Virat Kohli's half-century went in vain as Adam Zampa's four-wicket haul and all-round team efforts helped Australia defeat India by 21 runs in the third and last match of the ODI series here at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday.
For India, their third ODI against Australia is their last 50-over game before a tour to West Indies in August. They may have three more matches in India before the World Cup starts
Despite having won the three-match series, South Africa's 59-run defeat in the third and final ODI against England at the Diamond Oval, Kimberley on Wednesday has them delicately placed in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League, wherein they currently occupy the ninth position.
Rohit looked in supreme touch in the third ODI against New Zeland and brought up his 30th ODI ton, his first since January 2020 in the 50-over format in just 83 balls.
Shubhman Gill has been in a rich vein of form in the 50-over format. The batter has scored 1254 runs in 21 innings at a staggering average of 73.76 and made a double hundred against New Zealand in the first ODI in Hyderabad.
Gill is enjoying a brilliant 2023 in ODIs, having scored 567 runs in six innings at an average of 113.40. He has three ODI tons and a fifty this year, with the best score of 208