Days before the four-match series begins in Adelaide on December 17, Australia are grappling with a spate of injuries to top players such as David Warner.
Smith will be a key member of the Australian team in the much-anticipated four-match series beginning with the pink-ball day/night match in Adelaide from December 17.
Labuschagne added that batting during the day, although easier, presents its own challenges for the batsmen as it becomes tougher to spot the ball in sunlight than at night.
The day-night Test begins on December 17 and Australia are grappling with injury issues ahead of the match.
The 27-year-old Swepson, who is part of the Test squad, should have been playing the three-day tour game between India A and Australia A.
Pucovski was hit on the helmet by a delivery from India 'A' pacer Kartik Tyagi in the 13th over of the second innings of Australia 'A'.
Wade took over the captaincy reins for the second T20 against India here on Sunday after Aaron Finch picked up an injury in the opening game in Canberra.
Unlike the series opener in Canberra where he picked up the Man of the Match trophy with his 3 for 25 with seven dot balls, Chahal was rather expensive in his four-over spell in Sydney conceding 51 runs
Having won two white-ball games in Canberra, the Indians under Virat Kohli will hope that the next two matches at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) pan out better for them.
While Jadeja smashed an unbeaten 44 off 23 balls to propel India to 161 for 7, his head injury turned out to be a blessing in disguise with India unleashing Chahal (3/25 in 4 overs) on an Australian side caught completely off-guard.
India, with their win at the Manuka Oval, now stand fourth in the points table with 10 points from three games. They had earlier lost in Sydney twice in this series against the Aussies.
Even though it was a dead rubber with Australia winning the first two ODIs in Sydney in identical fashion, the win was a massive relief for the visitors who still have a long summer to spend Down Under.
Before the start of the series, Smith had warned that he has "found his hands", referring to the rhythm he was enjoying.
If Australia, who are leading the three-match series 2-0, win the final match, it will be the first time they will sweep an ODI series against India at home in 20 years, though not necessarily in a bilateral series.
With the series already in Australia's pocket, India stand on the verge of a whitewash with the third ODI slated to be played at the Manuka Oval in Canberra on Wednesday.
It was like the first game all over again. And the end result was a better batting total than what they managed in the opener
Australia managed 59 runs with a loss in the Powerplays adding to India's ODI woes. This was the fifth time in a row that India failed to get a wicket in the Powerplays
India managed to post just 338 runs while chasing a daunting total of 389 runs.
India made a disastrous start to the tour with a 66-run loss against Australia in the opening ODI but more importantly looked out of sorts as a unit.
Stoinis grimaced in pain after delivering the second ball of his seventh over of India's run chase. He left the field immediately and Glenn Maxwell completed the over.
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