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Virat Kohli’s Indian cricket team will be aiming to seal a series win against an Australian side still struggling to counter the spin and their formidable record in Indore will boost their chances immensely.
New Delhi: The Indian cricket team are on the verge of equalling their previous record in the third match of the five-match series against Australia at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Saturday.
A win for Virat Kohli's troops in this clash will be their ninth successive victory in the 50-over format of the game, which will be their joint longest winning streak in ODIs. The last time India won 9 straight ODIs in a row was under the leadership of MS Dhoni — from Nov 2008 to February 2009.
Currently, team India find themselves on an 8-match win-streak — a feat that they have accomplished on four separate occasions previously (1985: Inclusive of the victory in the Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket ; 2003: Encapsulating their run to the final of the 2003 Cricket World Cup ; 2006: Inclusive of a 4-match win streak over Pakistan, alongside victories over England ; 2013: Inclusive of a series victories over Zimbabwe (5-match).
Also, an added incentive for the hosts is that they are on a 3-match win-streak against Australia, their joint-longest against this team. They won their last match of the 2016 bilateral 5-match ODI series at Sydney in addition to the two matches that they won in this series.
India have managed three back-to-back victories on the trot against Australia (1994/95: In the Austral-Asia Cup, Singer World Series & New Zealand Centenary Tournament ; 1996 & 1998: Titan Cup and two matches of the Pepsi Triangular Series in Sharjah ; 2016 & 2017 : One in Australia and two in India). Thus, if they win, it will be India’s longest win-streak against Australia.
Part records suggest that India will be confident of clinching a win in Indore as the hosts have never lost an ODI playing at this venue (Played: 4, Won: 4). While as for the visitors, they will be playing their first match at this venue and are unfamiliar with the conditions.
Virat Kohli’s Indian cricket team will be aiming to seal a series win against an Australian side still struggling to counter the spin and their formidable record in Indore will boost their chances immensely.
New Delhi: The Indian cricket team are on the verge of equalling their previous record in the third match of the five-match series against Australia at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Saturday.
Currently, team India find themselves on an 8-match win-streak — a feat that they have accomplished on four separate occasions previously (1985: Inclusive of the victory in the Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket ; 2003: Encapsulating their run to the final of the 2003 Cricket World Cup ; 2006: Inclusive of a 4-match win streak over Pakistan, alongside victories over England ; 2013: Inclusive of a series victories over Zimbabwe (5-match).
Also, an added incentive for the hosts is that they are on a 3-match win-streak against Australia, their joint-longest against this team. They won their last match of the 2016 bilateral 5-match ODI series at Sydney in addition to the two matches that they won in this series.
India have managed three back-to-back victories on the trot against Australia (1994/95: In the Austral-Asia Cup, Singer World Series & New Zealand Centenary Tournament ; 1996 & 1998: Titan Cup and two matches of the Pepsi Triangular Series in Sharjah ; 2016 & 2017 : One in Australia and two in India). Thus, if they win, it will be India’s longest win-streak against Australia.
Part records suggest that India will be confident of clinching a win in Indore as the hosts have never lost an ODI playing at this venue (Played: 4, Won: 4). While as for the visitors, they will be playing their first match at this venue and are unfamiliar with the conditions.
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