India vs. Australia Prediction on September 27, 2023

Match info

On Wednesday, September 27, India will play Australia in the 3rd and final men’s cricket 2023 One-Day International (ODI) of the three-match series at home at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot with the goal of sweeping the series. The encounter will start at 1:30 p.m. local time and India is still considered a favorite at bookmakers with iOS apps even though it already took the series and doesn’t have such a positive win rate when playing on this particular venue.

Meeting statistics

India may approach the 3rd and final ODI of the series as an additional warm-up game before the ICC World Cup, which is getting closer by the day. With the series trophy now safely in India’s possession, the two sides will now travel from Indore to Rajkot to play at the SCA Stadium, a pitch where India has only had success in one of the total of its three ODI games.

The current form of India

India is in the best possible position for the World Cup, which starts in a few weeks. The tournament favorites are now aiming for a rare clean sweep versus Australia to wrap up their preparations after the Asia Cup was claimed last week with a win over Sri Lanka in the final. To make matters even better, the series’ veteran foursome of Kohli, Sharma, Pandya, and Kuldeep will all be back for this 3rd and final game after taking some time off. After being granted the second ODI off to visit his newborn child, Jasprit Bumrah will also make a return. The coaching staff will have to make a difficult decision since India will be able to choose a full-strength XI for the first time in a very long time.

In terms of selection, the second ODI couldn’t have gone any better for the “Men in Blue”. While Suryakumar Yadav finally found some ODI form to end with 72 off 37 balls in a mammoth total of 399 runs, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer also scored centuries. It will likely be difficult to decide how to include the returning veterans and all those batters in the starting lineup. With the ball, Ravichandran Ashwin has increased the burden on himself to make the last 15, following yet another outstanding effort with 3/41, while Shardul Thakur’s World Cup hopes were severely damaged by his 0/35 from four overs. Even though the selection decisions may be challenging, it’s always preferable to have more high-caliber athletes available than fewer.

The current form of Australia

India has excellent solutions to its issues, but Australians still need to put the proper solutions together. Pat Cummins will make a comeback after missing the second game, joining Mitchell Starc and Glenn Maxwell in the starting lineup. How all of these guys fit into a starting XI is the main question, especially on the bowling side. Sean Abbott has been outstanding over the past few weeks, leading the offense despite having gone for 91 from 10 overs in the most recent game. After being bowled out for 103 runs during a stint that appeared to break Adam Zampa’s previous record of 113 runs allowed last week, the notion that Cameron Green might serve as Australia’s fourth or fifth bowler appears to have been dispelled.

The Australian team still doesn’t appear ready on the batting side either. After batting at number eight in the first game, Matthew Short batted at the top of the order for the second game; it’s unknown if this is a permanent change or if Mitch Marsh will go back up. Josh Inglis will presumably be replaced by Glenn Maxwell in the middle of the order, adding a critical bowling option. There are now just two possible paths for Australia to take in this series’ final ODI: start by attempting to win and build some momentum for the World Cup, or test even more combinations in an effort to identify that elusive, ideal starting XI.

Match analytics

Let’s presume that the Indian head coach Rahul Dravid will include the quartet of veterans in the squad for the match because, after all, it’s important to make the team more consistent prior to the WC and see what these four guys can add to the play after not being incorporated for some time. This is why we suggest that play a bit bold wager for the match in Rajkot: India Total Runs – 1st Over to 5th Over (31.5) at odds of 2.70 on Betway.

Results of the forecast

Successful forecast. India vs. Australia 286 : 352/7