Buoyed by their emphatic victory in the last game, a confident India will seek to keep the momentum going when go into the third cricket one-dayer against Australia in New Delhi on Saturday. With the seven-match series tied 1-1, both the teams will be keen to regain the initiative in what promises to be a thrilling floodlit contest at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground. The resounding victory in Nagpur will no doubt serve as a huge confidence booster for Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men, who came out with a brilliant all-round display to claw their way back into the series after Australia took the lead.Barring Sachin Tendulkar, the awesome Indian batting line up has looked solid with most of the top order batsmen being among the runs in the first two matches. While the Indians looked a confident lot, the Aussies have a few problems to sort out, particularly in their bowling department with pace spearhead Brett Lee still a doubtful starter for the game. The spate of injuries to some of their key players has weakened the World Champions to some extent and depleted bowling attacks have only compounded their misery.Wicket-keeper batsman Tim Paine was the latest to join the casualty list with a broken finger which has ruled him out of the entire series. Paine has been replaced by rookieGraham Manou, who is sure to make his ODI debut on Saturday.
News On AIR | October 30, 2009 1:17 PM