Australian captain Mitchell Marsh is once again ready and leading his team’s batting innings in Sydney after electing to bat first.
In the 14th over, when Marsh hit Axar firmly towards the cover region, the ball was stopped by Indian veteran Virat Kohli, who looked perturbed by the speed at which the ball moved towards him.
India is facing Australia in the third ODI in Sydney. For the Indian team, this could be a dead rubber; However, this is the last opportunity for many Indian players to shine in Australian conditions.
The player to keep an eye on in this last match of the series will be Virat Kohli, because the Indian legend has not yet opened his account of runs in the series.
[Watch] Mitchell Marsh’s powerful stroke hit Virat Kohli like a tracer bullet.
As Mitchell Marsh batted strongly, captain Shubman Gill included spinner Axar Patel into the attack to stop the free flow of runs.
Patel, who is very quick in the air, troubled Mitchell Marsh for room and thus stopped the flow of runs.
In the second ball of the over, Marsh received a brilliant full delivery outside the off-stump and almost smashed it towards cover; However, he was stopped by Virat Kohli, who was hit by the ball on his arms.
The traveling ball may have made an impact, as Kohli waved his hand towards Marsh and cursed him for hitting the ball so hard.
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Mitchell Marsh survives LBW call in Axar Patel’s first over.
When Axar was introduced to stem the flow of runs against Australian captain Mitchell Marsh, who struggles against spinners, especially those who don’t offer much flight, forcing him to be on the backfoot, Patel did what was expected of him.
Axar bowled a ball at 90 kmph on the third ball of his first over and Mitchell Marsh missed his attempt to sweep as the ball tilted towards the wicket. The Indian team made a strong appeal, as KL Rahul advised captain Gill to refer the third umpire.
The ball hit the batsman near his stomach.
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