The third and deciding match of the India-Australia ODI series will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday. The series is currently tied at 1-1.

If India wins this match, it will win the sixth home series from Kangaroos. And if the team captained by Rohit Sharma loses the decisive match, then Team India will lose the sixth series against Australia at home.

This series is also important because this year is the World Cup and this tournament is to be held in India. In such a situation, this series is an opportunity for both the teams to test their preparations. The last ODI series between the two countries was played in 2020. Then India won the three-match series 2-1. Now the Indian team would like to win this match and win the second consecutive ODI series at home.

In this story, we will know the head to head, pitch report, weather condition and possible playing-11 of both the teams…

First of all read the record of Chennai ground…

India-Australia won the match 50:50
Both the teams will be face to face after five years on this ground. So far 2 matches have been played between India and Australia here. In these, the Indian team could win only one. Australia got success in one match. The last time both the teams met here in 2017, Team India won by 26 runs. Before that he had to face defeat in 1987.

Kangaroo strong in head to head
There have been 145 ODI matches between the two teams so far. Of these, 81 have been won by Australia, while 54 have been won by India. The remaining 10 matches did not result. Talking about Indian grounds, there have been 66 matches between the two in India so far. During this, Team India won in 30 matches. Got defeated in 31. 5 matches remained inconclusive.

Pitch report – fast bowlers will get help
The pitch of MA Chidambaram Stadium has grass and bounce can also help the fast bowlers to take wickets here.

Weather report – the weather will be clear
It rained in Chennai on Monday, which disrupted the training of Chennai Super Kings. Today the weather is expected to be clear. There is no much chance of rain, if there is light rain, then the match will be completed by reducing the overs in the match.

Rohit can drop Suryakumar
Rohit Sharma is dropping Suryakumar Yadav. At the same time, injured David Warner and Glenn Maxwell may return in the Kangaroo team in the Delhi Test.

Possible playing XI of both the teams

India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
Australia: Steve Smith (Captain), David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Sean Abbott/Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa.

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