IND vs AUS Match Preview- 3rd ODI, India Tour of Australia 2025
Published - 25 Oct 2025, 07:00 AM
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India will be up against Australia in the third of the three-match ODI series. The IND vs AUS Match Preview provides today's match details for the third ODI of the India tour of Australia 2025.
IND vs AUS Match Preview- 3rd ODI, India Tour of Australia 2025:
Date and Venue:
The IND vs AUS match will be played on October 25 at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney. The game will start at 9:00 AM IST.
Squads:
India
Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal
Australia
Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Matthew Renshaw, Matthew Short, Mitchell Starc
IND vs AUS Key battles:
Rohit Sharma vs Josh Hazlewood
India's opening batter and former captain will look to take the responsibility of getting the team off to a good start, being the senior batter in the team.
Rohit will have to tackle the bowling of Josh Hazlewood, who has troubled him quite a bit in the series so far.
Virat Kohli vs Mitchell Starc
Like Rohit, Virat Kohli would also like to have a good outing with the bat in his final game of the ongoing tour of Australia
Kohli will go head-to-head against Mitchell Starc, who will be entrusted to pick wickets with the new ball.
Mitchell Marsh vs Mohammed Siraj
Australian captain, Mitchell Marsh, would be banked upon by the team to lead from the front by getting a big score under his belt and laying a platform for the incoming batters.
Marsh will be up against Mohammed Siraj, who will look to put on a spirited performance with the ball, like he does in most of the matches in all three formats of the game.
Travis Head vs Arshdeep Singh
Marsh's opening partner, Travis Head, would eye to have a positive start by playing in an attacking manner, which is something that the left-handed batter is known for, which allows him to create pressure on the opposition bowlers.
Head will face the challenge of left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh, who is still looking to cement his place in the ODI format of the game, having got a handful of chances so far.
IND vs AUS Key Players:
IND- Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana
AUS- Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Renshaw, Travis Head, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood
IND vs AUS Weather Report:
There is no chance of rain during the game in Sydney with a maximum temperature of 24°C and a minimum of 19°C.
Conclusion
India would like to have a winning end to the ODI series to be in good rhythm before the start of the first T20I.
As far as Australia is concerned, the home team would also eye a win in the final game of the three-match ODI series.
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