Find out all you need to know about the series decider between the sides in Bangalore...
India and Australia clash in the last of three stand-alone one-day internationals. The series is locked at 1-1 after the first two clashes, so which one of these cricketing behemoths will prevail?
FIRST ODI: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (Tuesday, January 14); India 255, Australia 258-0 - Australia won by 10 wickets
SECOND ODI: Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot (Friday, January 9); India 340-6, Australia 304 - India won by 36 runs
THIRD ODI: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (Sunday, January 19, 1:30pm local time, 8am GMT)
India put their disappointing performance in Mumbai behind them with an emphatic display in Rajkot to level the series, offering answers to a number of concerns regarding the make-up of the team.
Virat Kohli's side often look betwixt and between when setting a total but they paced their innings perfectly.
KL Rahul was very much the star with 80 from 52 balls, providing clarity to a problem position in the middle order for the hosts.
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With the ball, the five-pronged attack worked well in tandem. Mohammed Shami was the pick with 3-77, but the control provided by Ravi Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav proved equally as important.
Jasprit Bumrah's 37 dot balls were also key in holding back Australia's titanic batting line-up.
Dafabet have India as favourites for the match and the series at 7/10, with Australia rated at narrow outsiders at 11/10.
India have a number of fitness concerns ahead of the third ODI.
Shikhar Dhawan was struck in the ribs while batting in Rajkot and was unable to field as a result, while Rohit Sharma suffered a shoulder injury while diving near the boundary, which forced him off.
It also remains to be seen whether Rishabh Pant will return after being unavailable in Rajkot due to a concussion. K.S. Bharat was called up as a replacement with Rahul taking the gloves.
Jasprit Bumrah has returned for this series for India after a stress fracture to his lower back and played in each of this month's three T20s against Sri Lanka.
Sharma was rested for that series but is back for the ODIs alongside Mohammed Shami. There is no Hardik Pandya or Deepak Chahar, who are recovering from respective back problems, while Prithi Shaw is with the India A team.
India squad: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma (vc), Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shikhar Dhawan, Shivam Dube, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (wk), K. L. Rahul, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav
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The Baggy Green lost their first game in any format since September when they were defeated in Rajkot.
Since they retained the Ashes, Australia have lived off a diet of T20 and Test cricket, and have barely given an inch.
They had won 11 matches in a row after their 10-wicket success in Mumbai, and each by an emphatic margin.
Marnus Labuschagne didn't get the chance to bat in that match, thanks to David Warner and Aaron Finch's double century opening stand but looked at home as he scored 46 from 47 balls in his debut innings.
Australia must decide whether to change up their team after they fielded three spin options without much success.
Ashton Agar could be the most vulnerable with either D'Arcy Short or Peter Handscomb under consideration to help bolster the batting.
Josh Hazlewood is also waiting in the wings, with Kane Richardson likely to be left out.
Australia squad: Aaron Finch (c), Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne, Kane Richardson, D’Arcy Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Ashton Turner, David Warner, Adam Zampa
Warm weather is expected in Bangalore for the final match of the series which should ensure a full game is possible, as temperatures reach 29 degrees Celcius.
The Star Sports network will show the entire series in India, as well as subscription outlet Hotstar.
In Australia, Fox Sports and streaming service Kayo Sports will carry all three matches.
For viewers in the UK, Star Gold (Sky 717, Virgin 801) will show each ODI.
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