India vs Australia LIVE Score, 3rd T20I in Guwahati: AUS 47/1; Hardie dismissed for 16 as Arshdeep breaks opening stand

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OUT! Arshdeep strikes, breaking the opening partnership that was just short of the half-century mark! And it’s a dismissal that isn’t very different from how Behrendorff got rid of Yashasvi Jaiswal, with Hardie nicking the ball to the keeper after charging down the track. Easy enough grab for Kishan. AUS 47/1

Hardie c Kishan b Arshdeep 16(12)

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After 4 overs,Australia 46/0 ( Travis Head 26 , Aaron Hardie 16)

FOUR! Hardie ruins what was turning out to be an excellent first over from Avesh Khan against the run of play, skipping down the track and going for an inside out loft over the covers off a slightly short delivery from the pacer, who replaces Mukesh Kumar in the XI today. Six off Avesh’s first.

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After 3 overs,Australia 40/0 ( Travis Head 25 , Aaron Hardie 12)

Spin introduced in the third over, and Ravi Bishnoi’s off to a forgettable start today after his heroics on Sunday, conceding 15 in his first over. Aaron Hardie collects a boundary off the first delivery that he faces today, smacking a full toss from the wrist spinner over the covers. Bishnoi later fires a quicker delivery along off, and Hardie lofts this over mid off. The all-rounder also collects a couple of doubles in between. Australia collect 40 in just three overs!

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After 2 overs,Australia 25/0 ( Travis Head 25 , Aaron Hardie 0)

FOUR! FOUR! FOUR! Travis Head’s looking dangerous from the Indian perspective once again (and might have triggered a few unpleasant memories for Indian fans in the process). The southpaw collects a hat-trick of boundaries off Krishna, who ends up conceding 16 in his first over of the day. Head clears his front leg and swings his bat to find the midwicket fence off a full, straight delivery in the fourth ball before smacking a short, wide delivery through the covers next up. He ends the over by smashing the ball over the bowler’s head.

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FOUR! Different bowler, same result! Prasidh Krishna steams in from the other end and Head welcomes him with a boundary, smashing a short, wide delivery through the covers. AUS 13/0

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After 1 over,Australia 9/0 ( Travis Head 9 , Aaron Hardie 0)

FOUR! Second boundary for Head in the first four deliveries of the chase, and this time he decides to take the aerial route over the covers off a wide delivery from the left-arm seamer. The southpaw keeps the strike with a single off the final delivery as nine runs are conceded by Arshdeep in the first over.

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FOUR! Head appears to have carried on from where he left off in the World Cup final, collecting a boundary off Arshdeep at the very start of the chase! Gets a thick outside edge towards third man off a short, wide delivery. AUS 4/0

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Travis Head walks out to bat for the first time since THAT Sunday night in Ahmedabad, and is joined by Aaron Hardie as Australia completely overhaul their opening combination. Arshdeep Singh to bowl the first over of the chase.

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After 20 overs,India 222/3 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 123 , Tilak Varma 31)

SIX! SIX! FOUR! What a way for Ruturaj Gaikwad to end the innings as India post a daunting 222/3 after being invited to bat by Australia skipper Matthew Wade! Gaikwad smacks the fourth and fifth deliveries over long on, dancing down the track in the first one before playing off the backfoot in the subsequent delivery, and ends the innings with a four towards deep midwicket! Maxwell ends up bleeding 30 runs in his only over of the day! And what a knock from Gaikwad, finishing unbeaten on 123 off just 57 balls today after his sedate half-century in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday!

