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Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill (AP and Twitter)
Hardik Pandya was disappointed with Shubman Gill’s poor fielding, as well as the former captain angered his captain
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma was caught shaking his head in utter dismay after missing a simple catch by Shubman Gill during Australia’s batting in the third one-day international. After taking a short pitched delivery from Hardik Pandya, Australian opener Travis Head got Gill over cover and hit a big shot. Completely baffled at the slow speed, Head failed to find a good connection. Gill kept calm and followed the trajectory of the ball while running along the boundary line. The youngster tried a superb dive but missed a boundary.
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Hardik Pandya, who was bowling his first over of the match, was apparently also frustrated by the poor fielding by Shubman Gill. If the Indian opener is successful in the attempt, it will make Pandya his first dismissal in the third ODI. After getting an extra life, Head managed to survive only a few balls.
Pandya followed it up on the final ball of the same over, with a similar delivery, trapping the right-hander for a catch just behind the boundary rope. Head returned to the pavilion after scoring 33 runs, which was decorated with 4 fours and 2 sixes.
Hardik Pandya was one of the standout bowlers for India in the third ODI. After Marsh, he dismissed Australian captain Steve Smith for a golden duck. Following this, the 29-year-old all-rounder broke the stumps of Mitchell Marsh, another Australian opener who has been enjoying scintillating form in the series. Marsh looked dangerous during his 47-ball knock, hitting 8 fours and a six.
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Apart from Pandya, spinner Kuldeep Yadav ended the match with three wickets. Among others, Mohammad Siraj and Akshar Patel got two wickets each. After a top-notch performance from the hosts’ bowling, Australia finished with their batting total of 269 runs in 50 overs.
Mitchell Marsh continued to be the top run-scorer for the visitors, while Alex Carey (38 off 46 balls), Marcus Stoinis (25 off 26 balls) and Sean Abbott (26 off 23 balls) added some late innings. Played important innings. Although the target appears to be an easy task for India, the top-order batsmen will need to give of themselves given the pace of the Chennai pitch.
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