Watch Team India Arrive in Style for the Third ODI in Sydney

ByAnupam Pandey,SportsCafe Editor

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The Indian team has now arrived in Sydney for the third ODI. After losing the series, Team India aims to end it on a positive note. All eyes will be on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who will play their final ODI match in Australia tomorrow.

Watch Team India Arrive in Style for the Third ODI in Sydney.

The ODI series against Australia has not been one to remember for the Indian team. Despite losing the first two games, the team wants to end the series on a positive note. For the final match, the Men in Blue have arrived in Sydney,

Losing the first two games must have affected the confidence levels of the Champions Trophy winners. But the Indian team is still eager and confident for the last ODI game. At the airport, the players spent some quality time with the fans, clicking pictures and also giving them autographs on jerseys and caps.

1. SCG Ready for a Blockbuster

India and Australia will be facing each other in the last ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground. And it can be said that this match will be historical for the fans to watch, as it is the last game to be played by Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in Australia. Since both of the legendary stars are close to their retirement, fans also

As per the latest updates, the tickets for the third ODI match between India and Australia have been sold out. This shows the unwavering love and dedication shown by the fans of both sides to shower their support on their team. Moreover, with the next game being the last for RoKo in Australia, fans will be eager to give them a proper farewell.

2. India's Historic Adelaide Loss

The Adelaide Oval is known to be India's den when it goes against Australia. And this is also the venue where the second ODI match between India and Australia was played. Fans expected India to have the upper hand in the game, but things

Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli were dismissed early, which was followed by a great partnership between Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer. This helped the Indian team to reach a stable score in the middle overs. Harshit Rana further played some master strokes to help the Indian team reach the score of 264.

to the game, as they lost quick wickets in the power play. But after that, Matthew Short decided to take the command, and he charged against the Indian bowlers. At one point, he even gave a chance to the Indian team, giving a catch to the hands of Mohammed Siraj. But he dropped it, allowing Short to score for the team.

It was all down till the end, when the Australian team had reached close to the target. Cooper Connolly played well, but wickets were falling quickly from the other end. Still, Australia was able to finish the game and win it by 2 wickets. This marked India's first defeat at Adelaide Oval in the ODI format in 17 years.

3. India vs Australia, 1st ODI: 2019

The last time India and Australia faced each other at the Sydney Cricket Ground was back in 2019. During the first ODI of the series, both teams went against each other at the SCG. Australia was able to win the toss in this game, and taking a look at the pitch conditions, the team decided to bat first.

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The Indian bowlers were able to take down the openers quickly, but then they leaked runs. Usman Khawaja (59) and Shaun Marsh (54) helped Australia stabilize its innings. This was further held by Peter Handscomb, who scored 73 runs off 61 balls, as Marcus Stoinis played a cameo, scoring 47 runs. Australia was able to post 288/5 on the board.

In return, India did not have a good start to the chase. Within the first three overs, the team lost three wickets, putting them at 3/4. At this point, Rohit Sharma decided to take the center stage, and he also received assistance from MS Dhoni. Eventually, Dhoni was dismissed by Jason Behrendorff after scoring 51 runs off 96 balls.

Dhoni was dismissed by Jason Behrendorff after scoring 51 runs off 96 balls.

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Rohit Sharma tried his best to maintain the team in the chase, but he also lost his wicket after scoring 133 runs off 129 balls. India was only able to score 254 runs in 50 overs, losing the game by 34 runs. Although Australia started the series with a win, India ended up winning the same by 2-1, marking its first-ever bilateral series win against Australia in Australia.