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Bangalore: Even as India and Australia get ready for the series decider in Bangalore, the M Chinnaswamy stadium pitch seems to be full of runs in the seventh and final match on Saturday at M Chinnaswamy stadium, Bangalore.
After two successive washouts in Ranchi and Cuttak, India rebounded to level the series 2-2 in Nagpur with yet another superlative show by their batsmen (specially first three), who chased down a mammoth 351-run target.
The incredible run chase brought back memories of India's magnificent victory in Jaipur when they chased a stiff target of 360, achieving the second highest successful run chase ever in ODI history.
The bowlers of both the sides are under tremendous pressure on flat batting tracks as despite the two washouts, more than 2500 runs have been scored so far.
Even the score of 350 cannot be considered a cushion and Saturday's match is also likely to be another high-scoring tussle with the wicket at M Chinnaswamy stadium traditionally being a batting-friendly wicket.
The Indians, however, will find the going a little easier on the morrow as Australia's pace spearhead Mitchell Johnson left out of the match as he is returning home to prepare for the Ashes.
The worry for India is the middle-order where Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh are yet to come up with an innings of substance in this series and on Saturday is time for the two to make up for the earlier failures.
They have struggled against the pace and bounce extracted by Australian bowlers, especially Mitchell Johnson. Dhoni has the option of bringing in Ambati Rayadu but the Indian think tank may not want to tinker with the combination.
On the bowling front, the Indian bowlers' economy rate has gone for a toss in the batting-friendly conditions. Off-spinner R Ashwin, who grabbed 29 wickets in the four-Test series against Australia in February-March, has taken some heavy punishment from the in-form Australian batsmen, especially by skipper George Bailey.
Leg-spinner Amit Mishra, who played his first game at Nagpur, gave away 78 runs in 10 overs without taking a wicket.
India's pace battery, consisting of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Jaydev Unadkat and R Vinay Kumar, has also been expensive and failed to stem the flow of runs.
It remains to be seen whether Ishant Sharma will be given another chance to redeem his poor display in the series as he was hammered for 30 in the 'death' over at Mohali.
Australia too have enjoyed a splendid batting effort. Bailey has tormented the Indians as he is the top run-getter in the series, while dangerman Shane Watson came out all blazing guns by scoring a century in the last match.
Australian batsmen have taken Indian bowlers to the cleaners and managed to restrict them to make early inroads. Bailey reckons his team has enough quality to clinch the series third time in a row.
The visitors, like India, have plenty to worry about with their bowling department not living upto expectation. Nevertheless, their speedsters have exposed some chinks with their short-ball attack.
The Australian bowlers, like the hosts, have struggled to contain the Indian batsmen.
Teams from:
India: MS Dhoni (Capt. & wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Amit Mishra, Jaydev Unadkat and Mohammed Shami.
Australia: George Bailey (Capt.), Aaron Finch, Phil Hughes, Shane Watson, Adam Voges, Glenn Maxwell, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Brad Haddin (wk), Callum Ferguson, Moises Henriques, Clint McKay and Nathan Coulter-Nile.
Match facts
Saturday November 2, 2013 (day/night)
Start time 1330 local (0800 GMT)
