IND VS AUS - 3rd ODI, Australia tour of India, 2019

Australia were close in the first two ODIs but today they have managed to cross the line and in the process, have shown the cracks in India's line-up. The opening partnership, especially Dhawan, is struggling, the number four slot is back in question and what is the role of Jadeja in this team. Is he a bowler who can bat a bit? Or considered as a genuine all rounder? India need to answer these questions in the next two ODIs and it won't be easy as the series is at stake and they can't afford slip ups. It will be interesting to see how they respond. That's it from us. This is Akshay Maanay signing off on behalf of my colleagues Pradeep Krishnamurthy, Hariprasad Sadanandan, Rishi Roy and Shashikant Singh. Cya!

Khawaja, Man of the Match: There is nothing like winning. Specially against a very good Indian side. They made us work hard. Patty getting us those wickets early when we first went out there was massive, but Virat batting the way he is and then a lot of good batsmen around, nice to get that win. The bowlers bowled beautifully. We probably would have bowled first and weren't quite sure what a good score is, but Finchy batted beautifully at the start, we got a nice partnership and the lower-order finished off well. It was not easy towards the end when the ball got soft. They batted beautifully to put up that total. My first hundred in ODIs, I had 98 before this and ran myself out, so it was nice to get those extra two runs today.

Finch: It was a pretty good performance by our guys. To get 300 on that wicket was really good batting performance. The way we bowled up front, we put the squeeze on and got three big wickets. It was nice (opening stand) and I think it is important, especially in these conditions we know how hard it is for guys to come in and score quickly in the middle overs. It was important that Usman and I kept going as deep as we could and allow Maxi to come in and play the way he does, Stoinis too. I have been training really hard and working on my game as hard as I possibly can. I have always had the faith I would get some runs. It was nice to start us off with a good partnership and set up what was a defendable total. Usman played a fantastic knock and Zamps bowled well. I think Jhye was standout with the ball too. To be able to put pressure on world class players and to get wickets on a wicket which was easy to score with the new ball. The work he did was outstanding and Patty Cummins was at his best again.

Kohli (2/2): The guys who have got out will want to make the most of the opportunity. We don't want collapses. We want partnerships that can get us going. In terms of hitting the ball, it was one of my finest hundreds. I just felt really clear in my head from ball one. Even after three wickets I thought I should play my game and not think of what happens if I play my shots. I was very disappointed when I got out. I really thought we had a chance with the difference being 20 between balls and runs. Australia played better on the day. Adam bowled well and they won the game. We will have a few changes in the next couple of games. We have to figure out what those changes are. But the idea is to go out there and win matches and take a lot of pride in winning games for the country. That mindset will not change. We will have a few new faces and they will have to make the most of their chances because there is a World Cup coming and everyone wants to be on that flight. The guys are excited and looking forward to it. A little hiccup in the middle but we will regroup and come back stronger.

Kohli (1/2): We were (in the game) specially how we pulled back things in the last 10 overs. We thought we would be chasing 350+ with the way Australia were going. I think they batted outstandingly well in the first 40 overs, but we pulled it back in the last 10 after Maxi's run out. We were quite optimistice of our chance but well.. We were told there was going to be dew around 7-7 30, but there is not a drop of dew on the ground even now. I got that calculation wrong a little bit. Nonetheless, we were keen to get that score on the board. The wicket wasn't improving at all and wasn't getting easier to bat on. So we had to make the most of whatever loose balls we got. I tried to do that for a decent time of the innings I played in but eventually I knew, the odd risk you have to keep taking and one more wicket it would get difficult. That is exactly what happened. If we were three down with 100 needed off 13-14 overs, it was still achievable. But with five down it was difficult. Australia knew that as well and they kept pitching in the areas that made us hit good shots, then I got and Vijay got out, there was no looking back from there. No team wants to do that (lose 4-5 wickets early). We are a team that takes a lot of pride in our cricket. We are a team that have strung in partnerships. We haven't lost three in bunches many times. So it has happened a couple of times in the series and that is something we look forward to plugging in the next couple of games.

Stat alert: Khawaja (104) - first individual hundred for Australia in a winning cause since David Warner's 124 in Bengaluru in Sep 2017. Seven individual 100s since and all seven resulted in losses. Also the fourth time in last five ODIs that India have been bowled out

Adam Zampa: 'We bowled well collectively. The quicks upfront were amazing, Virat is a serious player, it was good to take his wicket when we did. I don't think he's my bunny, he's one of the hardest players to bowl to. I was under a bit of pressure, if he had hit a couple of more boundaries, the momentum would have shifted towards them. The message from the management and the coach was to take wickets, the mindset was the same. The wickets here in India are pretty good and the outfield fast, that has a say in your bowling.'

21:11 Local Time, 15:41 GMT, 21:11 IST: It is very rare that a Kohli hundred goes in vain - only the 8th loss in 41. But credit to Australia for coming all guns firing with the new ball. That opening burst from Cummins and Richardson was where the visitors won the game and also ensured they withstood the onslaught by the Indian skipper. In an innings where the next best is 32, Kohli scored a 95-ball 123 and seemed unperturbed by the uneven nature of the surface. The game was in the bag for Australia once Zampa went past the centurion. There was too much to do for the lower-order and they couldn't handle the pressure. Hang around for the presentations..

Pat Cummins to Kuldeep Yadav, out Caught by Finch!! Australia win by 32 runs. They stay alive in the series. The smiles are back. The back-in-form skipper fittingly takes the catch. Back of a length delivery and Kuldeep wanted to hack it across the line, the top-edge skies up towards mid-off and Finch makes no mistake. Kuldeep Yadav c Finch b Pat Cummins 10(16) [4s-1]

Pat Cummins to Kuldeep Yadav, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Pat Cummins to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, short of length from round the wicket and Kuldeep slashes, too quick for him and he doesn't make contact

Pat Cummins [8.0-1-37-2] is back into the attack

J Richardson to Bumrah, no run, full and attacking the stumps, Bumrah squirts an inside edge to fine leg and they don't take a single. Not sure if it was Kuldeep or Bumrah who didn't want the run

Jasprit Bumrah, right handed bat, comes to the crease

J Richardson to Shami, out Caught by Pat Cummins!! That is why.. He sparkles but doesn't last long. Slower short of length delivery, Shami backs away and tries to slap it over extra cover, doesn't get the elevation and finds Cummins on the edge of the circle. Australia are one wicket away. Shami c Pat Cummins b J Richardson 8(4) [4s-2]

J Richardson to Shami, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

J Richardson to Shami, FOUR, second boundary for Shami. Why is he coming after Kuldeep? Picked the slower delivery and swung it with the spin, clean strike and the ball bounces only once before crossing the rope

J Richardson to Shami, no run, low full toss and Shami made room, does not connect cleanly with his drive, straight to mid-off

J Richardson to Shami, FOUR, sharp short ball and Shami is not one to hang around and see this out, he throws his bat on the pull shot and the top-edge goes away fine, beating the fielder in the deep comfortably

Mohammed Shami, right handed bat, comes to the crease