India and Australia will conflict in a ultimate one-day worldwide (ODI) on the Wankhede Stadium right here on Tuesday earlier than the Aussies’ multi-format tour of India strikes to Navi Mumbai for the T20I leg.
While Australia has an unassailable 2-0 lead within the sequence, the ultimate ODI will probably be a vital one for 2 sides that are specializing in the longer term.
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A staff effort has seen Alyssa Healy’s aspect edge India in crunch conditions, with completely different gamers stepping up with bat and ball throughout the 2 ODIs. While an inconsequential fixture permits room to experiment, the Aussies will probably be trying to stay unbeaten.
“We are pretty keen to win this last game of the series. We will be putting our best team out there and looking to go 3-0 in the series to lead into the T20s with some momentum,” Annabel Sutherland stated on the eve of the fixture.
India’s fielding and the batting type of the highest order had been the 2 priorities for the teaching workers throughout observe forward of the match. The help workers spaced out fielding drills between internet classes, specializing in excessive catches and the response occasions of the fielders deployed within the slips, with Head coach Amol Muzumdar becoming a member of the slip cordon.
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The Harmanpreet Kaur-led outfit might want to lock roles for its batting order with an eye fixed on the decrease center order. Sending Deepti Sharma at quantity six didn’t work within the second ODI.
Pooja Vastrakar, who scored a brisk 46-ball 62 at a strike charge of 134.78 was despatched in at quantity eight with scoreboard stress rising with every supply. Allowing Pooja to return larger up the order would possibly permit her the time wanted to settle and provides India a much-needed energy hitting choice within the demise.
While Sneh Rana took issues simple within the nets following her concussion within the earlier recreation, coach Muzumdar confirmed her availability for choice for the ultimate fixture on Saturday.
Australia bats deep and that has allowed Healy the room to make a measured return from damage. The focus will probably be on discovering wickets within the center overs, which the aspect has discovered onerous to do in key passages of play. The left-arm spin of Jess Jonassen, who can be a helpful bat, could possibly be an alternative choice to a barely costly Alana King.
SQUADS:
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Shreyanka Patil, Mannat Kashyap, Saika Ishaque, Renuka Singh, Titas Sadhu, Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Harleen Deol
Australia: Alyssa Healy (c), Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Alana King, Tahlia McGrath, Ellyse Perry, Annabel Sutherland, Darcie Brown, Jess Jonassen, Megan Schutt, Georgia Wareham
Match begins at 1:30pm
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