Australia elect to bat in fifth ODI against India
By PTI | Published: 01st October 2017 01:50 PM |
Last Updated: 01st October 2017 02:26 PM | A+A A- |
Australia cricket player Aaron Finch bats during the fifth one-day international cricket match between India and Australia in Nagpur. (Photo | AP)
The 5th ODI between India and Australia at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium saw Australian skipper Steven Smith winning the toss and electing to bat first. After the loss in Bengaluru, the hosts made three changes.
Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will replace Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav. Kuldeep Yadav comes in place of Yuzvendra Chahal who is sick. For Australia, James Faulkner replaces Kane Richardson who is sick. India skipper Virat Kohli was optimistic as India chased down 350 the last time these two sides met in Nagpur. "All we need to do is follow the processes, we expect a team like Australia to come back, Australia was better. Incentives are plenty.
The pitch looks hard, I've heard it won't change much, we would have batted first too. Last time we chased down 350 here," he said. Steve Smith's side who is aiming for a second consolation is aiming fo another big total. "Looks pretty dry, hopefully, will slow down later. Thought we played well with the bat, want another big total," Smith said. It's a very hot day in Nagpur and the newly laid pitch will offer plenty of runs on the board.
Teams
India: Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (capt), Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (wk), Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah.
Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch, Steven Smith (capt), Travis Head, Marcus Stoinis, Peter Handscomb, Matthew Wade (wk), James Faulkner, Pat Cummins, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Zampa.
