Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma’s last ODI in Australia:India at risk of clean sweep, Men in Blue look to conquer SCG

The final match of the 3-match ODI series between Australia and India will be played in Sydney. Team India’s star batter Virat Kohli has not been able to open his account in the series so far. He scored zero runs off 8 balls in Perth and zero runs off 4 balls in Adelaide. It is possible that this might be the last international match for Virat Kohli and his long-time teammate Rohit Sharma on Australian soil. An impactful performance from both stars is crucial in this match. The Indian team has already lost the series, and now the threat of being clean-swept for the first time is looming over the team. The Kangaroos have not been able to clean-sweep India in ODI cricket so far. A day earlier, on October 23, Australia won the second match by 2 wickets. The team had won the first match by 7 wickets. Why is this Rohit-Kohli’s last international match in Australia?
Kohli is 36 and Rohit is 38 years old. Both have retired from T20 and Test cricket. According to the Future Tour Program, India is not scheduled to tour Australia in the next 2 years. This means that even if Rohit-Kohli play until the ODI World Cup in South Africa in 2027, they will not play any more matches in Australia. Australia could not clean sweep against India
In this match, India is facing the threat of a clean sweep. The Australian team has not been able to clean sweep India in an ODI series so far. Both teams have been playing ODI series since 1984. When the Australian team first toured India, they won 3 out of 5 matches, but 2 matches were inconclusive. India has not won in Sydney for 9 years
The Indian team’s record at Sydney Cricket Ground is poor. The team has not won any ODI match here in the last 9 years. The Indian team’s last victory was on January 23, 2016. Since then, Team India has lost 3 consecutive matches here. 56 matches have been played between the two teams on Australian pitches, out of which the host team has won 40. 14 matches have been in India’s favor. 2 matches had no result. Overall in head-to-head, India and Australia have played 154 matches. Australia has won 86 and India has won 58 matches. 10 matches had no result. Rohit Sharma scored a fifty in the last match, Sundar is the top wicket-taker
In the current series, Rohit Sharma is the top scorer for the Indian team. He has scored 81 runs in 2 matches with the help of one fifty. Rohit played an innings of 73 runs in Adelaide. In bowling, Washington Sundar, who has taken 3 wickets, is India’s top wicket-taker. Matthew Short Top Scorer, Zampa takes 4 wickets
Matthew Short, who scored an innings of 74 runs in the last match, is Australia’s top scorer in this series. He has scored 82 runs in 2 matches with the help of one fifty. In bowling, Adam Zampa is Australia’s top wicket-taker with 4 wickets. He took 4 wickets in Adelaide. Pitch Report: Little turn, will assist batters
Not much turn is observed on Sydney’s pitch. Batters can benefit from this. The average first innings score here is 224. Thus, a high-scoring match can be expected. According to previous records, the team winning the toss will choose to bat first. Because, 96 out of 168 matches have been won by the team batting first. 64 matches have been won by the chasing team. Rain is not expected in Sydney on Saturday.