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FOUR! FOUR! Gaikwad’s toying with Maxwell now, a treatment that the latter himself dishes out to bowlers more often than not! The opener hammers the off-spinner down the ground on both occasions, with Maxwell having overstepped in the third delivery of his over. He has bled 15 runs in two legal deliveries in the final over so far as India go past the 200-mark for the third consecutive time in this series! IND 207/3

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SIX! Ruturaj Gaikwad brings up his maiden international hundred in style! Glenn Maxwell is entrusted with the final over and Gaikwad promptly smashes him over the midwicket fence for a maximum! IND 192/3

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The century partnership comes up between Gaikwad and Varma for the fourth wicket in just 52 deliveries and it’s the former who has scored the lion’s share of those runs! Ellis begins the penultimate over with back-to-back wides. IND 182/3

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After 18 overs,India 182/3 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 95 , Tilak Varma 21)

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SIX! Third maximum for Gaikwad in Hardie’s final over and this time he channels his inner SKY, getting down on one knee and slog-sweeping the full delivery over the backward point fence! Gaikwad collects a brace in the following delivery, and that's 25 runs in Aaron Hardie's final over of the evening as he signs off with figures of 1/64. Gaikwad's one hit away from a maiden international century now! Meanwhile, Jason Behrendorff had conceded just seven runs in the previous over to sign off with outstanding figures of 1/12 from 4!

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FOUR! Turning out to be quite the forgettable final over from Hardie! Gaikwad hammers the full delivery over the bowler’s head and the ball races away to the fence. IND 172/3

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SIX! Back-to-back maximums for Gaikwad off Hardie — separated by a wide in the second delivery! The opener decides to deposit the ball in the stands beyond the midwicket fence this time! IND 168/3

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SIX! Full and straight outside off, and the well-set Gaikwad clobbers this down the ground for his second maximum! IND 161/3

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After 16 overs,India 148/3 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 66 , Tilak Varma 19)

Forgettable day for Sangha as he concedes 11 in his final over to sign off wicketless for 42 runs. Ellis, however, bowls a much better over next up, conceding five singles in six deliveries as Gaikwad and Varma opt to keep the scoreboard ticking if the boundaries aren’t coming by. India are two short of 150 with four overs left, and they also have the luxury of a well-set batter at the centre along with wickets in hand.

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FOUR! SIX! Gaikwad just isn’t letting the Aussies control the flow of boundaries at the moment, smashing Sangha for a four and a six in successive deliveries to take his score to 62 — his highest in T20Is! The opener sweeps behind square in the second delivery before going for an inside-out loft over extra cover the very next delivery. IND 142/3

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After 14 overs,India 132/3 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 52 , Tilak Varma 17)

FOUR! The fifty partnership comes up between Gaikwad and Varma for the third wicket and it’s the former who has been in charge in this partnership so far. Varma ends the over with a boundary, guiding the ball towards the fine leg fence as the all-rounder leaks 19 runs in his third. India going at over nine-an-over at the moment and will fancy 200 from here.

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FOUR! Second half-century for Ruturaj Gaikwad on the trot and his fourth overall in T20Is! The Chennai Super Kings wicketkeeper-batter brings up the milestone at a much quicker pace today compared to Sunday, consuming 32 balls today. Slightly short from Hardie and Gaikwad pulls this towards the cow corner fence where the ball pierces through between two converging fielders. IND 126/3

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FOUR! The boundaries are flowing for the Indians now! Wide from Hardie, and Gaikwad dispatches this in front of square on the off side. IND 120/3

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FOUR! FOUR! Sangha continues to bleed runs and has conceded 31 in three overs already! Gaikwad’s starting to accelerate now, pulling a half-tracker from the leg-spinner over midwicket before taking the aerial route over cover off a similar delivery. 12 off the over. IND 113/3 after 13

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After 12 overs,India 101/3 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 32 , Tilak Varma 10)

FOUR! Expensive from Richardson after being brought back into the attack in the second half of the innings. Gaikwad gets a short delivery outside off and comfortably dispatches this towards the point boundary with a solid point. 13 off the over. The third boundary also brings up the 100 for the Men in Blue.

