Indian bowlers executed really well, says Smith

Indore, Sep 24 - Australia skipper Steven Smith heaped praise on Hardik Pandya for his brilliant knock in the third One-Day International (ODI) which helped India to a five-wicket win and an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. Pandya produced

Finch, who missed the first two ODIs, registered his eighth ODI century and shared a 154-run second-wicket partnership with Smith (63 off 71 balls).

"I thought Finchy was magnificent, it was a great hundred. The pitch was pretty much the same for both teams until 35 overs, it did slow down towards the end. We weren't good enough to get the boundaries and get the score we needed," Smith said.

Australia, who have lost the ODI series 0-3, will take on India in the fourth match at Bengaluru on September 28. 

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IANS