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India off to strong start in 3rd T20I against Australia

India were off to a strong start during the third and final T20I between India and Australia at Sydney.

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Published: Jan 31, 2016, 03:54 PM (IST)
Edited: Jan 31, 2016, 03:54 PM (IST)

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Shikhar Dhawan (above) and Rohit Sharma are aiming to take apart the Australian bowlers © Getty Images
Shikhar Dhawan (above) and Rohit Sharma are aiming to take apart the Australian bowlers © Getty Images

Visitors India were off to a strong start during the third and final Twenty20 International (T20I) between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Sunday. Openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma are aiming to take apart the Australian bowlers as they aim to chase the hefty total down set by the Australians batting first. Both the batsmen have brought India near to the 50 run mark in just three overs. Currently, India are 42 for the loss of no wicket in three overs with openers Rohit Sharma on 16 and Shikhar Dhawan on 22. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: India vs Australia, 3rd T20I at Sydney 

Earlier, Australia’s stand-in skipper Shane Watson won the toss and elected to bat first as he made a mammoth five-changes in the sqaud from the previous T20I defeat at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Friday. He scored a blistering 124 as Australia finished on a challenging total of 197 for the loss of five wickets. He rested Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Cameron Bancroft (debutante), Shaun Tait and Cameron Boyce come into the side for Aaron Finch, Matthew Wade, James Faulkner, Nathan Lyon and John Hastings. While Indian skipper MS Dhoni moved in with an unchnged squad from the win as they want to stick to the right and winning combionation for quite sometime and not disturb the momentum. FULL CRICKET UPDATES: India vs Australia 2015-16, 3rd T20I at Sydney
India and Australia will lock horns for the final time in this tour when they play the third Twenty20 International (T20I) at Sydney on Sunday. It is the final match of their ongoing three-match T20I series and having won the first two matches, India sealed have already sealed the series. India defeated Australia by 27 runs in the second T20I at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Friday and with that MS Dhoni’s men ensured that they return home with a trophy.

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