Australia vs. India, 4th ODI: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info, Preview

While Australia have already wrapped up the one-day series against India, there is still plenty to play for in the final two games.

The first three fixtures have followed a similar pattern: India have batted first and posted a big score, with one of their batsmen making a century, and then failed to stop their hosts knocking the runs off.

Australia's impressive form with the bat has seen them reach targets of 309 in Perth, 308 in Brisbane and 296 in Melbourne. All three scores set new records for successful chases at the venues.

The Manuka Oval in Canberra doesn't have the history of the three previous grounds used in the series—it has only staged seven one-day internationals, with the highest successful run chase there being 164.

Date: Wednesday Jan. 20, 2016

Time: 2:20 p.m. local (3:20 a.m. GMT)

Venue: Manuka Oval, Canberra

Live Stream and TV Info: Channel Nine (Australia), Sky Sport (New Zealand), Super Sport (South Africa), Star Sports (India), Sky Sports (UK)

Weather: According to AccuWeather.com, it will be warm in Canberra. Very warm. The temperatures are expected to reach 34 degrees Celsius during the day, but will still be in the low 20s in the evening.

Overview

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Everything has gone to plan for Australia so far in the series. They have reeled off a hat-trick of victories while also rotating their squad, not only allowing key players to recuperate but also providing opportunities to fringe players.

Some have seized the opportunities that have come their way.

With opening batsman David Warner away on paternity leave, Shaun Marsh has made back-to-back half-centuries at the top of the order. 

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Seam-bowling all-rounder John Hastings, meanwhile, picked up career-best figures of four for 58 in the three-wicket win at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday.

Now the selectors look set to give Nathan Lyon a chance to impress. The off-spinner is a key member of Australia's Test team, but he has only played in eight ODI games during his international career. His last appearance in the format came back on Oct. 10, 2014.

However, per Jesse Hogan in the Sydney Morning Herald, Lyon and Warner have been drafted into the squad for the final two one-dayers. They replace left-arm seamer Joel Paris and batsman Usman Khawaja.

Australia have only played two one-day games at the Manuka Oval. They defeated West Indies there in 2013 and then recorded a win over South Africa the following year.

The ground did stage two fixtures during the 2015 Cricket World Cup, with South Africa scoring the small matter of 411 for four in their Pool B encounter with Ireland. 

Scoring runs hasn't been a problem so far for India during the short tour.

Rohit Sharma hit back-to-back centuries to start the series, while Virat Kohli—who has now passed 7,000 ODI runs in his career—reached three figures in the last game.

India's issue, however, has been taking wickets. Although they did claim seven of them in the last match, their improved efforts with the ball still weren't enough to prevent them slumping to defeat at the MCG.

A third straight loss leaves them playing only for pride in the series, although some of the squad will also be looking to boost their chances of a place in India's squad for the ICC World Twenty20 in March.

Key Players

Australia

Lyon has finally been picked again by Australia in one-day cricket.

The hosts have hit India with a heavy dose of pace so far in the series, with all-rounder Glenn Maxwell the only slow bowler used by captain Steve Smith.

Lyon has done nothing wrong in his previous ODI outings—he has a career average of 30, plus an economy rate of 4.52 runs per over. Now he can show he should be picked in all formats by his country

India

Mahendra Singh Dhoni hasn't made a major contribution with the bat yet in the series. He hasn't really needed to, considering India's top four have all scored runs at one stage or another.

However, Dhoni can make a difference with his captaincy in the bid to avoid being whitewashed.

India are in need of some inspiration from their leader, whether it be thinking outside the box with his field settings or mixing things up with his bowling changes.

Squads

Australia

Steven Smith (capt), David Warner, Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, George Bailey, Glenn Maxwell, John Hastings, Matthew Wade (wk), James Faulkner, Kane Richardson, Josh Hazlewood, Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon.

India

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Barinder Sran.