Glenn does max damage to India

Australia saved their best for the last as Indian middleorder wilted under pressure exerted by parttime offspin of Glenn Maxwell losing the third ODI by 66 runs here on WednesdayIndia however won the series 21Also ReadTeen Titas the toast of IndiaIndia were cruising along at 171 for 2 chasing a stiff target of 353 on a placid track but the middleorder crumbled in chase with Maxwell 440 getting crucial breakthroughs to restrict the hosts to 286 in 494 oversSkipper Rohit Sharma 81 and Virat Kohli 56 off 61 balls struck fifties to provide the middleorder with a perfect platform in the big chase but the rest floundered to hand Australia the advantageSteve Smith slams 74Earlier Mitchell Marsh 96 headlined Australiarsquos best batting show with David Warner Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne helping themselves to attacking halfcenturies during a commanding performance to break a fiveODI losing streakThe two teams will now play a couple of warmup games before meeting again in 10 daysrsquo time for the tournamentopener in Chennai on October 8 While Marsh missed reaching triple figure by a whisker Australiarsquos batters came good collectively in what was their last official ODI before the start of the World CupWarner had himself to blame for his dismissal after a fiery 56 off 34 balls 6x4s 4x6s but he set the tone for Australia early onSmith also put brakes on his poor run of scores to make a rapid 74 and towards the end Labuschagne upped the ante with his 58ball knock to help Australia post their challenging scoreLabuschagne also became Australiarsquos top rungetter in the ongoing calendar yearRohit Kohli knocks in vainDuring the chase Rohit clobbered six sixes and five fours to race to 81 from 57 balls and recorded his ninth fifty against Australia and 53rd overall while Kohli who looked good for his 48th ODI ton had to settle for 66th halfcentury The two batters put on 70 for the second wicket and took India close to the 150run mark by the 21st over but after Rohit and Kohli were dismissed the others fumbled collectivelyMaxwell accounted for Washington Sundar 18 and then held onto a stunning reflex catch of Rohit had Kohli mistime a pullshot and fooled Shreyas Iyer 48 with a beauty to mark an impressive return after a sixmonth long injury layoff Josh Hazlewood took 242 and Cameron Green claimed 130 to provide ideal support for MaxwellIndia captain coming off a twogame break hit the straps immediately which also made up for the dot balls his firstwicket partner Washington Sundar consumedBrief scoresAustralia 3527 in 50 overs M Marsh 96 S Smith 74 M Labuschagne 72 D Warner 56 J Bumrah 381 K Yadav 248 beat India 286 all out in 494 overs R Sharma 81 V Kohli 56 S Iyer 48 G Maxwell 440 J Hazlewood 242 by 66 runsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever