India aim for their record perfect ten

Bengaluru: Skipper Virat Kohli will aim to surpass predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni's record winning run as captain when India take on Australia in the fourth One-Day International at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday.

The Virat Kohli-led side has dominated the ongoing series with comprehensive victories in the initial three ODIs handing India an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series against Australia.

The hosts will heavily rely on openers Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane to get them off to a flying start. Batsmen Kohli, Dhoni and Hardik Pandya who have looked destructive in the series will later be the key to adding vital runs to help India post a dominating total.

In the bowling department, pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah along with wrist spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal who have put up a fine performance throughout the tournament will look to providing brakes on the opposition at regular intervals.

Australia, led by Steven Smith, will look to re-working on the strategies to get the best out of his side in the remainder of the series.

Opener Aaron Finch, who scored a century in the previous match will be the key for the visitors to give them a good start along with hard hitting batsman David Warner and skipper Smith.

Australia will also hope that middle-order batsman Glen Maxwell returns to form in order to provide balance to their batting.

The bowling department will rely on pacer Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins and Kane Richardson to rattle the India line-up.

Spinner Ashton Agar being ruled out for the rest of the series due to a fractured finger will be a big loss for the visitors.

Teams from

India: Virat Kohli (captain), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicket-keeper), Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami.

Australia: Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steve Smith (captain), Kane Richardson, Glenn Maxwell, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Peter Handscomb (wicket-keeper), Travis Head, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Pat Cummins.

Pitch and conditions
The Bengaluru pitch has become a little slower and trickier in recent times. There is the possibility of some stormy weather in the city on Thursday.

Stats and trivia

• This will be David Warner's 100th ODI, having made his international debut in the 50-over format in 2009.
• Kohli equalled former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's record run of nine consecutive ODI victories, if India win this will be new Indian records.
• The most recent team to achieve 10 consecutive ODI wins was New Zealand, whose run ended in the 2015 World Cup final.

Match facts
Thursday September 28, 2017 (d/n)
Start time 1330 local (0800 GMT)