Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Friday, 18 January, 1.20pm local time, 2.20am GMT
These matches, being a crucial part of the preparation for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019, sometimes tend to get reduced to preparatory matches. However, series wins can also build confidence within the side, and that is just as imperative heading into a world tournament.
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (c), Ambati Rayudu/Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja/Vijay Shankar, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammad Siraj/Yuzvendra Chahal
Playing XI: Aaron Finch (c), Alex Carey (wk), Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Siddle, Jhye Richardson, Adam Zampa, Billy Stanlake
Australia vs India
08:20 AM +06
3rd ODI (D/N), at Melbourne, Jan 18 2019
Toss: India
Match: Australia