Virat Kohli looked confident with the bat in the ongoing third ODI between India and Australia, being played in Sydney on October 25, 2025. India has already lost this ODI series after losses in the first two ODIs in Perth and Adelaide.

Australia won the toss and chose to bat first. Though Mitch Marsh made 41 and Matt Renshaw made 56, Australia was restricted to 236 runs, thanks to four wickets by Harshit Rana and two scalps by Washington Sundar.

India had a good start to the chase, with openers Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma adding 69 runs for the first wicket. Gill made 24 runs before falling to Josh Hazlewood. Rohit Sharma continued in good vein, but all focus was on Virat Kohli, who entered the SCG with two consecutive ducks in the previous games.

He looked confident in the middle and got off the mark off Josh Hazlewood, hitting a fullish delivery towards mid-wicket. He completed the quick run and did a cheeky celebration by pumping his fist.

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