Australia vs India: 5 reasons why India won the 3rd ODI

#4 Lack of wickets in the middle overs of the chase

Adam Zampa failed to take wickets in the middle overs

Indian began their chase in a cautious manner but lost the wicket of their star opener Rohit Sharma who got an outside edge that flew straight to Marsh at first slip. India then lost Shikhar Dhawan in the 16th over of their chase with the scorecard reading 59/2. Former Indian captain MS Dhoni then shut shop and did not give many chances to the opposition, grinding out his innings with the minimum of risks. His 54-run partnership with captain Virat Kohli and an unbeaten 121-run partnership with Kedar Jadhav sealed the fate of the Aussies. Although Adam Zampa did not give away too many runs in the middle overs, he was not amongst the wickets in contrast to his Indian counterpart, Yuzvendra Chahal. Billy Stanlake who played his first game of the series went wicketless as well. Australia desperately needs a wicket-taking bowler in the middle overs if they are to have any chance of winning the world cup.