But it was the Indian bowlers who set up the comfortable victory after opener Aaron Finch's blazing century, restricting the visitors to 293-6 at the batting-friendly Holkar Stadium. In reply, Sharma, who hit 71, and Rahane, who made 70, combined the right dose of caution and aggression to give the Australian bowlers a hard time. Sharma hit a huge six off Kane Richardson early in the innings that sailed out of the ground to signal his intent. He registered his 33rd ODI fifty with another six off Ashton Agar.BREAKING: India beat Australia by five wickets in third ODI to win series #SSN
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) September 24, 2017
His 62-ball-knock was laced with 6 fours and 4 sixes before he top-edged a delivery from Nathan Coulter-Nile and substitute fielder Hilton Cartwright made no mistake at deep mid-wicket. Rahane soon followed his partner back to the pavilion after Pat Cummins, who was brought back for his second spell, trapped the batsman lbw as Australia tried to check a rampaging India. Kohli tried to take charge during his 56-run stand with Pandya but lost his wicket to left-arm spinner Ashton Agar.Kohli on Pandya: "He's a star. He has ability with the ball, with the bat and in the field"https://t.co/gVJJ5bmuO0 #INDvAUS
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Richardson got Kedar Jadhav caught behind for two as India suddenly found themselves in trouble at 206-4. The 23-year-old Pandya, who survived a dropped chance by skipper Steve Smith off Agar on 41, then showed maturity as he and Pandey took control of the situation. Earlier Finch's 125-ball 124 helped Australia post 292-6 in fifty overs after electing to bat.A series win over Australia puts India on top of the ICC ODI rankings! https://t.co/gVJJ5bmuO0 #INDvAUS #1 pic.twitter.com/uY1GYICjve
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Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav claimed two wickets each to help India fightback a strong start from the Aussies, who eyed 300-plus at one stage. The fourth ODI is scheduled for Thursday in Bangalore.First time India have beaten Australia in the first 3 ODIs of a bilateral series. Ruthless!#INDvAUS Live: https://t.co/qwXaJKDM93 pic.twitter.com/J1FlnjFzvC
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The series! 50s from Rahane, Rohit and Pandya help India win the 3rd #INDvAUS ODI by 5 wickets. SCORECARD: https://t.co/Cu5d3RXIr2 pic.twitter.com/8uTIdheI1r
— ICC (@ICC) September 24, 2017