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FOUR! Fuller from Richardson outside off in the third delivery, and Varma slices the ball square to collect his second boundary in three deliveries off the pacer. IND 96/3

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FOUR! Richardson bowls a short-of-length delivery along leg and new batter Tilak Varma — who will be hoping to make an impression with the bat today — pulls this towards the long leg fence. The umpires have a second look to asertain whether it was a four or a six, and the ball is found to have landed just short. IND 92/3

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FOUR! Another slower delivery from Hardie, but the ball sits up nicely for Gaikwad to pull it towards the square leg fence for his fourth boundary. Hardie has now gone for 20 in two overs. IND 88/3 after 11

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OUT! Maiden international wicket for Aaron Hardie and what a crucial breakthrough this is for the Aussies! India skipper Suryakumar Yadav departs right after the drinks interval just when he was starting to look real dangerous and set for another big score! Hardie takes pace off the length ball well outside off, and SKY ends up getting a thick edge to keeper Wade to depart for 39. AUS 81/3

Surya c Wade b Hardie 39 (29)

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After 10 overs,India 80/2 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 21 , Suryakumar Yadav (C) 39)

FOUR! SKY reminds everyone he can play the straight drive as well as some of his unorthodox shots behind square on the leg side! The India skipper dispatches the full, straight delivery from Ellis with authority, with the ball beating the diving mid on fielder to run all the way to the boundary rope. Six off Ellis’ second over, with India reaching 80/2 at the end of the 10-over mark — exactly the score that they had managed after as many overs in the World Cup final! Interestingly, India were also batting first back then after being invited to bat by Australia.

Time for the players to have a drink at the halfway stage.

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FOUR! Gaikwad dances down the track and drives the ball through the covers off Sangha! He collects a brace in the next delivery to bring up the fifty-partnership with skipper Surya for the third wicket. And this has come in quick time as well, the pair consuming 39 deliveries along the way. IND 74/2 in 9

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After 8 overs,India 66/2 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 13 , Suryakumar Yadav (C) 33)

FOUR! FOUR! Expensive start for Aaron Hardie after the seam-bowling all-rounder is introduced after the powerplay. Surya slashes a wide delivery square of the wicket before going for a pick-up shot behind square, with the ball beating the man running to his right from deep square leg. Single collected off each of the last two deliveries of the eighth over. 23 collected by India in the two post-powerplay overs so far. The partnership will have Australia skipper Wade a bit worried now.

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FOUR! Second boundary collected by SKY in Sangha’s first over, this time getting a thick edge off an attempted cut that sends the ball racing away to the third man fence. Brings up the fifty for the Men in Blue. IND 53/2

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FOUR! Poor first delivery from Tanveer Sangha as Australia introduce spin right after the powerplay. Fires a full toss down leg that is swept nonchalantly by SKY towards the fine leg fence. IND 47/2

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FOUR! Just a gentle push down the ground by Gaikwad resulting in the first boundary conceded by Jason Behrendorff — who has been absolutely brilliant so far in the powerplay and has bowled a potentially match-deciding spell. IND 43/2

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After 5 overs,India 39/2 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 6 , Suryakumar Yadav (C) 13)

SIX! Two sixes in one over for the stand-in India skipper, and SKY once again targets the fence behind square leg. Ellis makes the mistake of firing this down the batter’s leg side even if he altered the length ever so slightly; Surya gets down on one knee and whips this over long leg. 13 off Ellis’ first over.

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SIX! VINTAGE SKY! Nathan Ellis, who replaces Kane Richardson in the fifth over, fires one down leg — an area that India’s ‘Mr 360’ absolutely loves, and watches the ball sail over fine leg off one of his signature paddle shots. IND 33/2

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After 4 overs,India 26/2 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 5 , Suryakumar Yadav (C) 1)

Another top over from Behrendorff in which he concedes just one run — coming off a wide at the start of the over. The left-arm seamer focuses on the channel outside off to keep it out of the India captain’s reach. India have collected just 26 runs in four overs so far.

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After 3 overs,India 26/2 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 5 , Suryakumar Yadav (C) 1)

Richardson concdes five wides down the leg side while bowling to Gaikwad at the start of the over, but keeps it tidy in the remainder of the over — conceding just two singles while getting rid of Ishan Kishan for a duck.

