Australia opt to bowl in 3rd India ODI

Australia opt to bowl in 3rd India ODI
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Summary Australia lead the five-match series 2-0 after wins in Perth and Brisbane.

MELBOURNE (AFP) - Australian captain Steve Smith won the toss and chose to bowl in the third one-day international against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.

India, who need to win in Melbourne to keep the five-match series alive, made two changes from the side that lost in Brisbane on Friday, handing debuts to all-rounders Gurkeerat Singh and Rishi Dhawan in place of Ravi Ashwin and Manish Pandey.

Australia brought in all-rounder Mitchell Marsh for left-arm paceman Joel Paris.

Australia lead the five-match series 2-0 after wins in Perth and Brisbane.

Teams:

Australia - Shaun Marsh, Aaron Finch, Steve Smith (capt), George Bailey, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade, James Faulkner, Kane Richardson, John Hastings, Scott Boland

India - Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni (capt), Gurkeerat Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishi Dhawan, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Barinder Sran

Umpires: Simon Fry (AUS), Richard Kettleborough (ENG)

TV Umpire: Mick Martell (AUS)

Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL) 

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