New Delhi: Australia won the third ODI against India by 21 runs and won the series 2-1. In this decisive match played in Chennai, the Indian team had to chase a target of 270 runs to win and at one time the team was moving towards the target in a much better way, but due to losing wickets quickly, the team was reduced to 248 runs in 49.1 overs.
For Australia, leg-spinner Adam Zampa took 4 wickets while Ashton Agar took 2 wickets. India suffered a double loss after the defeat. He has come in second place in the rankings.
In this match, the opening pair of captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill gave the Indian team a great start and shared a 65-run partnership for the first wicket.
After losing 2 wickets at a score of 77, Virat Kohli and Lokesh Rahul handled the Indian team’s innings and tried to put the team in a better position by sharing 69 runs in 93 balls for the third wicket. At the same time, Rahul returned to the pavilion on the ball of Adam Zampa after playing an innings of 32 runs.
After this, Virat Kohli completed his 65th half-century in ODIs, but Team India continued to lose wickets at frequent intervals. While Kohli returned to the pavilion after scoring 54 runs, Suryakumar Yadav could not manage to open his account once again. By the score of 185, the Indian team had lost 6 important wickets.
From here, Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja definitely tried to take the team towards victory, but Hardik also returned to the pavilion after scoring 40 runs.
In the end, Mohammed Shami definitely scored 14 runs but it proved to be insufficient to win the team. The Indian team’s innings was reduced to 248 runs in this match. For Australia, Adam Zampa took 4 wickets while Ashton Agar took 2 wickets.