Bengaluru, Jan 19:  Australia skipper Aaron Finch won the toss and opted to bat against India in the third and final ODI of the rubber at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, here on Sunday.

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Speaking at the toss, Finch said: "Looks like a good wicket. If we had gone into the back overs three down, we could have chased it down. Josh Hazlewood in for Kane Richardson."

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On the other hand, Indian skipper Virat Kohli expressed: "It's a dry pitch, and it's always been a difficult pitch to defend on. There might also be some dew later on. The execution of yorkers was excellent. Same team, no changes."

Playing XI:
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (Captain), Shreyas Iyer, Lokesh Rahul(w), Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah

Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch (Captain), Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey (wicket-keeper), Ashton Turner, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa

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