Dominant India aim to seal series in third ODI vs Australia, Check predicted playing XI

Indore, Sep 23 (Cricketnmore) After overpowering Australia in the opening two games, a dominant India will aim to pocket the five-match One Day International (ODI) series when they face the Kangaroos in the third game at the Holkar Stadium here

India's only area of concern is the middle order batting, where Kedar Jadhav and Manish Pandey have failed to fire and the onus once again falls on the likes of Kohli, who blasted a 107-ball 92 in the second game at the Eden Gardens along side the other half centurion Ajinkya Rahane.

Rahane's opening partner Rohit Sharma is also due for runs but the saving grace has been the brilliant form of the lower middle order comprising stumper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Hardik Pandya.

On the other hand, Australia will need to pull up their socks in the batting department, which lacked a spark in the first two matches.

The over-dependence on Smith and opener David Warner has also been a cause of worry for the tourists.

Australia can, however, draw a lot of positives from the performance of their fast bowlers -- Nathan Coulter-Nile and Pat Cummins. But the form of leg-spinner Adam Zampa, who has managed to pick just two wickets so far, will hurt the Aussies.

Teams:

India: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Ajinkya Rahane, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (WK), Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Australia: David Warner, Steve Smith (Captain), Ashton Agar, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade (WK), Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Marcus Stoinis, Kane Richardson, Aaron Finch.