Team India eye bounce back victory against Australia at The MCG in the third test of 2018/19 tour

India and Australia are set to go head to head in third test match of the ongoing series starting from Wednesday. Both teams will be looking for a win here.

Date and Time : 26-30 Dec 2018, 5:00 AM IST

Venue : Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Team India have pretty much done well on their 2018/19 tour of Australia so far. But they will be looking for more as the tour moves ahead.

The Batting was disappointing in the second Test match and they have been let down a bit. It’s a department which will certainly be asked for a better display in the third game.

While the Bowlers will be tasked for showing a consistent performance and to pick the important 20 wickets.

On the other hand, Australia have hit back again and will be pretty happy going forward. Although it’s their own backyard but you still have to perform.

Australia know how to perform in the Boxing Day Tests and it should go in to their favour. All the departments will be expected to be of showing high standards.

India are behind in terms of the head to head in tests against Australia and they will hope to bridge the gap a bit.

Team news and possible line-ups

Australia are likely going to play the same XI as in the second Test.

As for India, Kuldeep Yadav is available and might play in place of Umesh Yadav.

Australia XI : T. Paine (C&WK), Finch, M. Harris, Khawaja, S. Marsh, Head, Handscomb, Cummins, Starc, Hazlewood, Lyon.

India XI : Kohli (C), KL Rahul, Vijay, Pujara, Rahane, R. Sharma, Pant (WK), K. Yadav, Shami, Bumrah, I. Sharma.

Prediction

It’s tough to predict the outcome of this match between two evenly matched sides, may the best team which plays better Cricket throughout the course of five days win the Test.