 match One Day international series.

Australia batted very well and was able to chase the total in only 48.5 over’s at the loss of 7 wickets only and top scored by G Maxwell made 96 runs in 83 balls with 8 4’s and 3 siesx at the strike rate of 116 runs in 100 balls and S Marsh who made 62 runs in 73 balls with 6 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 85 runs in 100 balls.

Australia won the match by 3 wickets and G Maxwell was the man of the match.

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