Dream 11 Fantasy Cricket tips for India vs Australia, 3rd Test (1st March 2023)

The 3rd match of the four match Border-Gavaskar Trophy test series between India and Australia will be played at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore, India . The match will start at 9:30 AM IST.

Before getting into the details of the third match of the  Border-Gavaskar Trophy test series let’s summarize the second match Played on 1th February . Australian captain Pat Cummins won the toss, choose to bat and led his team to a respectable score of 263 runs in the first inning of the match. India began with a  solid start of 46 runs but were jolted at the loss of KL Rahul’s wicket making just 17 runs. After that India flew apart and lost wickets in Clumps. In no time they were 139 for 7. The outstanding partnership of 114 runs between Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel got India out of troubled waters, but despite that India conceded a lead of 1 run in the 1st innings. In the second innings the Indian bowlers bold a correct full length, keeping the ball closer to the stumps. 

Australia batting performance was horrendous. In their second innings they overplayed the sweep shot, which proved be determinantal  for them. On a low and slow track they should have played with a straight bat then playing with a horizontal one, giving the Indian bowlers an opportunity to have a ball. It was a proper demolition drive executed perfectly by the Indian bowlers. The entire Australian team was hustled for a score of just 113 runs, giving India a target of 115 to chase. India got this in straight 26.4 overs, registering a lead of 2-0 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. 

Coming to the third match if Australia gets one more turning wicket like they did in the first two matches, it will be extremely difficult for Australia to save their face. Looking at the way that they have played spin  they have played the spinners from the crease and not used  their feet against the spinners. They have not shown the courage to leave the crease and attack the spinners. The Australia batsmen have not trusted their defence against the spinners, so if they want to compete and save themselves from a complete whitewash, they need to find a run scoring method against spin. As far as India goes if they get a chance to bat in the third match they should concentrate hard for the first hour of the test match and if any of two Indian openers get a good start  they should try to make it big.
 
TFG Fantasy Stars for IND vs AUS

India

Shubman Gill can play lovely square drive through off side and can also play a lovely front foot punch through mid-wicket. His wrist flick through the onside is glorious and he is an extremely prudent sweeper of a cricket ball. he also hits a terrific straight drive with the spin down the ground. He has played 13 test matches, scored 736 runs, with a batting average of 32.00 and a strike rate of 57.68 in his International test career so far. 
 
Rohit Sharma can bank the ball straight over the top of mid-on and, made off and can also play a sumptuous  cover drive through the cover. He also plays a smashing pull shot in between mid-wicket and square leg. He is indeed a dangerous player, who if settles down there is sure to be some fireworks . Rohit Sharma is a supremely talented player if he bats for some length of time you can kiss goodbye to the game. He has played 47 test matches, scored 3320 runs, with a batting average of 46.76 and a strike rate of 56.02 in his test International career so far. 
 
Cheteshwar Pujara  can play a fantastically glorious  back foot punch through  straightish mid-wicket and  also play a very delicately poised pedal sweep through short fine leg. Hissquare cut off the front foot  through the off side is special. He can go over the top of mid-on with the spin and has a very strong defensive technique. He has played 100 matches, scored 7052 runs, with a batting average of 44.07 and a strike rate of 44.41 in his  International test career so far.  

Australia

Travis Head can play a lovely looking cover drive through covers and is a good player of the pull and cut shot. He can play both the shots with authority. He plays the cut shot through the offside and the pull shot through mid -wicket respectively. He has played 34 International test matches, scored 2181 runs, with a batting average of 44.51 and a strike rate of 61.38 in his International test  career so far. 
 
Usman Khawaja Can play a good square drive square through the off side. He can play a technically correct on-drive straight down the ground, a hard cut shot through the off side and a late cut against the spinners through man .He has played 58 test matches, scored 4255 runs, with a batting average of 46.75 and a strike rate of 51.08 in his International test career so far.  
 
Marnus Labuschagne  plays a beautiful cut shot off the back foot through the off side. He plays a thumping pull shot through mid-wicket and can also play a glorious flick through the on-side with the spin.  He is a terrific player both on the front foot as well as back foot. He has played 35 test  matches, scored 3269 runs, with a batting average of 57.35 and a strike rate of 55.61 in his International test career so far. 
 
Possible 11: IND
Shubham Gill, Rohit Sharma , Cheteshwar Pujara,  Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Srikar Bharat,  Ravindra Jadeja , Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami.  
 
Possible 11: AUS 
Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Alex Carey, Peter Handscomb,  Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Kuhnemann. Nathan Lyon.

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