India will face Australia in the third and final ODI encounter in Melbourne on Friday and the series tied at 1-1, the match holds a special significance for both set of cricketers. The match is going to be extra special for Ravindra Jadeja as the all-rounder is just 10 runs away from completing a somewhat rare milestone in ODI cricket.
If he scores 10 or more, Jadeja will become the 26th all-rounder with the double of 2,000 ODI runs and 150 wickets and only the third Indian cricketer after Kapil Dev and Sachin Tendulkar to achieve this brilliant feat.
READ: Hardik hasn’t stepped out of the house since return from Australia - Father
Virat Kohli smashed his 39th one-day international century as India claimed a dramatic six-wicket victory over Australia at a sweltering Adelaide Oval on Tuesday to level up the three-match series at 1-1.
Skipper Kohli contributed of 104 of his side’s runs as they successfully chased down their victory target of 299 for the loss of four wickets to send the series into a decider on Friday at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, clearly suffering in the heat, smashed a huge six to bring the scores level and reach his half century before scoring the winning run with four balls to spare.
The three-match series now goes to a decider in Melbourne on Friday after Australia won the opening game in Sydney by 34 runs.