IND vs AUS, 3rd Test Preview

After an unusual gap of 10 days between the series, India and Australia will be playing the third test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023 at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, from 1st March. The match is scheduled for 9:30 am. India has retained the Border Gavaskar Trophy for the third time in a row by beating Australia in the second test. With the 6-wicket win at Delhi, India has a 2-0 lead in the series. Australia scored 263 runs in the first innings of the test after opener Usman Khwaja (81) and Middle-order batter Peter Handscomb (72) posted half-centuries on the board. Australia showed some intent for the first time in this series by taking 7 Indian wickets on 139.

IND vs AUS, 3rd Test Details

India vs Australia – 3rd Test

Venue: Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore

Date & Time: 01st March 2023 at 09:30 AM IST 

Live Streaming: Star Sports

IND vs AUS, 3rd Test Pitch Report

Once again we expect to see a spin-friendly surface for this Test Match. Batting will be easiest on Days 2 and 3 with a par score of over 450 in the first innings. 

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update

Also Read: SA vs WI Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Probable Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For 1st Test

IND vs AUS, 3rd Test Probable Playing XIs:

India Probable Playing XIs

Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Srikar Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj

Australia Probable Playing XIs

Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Steve Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Peter Handscomb, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Mitchell Starc, Todd Murphy, Nathan Lyon, Matt Kuhnemann

Topmost Picks for IND vs AUS Dream11 Prediction, 3rd Test:

Top Picks – India

• Ravindra Jadeja – After impressing with both bat and ball in the First Test, the left-arm spinner produced his Test best figures of 7-42 in the second innings of the Second Test.
• Ravichandran Ashwin – The off-spinning bowling all-rounder has taken at least three wickets in every innings of this series so far and looks dangerous whenever he comes on to bowl.

Top Picks – Australia

• Steve Smith – The middle order batter will return to the captaincy which he lost in South Africa back in 2018. His Test batting average goes up to 67.73 as skipper.
• Nathan Lyon – The off-spinner was back to his best in the Second Test and with a few more runs on the board could have spun Australia to victory.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for IND vs AUS Dream11 Team:

Peter Handscomb, Rohit Sharma, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja(C), Ravichandran Ashwin(VC), Travis Head, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Mohammed Shami

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for IND vs AUS Dream11 Team:

Peter Handscomb, Rohit Sharma(C), Marnus Labuschagne(VC), Usman Khawaja, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Todd Murphy, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Mohammed Shami

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Ravindra Jadeja, Rohit Sharma

Vice-captain – Ravichandran Ashwin, Marnus Labuschagne

Wicketkeeper – Peter Handscomb

IND vs AUS 3rd Test Probable Winners:

Even if Australia had the likes of David Warner and Pat Cummins available for this game, alongside the all-rounder Cameron Green, India would still be the choice of most pundits to win this match easily. India’s lower-middle order batting has been very impressive in the series so far and someone always manages to make a score or a good partnership for the team. Considering the team combination, India is expected to win this match.