Overview:
The Men in Blue have made two changes, with Nitish Kumar Reddy and Arshdeep Singh going out and Kuldeep Yadav and Prasidh Krishna getting a chance in the Playing XI.
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh has won the toss for the third consecutive time in the ODI series and decided to bat first against India at the Sydney Cricket Stadium.
Toss Decision – Captain’s Comments & Reasoning
“We will bat first. The wicket looks nice, and it is going to be a beautiful day at SCG. We want to put runs on the board. It is good to win tosses and matches. The young players have shown character, and they have been calm,” Mitchell Marsh said.
India skipper Shubman Gill would have bowled first, and he is happy with the outcome of the toss. The Men in Blue have made two changes, with Nitish Kumar Reddy and Arshdeep Singh going out and Kuldeep Yadav and Prasidh Krishna getting a chance in the Playing XI.
“We would have bowled first. We want to see the target and then chase it down. We had enough runs in the last game, but we couldn’t take the chances that came our way. We have a good record in Sydney, and hopefully we will have a good game,” Gill said.
Playing XIs
Australia: 1 Mitchell Marsh (capt), 2 Travis Head, 3 Matthew Short, 4 Matthew Renshaw, 4 Alex Carey (wk), 6 Cooper Connolly, 7 Mitchell Owen, 8 Mitchell Starc, 9 Nathan Ellis, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Josh Hazlewood
India: 1 Shubman Gill (capt), 2 Rohit Sharma, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 Axar Patel, 6 KL Rahul (wk), 7 Washington Sundar, 8 Harshit Rana, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Prasidh Krishna, 11 Mohammed Siraj
Toss Result Today India vs Australia 3rd ODI
Q1: Who won the toss today in India vs Australia 3rd ODI?
Australia won the toss and chose to bat first.
Q2: What was the toss time today?
The toss was held at 8:30 am IST/ 02:00 pm local time.
Q3: Why did the captain choose to bat?
Mitchell Marsh has decided to bowl first because of the good batting wicket.
Q4: Where is today’s match being played?
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney