India vs Australia 3rd ODI Highlights: India crash to 66-run loss

India vs Australia Live Score: WOW! Australia seem to be doing to India what India did to them in Indore. This deck is a belter and now David Warner too is swinging for the fences. Starts the over by bludgeoning Siraj was a four through covers and then clubs him way over long for a six. Repeats it two balls later. Australia 37/0 after 4 overs.

India vs Australia Live Score: It's gone! There is no swing and we are only into the third over. Marsh realises it and has already started to flex his muscles. Hits Bumrah for FOUR over his head, the SIX towards cow corner and a FOUR slapped between point and to power to 19 off 8 balls.

India vs Australia Live Score: Bowling his first over of the series, Mohammed Siraj is on the money, keeping Warner and Marsh to just a couple of singles. The swing seems to be vanishing every over and once it does, India's bowlers and fielders could be in for a long day.

India vs Australia Live Score: Warner takes a single off the fourth ball, and Marsh slaps a boundary off the first ball. An elegant cover drive on the front foot. Nice and elegant and the ball pierces the gap for Australia's first boundary. AUS 5/0 after the first over.

India vs Australia Live Score: And we're underway! The first delivery of India's final match before the World Cup, delivered by Jasprit Bumrah. And it's swinging right from the outset. He playfully quipped with the broadcasters that the swing typically persists for '3-4 balls', but when facing Bumrah, a batter should be alert to more than just swing.

India vs Australia Live Score: Virat Kohli will likely open the innings for India, along with Rohit Sharma – the dream pair. Of course, India can turn to KL Rahul as well, but with him finally set at No. 5, will it be a good move? We're not quite sure. Kohli has scored 166 runs from 7 innings while opening for India, not the best, but he sure won't mind for this one-off contest.

Rohit Sharma: "Conditions are much better here, looks like there’s good weather. Decent temperature as well, we're just looking forward to this game. The breaks are more important from a mental perspective than a physical one. Very happy with how we played, almost everything we wanted to do we got it done. Gives us a chance for us to see what we want to do. Looks a bit dry, it’s going to play slightly better under lights, we wanted to chase anyway. Let's see if we can make use of the two new balls."

1 Rohit Sharma (Captain), 2 Virat Kohli, 3 Shreyas Iyer, 4 KL Rahul (WK), 5 Suryakumar Yadav, 6 Ravindra Jadeja, 7 Washington Sundar, 8 Kuldeep Yadav, 9 Jasprit Bumrah, 10 Mohammed Siraj, 11 Prasidh Krishna

India vs Australia Live Score: Two more developments just shared by Rohit. India have dropped Ravichandran Ashwin, who will be replaced by Washington Sundar, and Ishan Kishan is unwell.

India vs Australia Live Score: Pat Cummins wins the toss and Australia will BAT! Five changes for Australia, including the returns of Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc and an ODI debut for Tanveer Sangha. "Looks like a good wicket, not sure how it’ll change in the 100 overs. Good to get game time for everyone, don't want to go into a world cup cold. Results haven’t gone our way but good day to change that. Different conditions here but we’ve played a lot over here so no surprises," says Cummins.

India vs Australia Live Score: Aussie fans! Look away. You don't want to read this. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma love batting against Australia. Together, the two batting superstars have combined to score almost 4500 runs against the Aussies. Rohit leads with 2251 runs at an average of 59.2 with 8 centuries, but Kohli isn't too far behind with 2172 runs at an average of 53 and 8 centuries as well.

India vs Australia Live Score: This piece of trivia might have slipped under the radar, but after their loss in Indore, Australia has now suffered five consecutive ODI defeats. They were handed a hat-trick of defeats at the hands of South Africa earlier this month, and India added to their woes with two more victories. Having already relinquished their World No. 1 ranking, a 0-3 defeat is certainly not a stain Australia would want on their record as they approach the World Cup.

India vs Australia Live Score: Kuldeep Yadav has undergone a remarkable transformation since his return to the Indian ODI setup. This is no longer the same bowler who was visibly upset after being pummeled by Andre Russell or the one who struggled to secure a spot in the team during the Virat Kohli-Ravi Shastri era. At 31 wickets, Kuldeep currently ranks as the second-highest wicket-taker in ODIs this year, behind only Sandeep Lamichhane. He has already outfoxed Pakistan and Sri Lanka with his wrist-spin, and boasts a respectable record against Australia, having taken 27 wickets in 19 ODIs, with a best of 3/54. Can Kuldeep add Australia to his list of conquests?

India vs Australia Live Score: To answer your question, NO! For a change, there is no rain in forecast. The weather is holding up nicely at Rajkot. Despite the expectation of overcast skies, it seems that showers are likely to stay at bay. This comes as a welcome change, especially considering that India's last eight matches were marred by rain interruptions. Pallekele and Colombo saw persistent showers, while even Mohali's hot and humid conditions invited some precipitation to cool things down. Indore also had its fair share of showers, which led to a deduction in overs. However, today seems poised to break that pattern.

India vs Australia Live Score: If the Indore game wasn't treacherous enough for the bowlers, more of the same is expected from today's Rajkot surface. The SCA Stadium in Rajkot has only witnessed three ODIs, but it has witnessed four instances of teams amassing 300-plus totals. When India last played here in 2020, they posted 340/6 against Australia, who responded with 304 of their own.

India vs Australia Live Score: It's not every day that you associate the team 'woes' with Australia's death bowling, but such has been the case in the last few ODIs. While conceding their highest ODI total of a mammoth 399/5 against India in Indore – giving away 103 in the last 10 overs – Australia now have recorded the worst death-overs economy rate this year by any team.

India vs Australia Live Score: In February of this year, Suryakumar Yadav received a harsh reality check regarding his ODI batting. He suffered the ignominy of three first-ball ducks, with two of them attributed to Mitchell Starc, who dismissed the Indian batsman LBW in the first two ODIs. Starc's early in-swinging deliveries are the stuff of nightmares for any batter, and the fact that he's a left-arm quick adds an extra layer of challenge.

Suryakumar Yadav's ODI performance has shown an upward curve in the last two matches, but with Starc's return, he is well aware that facing 'Menacing Mitch' surely won't be a walk in the park. The prospect of Starc charging in at SKY in in full flow is a sight we want to see.

India vs Australia Live Score: The 25-year-old, who initially had some vulnerabilities against quality bowling attacks, has now established himself as a reliable middle-order batsman. Who can forget his gritty 82 against Pakistan or his highly-skillful 33 against Sri Lanka on a challenging pitch where India struggled to 213 all out? However, it's worth noting that Ishan Kishan's memorable 210-run innings last year against Bangladesh came while opening the innings. With Shubman Gill resting, Ishan is slated to return to opening the innings. What makes this task particularly challenging is that he will be facing the returning and formidable trio of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Pat Cummins. This will be quite the litmus test for young Kishan.

India vs Australia Live Score: Rohit Sharma did not paint the exact picture but these are the reasons behind some of Team India's notable absentees for today's fixture

Shubman Gill – Rested/caught viral

Shardul Thakur – Home for personal reasons

Hardik Pandya – Home for personal reasons

Mohammed Shami – Home for personal reasons

And of course, Axar Patel, whose availability for the third ODI was subject to fitness.

India vs Australia Live Score: Australia sorely missed Glenn Maxwell, and it wasn't just his batting that left a void. Maxwell's off-spin during the middle overs and his knack for breaking partnerships have significantly impacted their bowling lineup. Fortunately, from the Australian perspective, the good news is that he's returning for the 3rd ODI. Moreover, it appears that his ankle has healed quite well, given that he was smashing some powerful shots during his net practice session in Rajkot.

India vs Australia Live Score: As the Ashwin vs Axar debate continues to gain steam, the legendary Sunil Gavaskar has backed Ashwin's wealth of experience over Axar's all-round prowess. Gavaskar acknowledges Axar's handiness with the bat lower down the order and even appreciates how far his batting has come, but the original Little Master feels that if there is even an iota of doubt about Axar's fitness, or concerns that he may not be able to last the entire World Cup, Ashwin should be drafted into the squad right away. Read what he had to say HERE

India vs Australia Live Score: Ummm. We know about the 'uncertainty' surrounding Team India and the availability of players, as Rohit pointed out last evening, but going by an Instagram story that has taken the internet by storm, it seems to be graver than initially expected. Cheteshwar Pujara posted a picture where he was sitting in between Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit on flight to Rajkot. YEAH! That's right. Rohit did mention that he has a smaller lot of players to select from, but could of them be Pujara? He hasn't played an ODI since 2014, but with the series already won, could today end Pujara's nine-year-exile in the format?

India vs Australia Live Score: How quickly do things change. Not too long ago, Suryakumar Yadav was an ODI flop. Two innings later, he seems to have bossed it. With two very contrasting fifties in two innings, SKY has announced himself in ODIs… and how. In Mohali, when India had lost four wickets for some 40-odd runs, Surya played a mature knock en route to completing a third ODI fifty. Two days later in Indore, SKY joined the carnage inflicted by Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul to absolutely knock the stuffing out of the Australian bowlers. Yet, it is likely that he won't start in India's Playing XI in the World Cup. But can you blame the management? Shreyas Iyer has hit form in the nick of time and will certainly start as your top-choice for No. 4. JEEZ! What a problem to have!

India vs Australia Live Score: The guy is 37, and here he is, on the cusp of playing his third ODI World Cup. Ashwin has done everything he was expected do and fulfilled expectations – take wickets and even make a dash for some batting practice under lights. If there were any apprehensions about his form following the first ODI, he swiftly dispelled those doubts with a remarkable 3/41. Still experiment, still thinking of ways to outsmart the batter. If that is not commitment, we don't know what is. There is just one Ravichandran Ashwin, and we hope the management realises it. Savour him, cherish him! You'll miss him dearly when he's done playing the game.

India vs Australia Live Score: In Indore, India didn't just win the series, they did so with an imposing victory. And now we arrive in Rajkot, where India will be looking for a clean sweep with the big guns back in the mix. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav – the pillars of India's World Cup squad – rested and refreshed, will be eager to hit the ground running. With every match, India seem to be ticking all the more boxes. The players are hitting form just in time ahead of the World Cup and are looking dangerous with every inning. Don't take our word for it? Well, Michael Vaughan shares the same sentiment. Read HERE.

India has never achieved a series sweep against the Australians. What a time to accomplish this feat, especially right before the World Cup.