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OUT! The line outside off works once again in favour of the Aussies as Ishan Kishan departs for a duck after back-to-back fifties in the first two matches. Richardson fires this slightly short of length outside off and Kishan ends up slashing this straight into the hands of extra cover. India off to a poor start after being invited to bat. IND 24/2

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After 2 overs,India 23/1 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 4 , Ishan Kishan (W) 0)

Jason Behrendorff starts off with a wicket maiden, prising out the wicket of the in-form Yashasvi Jaiswal in his second delivery of the evening. Four leg byes added to the Indian total two deliveries later after the ball brushes new batter Ishan Kishan’s thigh before running away to the fine leg fence.

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OUT! Behrendorff gets Australia the early breakthrough as Jaiswal perishes while looking to give the seamer the charge. The left-arm pacer ends up firing this full and wide that results in an outside nick to keeper Wade after the southpaw attempts to go big over mid on. IND 14/1

Jaiswal c Wade b Behrendorff 6(6)

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After 1 over,India 14/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 6 , Ruturaj Gaikwad 4)

FOUR! And now Ruturaj Gaikwad helps himself to a boundary in the final delivery of the first over, nicking the ball through the vacant slip region. 14 conceded by Richardson in the first over.

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FOUR! Jaiswal collects the first boundary of the innings in the very first over, pulling a short-of-length delivery from Richardson well in front of square towards the cow corner fence. IND 9/0

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Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad walk out to open the Indian innings after Australia skipper Matthew Wade opts to field for a second game running. Kane Richardson will open the bowling for the Aussies for a change.

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India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna

Australia: Travis Head, Aaron Hardie Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade (c & wk), Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Ellis, Kane Richardson, Tanveer Sangha

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Matthew Wade: I don’t think it matters too much with the dew, but we will bowl first. We are not a hundred per cent sure. It is quite wet out here already. Might settle a bit more later tonight. We played some good cricket, need to tidy up in a couple of areas. We just need a few wickets at the back end. Travis Head is back in for Matthew Short, Jason Behrendorff for Sean Abbott and Kane Richardson replaces Adam Zampa. (forgets to mention Aaron Hardie replacing Steve Smith).

Suryakumar Yadav: We’re happy to bat first. Dew started coming in from the first over. I told them let’s not do anything different. Follow your process and go out and express yourself. Avesh comes in place of Mukesh. He’s gone to play the most important innings of his life — he’s getting married!

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TOSS: Australia win the toss and skipper Matthew Wade opts to field

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Deep Dasgupta and Matthew Hayden analyse the Barsapara wicket ahead of toss:

DD: One of the things about this particular venue is that this is a pretty big ground. Downtown is 83 metres. This series has been very high scoring. This venue has been very high scoring too. Because of the coolness in the air, the ball might swing a bit. If you are a batter, watch the first few overs before enjoying yourself.

MH: Dew factor is going to be there for sure. 6.45 last night. How is that going to affect the wicket. It’s very, very hard. Clay, black soil really bound together. Not a lot of grass, with a good sheen. With a bit of moisture, it will start travelling around. Whether you bat or bowl, it will be very good.

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Another 10 minutes left for toss to take place at Guwahati’s Barsapara Stadium. Till then, you can revisit some of the key moments from the second T20I in Thiruvananthapuram, including Rinku’s fireworks and Bishnoi’s powerplay spell.

Read | Key takeaways from India’s 44-run win over Australia in 2nd T20I

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Middle-order batter Rinku Singh has been having a sensational run since making his debut in the tour of Ireland and has been on fire in the ongoing series so far. Stand-in skipper Suryakumar Yadav has approved of his “brilliant composure” in crunch situations and even made a reference to former India skipper MS Dhoni when talking about his finishing skills.

Read | SKY approves Rinku's Dhoni-like composure in finishing games

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“There was a post-game get-together after the South Africa loss…”

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