IND vs AUS, third ODI: Indian batting crumbles as Zampa, Agar spin Australia to series-clinching win

Question marks surrounded India’s batting once again as Adam Zampa and Ashton Agar spun Australia to a 21-run win in Wednesday’s series-deciding third and final one day international in Chennai.

Kohli scored a half century but India’s run-chase hit a massive speed bump in the last phase as Australia’s spinners did the star turn. India were bowled out for 248 in 49.1 overs.

Earlier, three wickets apiece from Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep Vadav left India in need of 270 to win.

Australia were bowled out for 269 in the 49th over after Pandya (3-44) and left-arm spinner Yadav (3-56) put a brake on the tourists’ early momentum.

It was India’s first men’s ODI series defeat at home since 2019.

Left-arm spinner Agar removed in-form Virat Kohli (54) and the world’s top-rated Twenty20 batter Suryakumar Yadav for his third consecutive golden duck in the first two balls of the 36th over to leave the hosts reeling at 185-6 with a target of 270 to win.

The series was important practice on South Asian pitches for Australia before the ODI World Cup in India later this year.

India bowled out Australia for 269 and were cruising in the first 10 overs of their chase before skipper Rohit Sharma fell after a 17-ball 30 with the...

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