India vs Australia 2017, 3rd ODI: 5 reasons why India came out on top

#1 Hardik Pandya’s brilliant performance

Hardik Pandya is one step closer to claiming the Man of the Series award

Hardik Pandya’s good form in the series continued as he produced another brilliant performance with both bat and ball. Pandya’s economy rate was close to 6 but he took a very important wicket, that of David Warner who was looking dangerous.

However, Pandya’s best performance in the match came with the bat. Following the dismissals of both openers in quick succession, Pandya took over the scoring responsibilities pretty well. The 24-year-old played some terrific shots and he took India closer to victory with his 72-ball 78 before being dismissed.

Pandya was rightfully adjudged the Man of the Match, his second of the series. There is a very good chance he will be named the Player of the Series if he replicates his performances in the final two matches, at Bangalore and Nagpur.