India vs Australia 3rd ODI Live Cricket Score and Updates: RO-KO Shines As India Won by 9 Wickets

Former India skipper Rohit Sharma has once again smashed a stunning half-century in the third ODI against Australia. In the last match also he played an excellent knock of 73 runs.

Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have given India a solid start and stitched a partnership of more than 50 runs.

Harshit Rana strikes and he has piled up Australia's innings at a score of 236. He now has 4 wickets in the third ODI and has delivered under pressure.

Kuldeep Yadav has dismissed Mitchell Starc! Australia 7 wickets down.

FOUR! Alex Carey executes a brilliant slog sweep, timing the ball perfectly and dispatching it through the gap off Kuldeep Yadav for a boundary. A masterful stroke from the left-hander.

AUSTRALIA 169/3 in 31.4 overs vs INDIA

Australia 100 runs in 17 overs.

DRINKS BREAK!!! After surviving two close calls, Australia picks up the momentum and keeps going. For India the spinners - Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel are attacking from both the sides.

Australian skipper Mitchell Marsh has stitched a strong 50 runs partnership with Travis Head.

Australia are out to bat first for the opening time in this series.

Interestingly, the only previous occasion Mitchell Marsh opted to bat first in his 27-match captaincy stint saw Australia amass 431/2 against South Africa in Mackay (August 2024).

The hosts have been dominant at the SCG, winning eight of their last nine ODIs at the venue — and notably, in all nine encounters, the team batting first has come out on top.

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

Arshdeep Singh and Nitish Kumar Reddy OUT

Kuldeep Yadav and Prasidh Krishna IN

It is likely that this will be Virat Kohli's last ODI on Australian soil.

Adam Zampa is on the verge of achieving a major milestone in Australian cricket history. Following his brilliant, match-winning spell in the second ODI against India at Adelaide, the leg-spinner now stands just four wickets away from becoming only the second Australian spinner to claim 200 wickets in One-Day Internationals.

Zampa was at his absolute best on Thursday, outsmarting the Indian batters with his clever variations and finishing with impressive figures of 4 for 60 in his 10 overs. His crucial breakthroughs played a key role in Australia’s series-clinching victory and also earned him the Player of the Match award.

The 33-year-old will now have another opportunity to reach the landmark when Australia face India in the third ODI on Saturday.

So far, Zampa has picked up 196 wickets in 115 ODIs, and he now trails only the legendary Shane Warne, who remains Australia’s highest wicket-taking spinner in ODIs with 291 scalps to his name.

"Virat Kohli's form is important. He needs to rotate the strike and keep the scoreboard moving. Because once he starts doing that, it becomes very difficult for any opposition to stop him. I hope Virat starts rotating the strike quickly, gets some runs on the board, and once that happens, there's no looking back for him," he said.

"With the kind of assistance they're getting on these Australian pitches, they need to make full use of the conditions and show that in their performances. I would like to see the Indian pacers, especially with the new ball, strike early and make that impact," he added.

The match will be starting at 9:00 AM and the toss is scheduled to be held at 8:30 AM.