After series lost by India, Team India will looked for make at least one or two changes in their squad for the 3rd ODI against Australia. Team India will face Australia in the third and final ODI of the three-match series on Saturday (25 October 2025), at the famous Sydney Cricket Ground. The host s have an indisputable advantage and are assumed to approach the final game with both confidence and strategy.
Australia may use the chance to experiment with their squad after the series win secured, giving opportunities to players who have not part of the first two matches. A win in the final ODI would finish a dominant 3-0 sweep, further powering their team morale and confidence.
On the other side, after back-to-back losses that handed the series to the hosts, team India enters the match searching redemption. However the series outcome is already finalized, the visitors will be inspired to complete on a high note, focusing for a consolation win in the third and final encounter.
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Will Team India make changes in their squad?
Team India will be expected to make atleast one or two changes in their line-up after the series already lost which might see a shift from their all-rounder approach and could see after sitting out both the ODIs, left arm wrister Kuldeep Yadav come into the unravel. Prasidh Krishna taking Harshit Rana place in the squad for the third encounter.
In Sydney, What could Kuldeep Yadav bring to the table?
One of the most undervalued spinners from Indian cricket team over the years, Kuldeep Yadav can be the answer for the Indian side who uninspired in the 2nd ODI in terms of taking wickets at important intervals and keeping the Australia team under pressure. In order to avoid a clean sweep, Indian team could certainly use skillset in the third and final match.
Head-to- Head stats of India vs Australia in ODI cricket
Total matches: 160
Australia won: 86
India won: 58
Tie/No result: 10
Probable Playing 11 of India vs Australia 3rd ODI
India Playing 11: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (C), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh
Australia Playing 11: Mitchell Marsh ((c), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey(w), Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Xavier Bartlett, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Squads:
India Squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (w), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Dhruv Jurel, Prasidh Krishna
Australia Squad: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe(w), Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Starc, Xavier Bartlett, Josh Hazlewood, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann
The third ODI between India and Australia will be played on Saturday, 25 October 2025 at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Australia. The toss for the third ODI match will take place at 8:30 AM IST and match will start at 9:00 AM IST. The live telecast for third match will be available on the Star Sports network in India. IND vs AUS 3rd ODI match live streaming will be available on the JioHotstar app and website in India.
