Australia vs India, 3rd ODI: Player Ratings 

After winning the second ODI and with MS Dhoni’s return to form, the Indians were high on confidence coming into the series decider at the MCG. Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bowl first taking into account the overcast conditions.

Alex Carey was dismissed cheaply and Aaron Finch was once again worked over by a trademark Bhuvneshwar Kumar inswinger. After missing out on the first two games, Yuzvendra Chahal immediately made his presence felt by picking up the wickets of Shaun Marsh and Usman Khawaja in his first over itself.

Chahal bowled beautifully and got rid of Marcus Stoinis and Peter Handscomb with quick sliders. He finished with figures of 6-42 and India were given a target of 231. The openers disappeared quickly but Virat Kohli and Dhoni once again combined for a big partnership. In the end, a huge partnership between Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav game India the match and the historic series victory as well.

Here are the player ratings for this game:

Australia

Alex Carey – 2

This has been a very forgettable series for Carey and his misery continued as he edged Bhuvneshwar to Virat Kohli with just 5 runs to his name.

Aaron Finch – 3

The habit of planting his pad in front of the stumps continues to trouble him and Bhuvneshwar once again got the better of him with an accurate in-swinger.

Usman Khawaja – 7

Looked in good touch and worked hard to build the innings along with Marsh but failed to pick Chahal properly and eventually paid the price for it.

Shaun Marsh – 7

He continued his good form in this game by timing the ball well and splitting the gaps with ease but would have preferred to go on and make a big century.

Peter Handscomb – 8

Peter Handscomb made an important contribution of 58 runs

Displayed good composure to bail Australia out of a difficult situation but misjudged a slider from Chahal and was trapped in front of the stumps.

Marcus Stoinis – 5

Could not contribute much with the bat but bowled well in the death overs while under immense pressure.

Glenn Maxwell – 6.5

Threatened to take the momentum from India’s hands by striking the ball hard and making the bowler adjust his line but was dismissed after a brilliant catch from Bhuvi.

Jhye Richardson – 8.5

The youngster has been Australia’s best bowler this series and was once again very economical with the ball. He used the bowling crease well to take the wicket of Kohli.

Adam Zampa – 7.5

Could not take a wicket but bowled a disciplined line and length to deny the batsmen any room to hit the ball.

Billy Stanlake – 7

Used his height to extract bounce from the pitch and troubled the batsmen.

Peter Siddle – 6.5

The Indians regularly targeted him and he did not help his teams' cause by bowling short at a medium pace.

Chahal was the star of the match

India

Shikar Dhawan – 5

His form has dipped in this series and he looked tentative from the beginning before being dismissed by Stoinis.

Rohit Sharma – 3

Went for a big six early in his innings and edged it behind to Shaun Marsh.

Virat Kohli – 7

As usual, he looked very comfortable at the crease and rotated the strike well but could not finish the game off as he went for a cover drive and was caught behind.

MS Dhoni – 9

His vast experience came into play while chasing a tricky target. Calculated the run chase to perfection and picked the right bowlers to hit boundaries

Kedar Jadhav – 8.5

Showed his wide array of shots and took the pressure off MSD by striking the ball at a good rate.

Dinesh Karthik – 4

Did not get a chance to bat and had minimal impact on the field.

Vijay Shankar – 7.5

His pace was not quite up to the desired level but bowled a decent line and was economical.

Ravindra Jadeja – 6

Tried bowling a bit faster than usual but the Aussies dealt with him without any pressure.

Bhuvaneshwar Kumar – 8

His new ball exploits continue to increase and he still possesses the skill to swing the ball both ways in any condition.

Mohammed Shami – 7

Compared to the last match, he was a bit expensive but picked up the wicket of Maxwell at a crucial moment.

Yuzvendra Chahal – 9.5

Just ran through the Australian middle order by using his variations to great effect and recorded the best ever figures for a bowler in ODI at Australia.