Australia beat India in 3rd ODI to clinch series

17th Jan, Melbourne (Cricketnmore) -  Australia dominated with both bat and ball to defeat India by three wickets in the third One-Day International (ODI) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Sunday.

Pacer John Hastings returned figures of 4/58 as India posted 295/6 after being asked to bat first. Glenn Maxwell and Shaun Marsh then spearheaded the run chase as Australia claimed victory with seven balls to spare.

The hosts have now taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-ODI series. Australia had won the first two matches by five and seven wickets respectively.

The Indians have now lost three of their last four ODI series since the World Cup in Australia last year. This is their third consecutive series loss. They had earlier conceded an away series in Bangladesh and went down to South Africa at home.

India vs Australia 3rd ODI

Records :

# Virat Kohli becomes the fastest player to reach 7000 runs and 24 centuries in 161 innings.

# Virat Kohli reached another milestone, becomes the fastest batsman to score 24 ODI centuries. He surpassed record of Sachin Tendulkar who did this in 219 innings.

Toss: Australia won the tos and elect to bowl first

Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

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Team XI:

Australia: Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh, Steven Smith (captain), George Bailey, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade (wicketkeeper), James Faulkner, John Hastings, Kane Richardson, Scott Boland.

India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain & wicketkeeper), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishi Dhawan, Barinder Singh Sran, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav.