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The home side had clinched the series with wins in Mohali and Indore, and a third successive defeat could potentially have deflated Australia ahead of their World Cup opener against tournament hosts India on October 8.
Steve Smith, who had a good hit on Wednesday evening, has also recovered from the wrist niggle.
Starc suffered a shoulder injury late on the second day after landing awkwardly while attempting a diving stop at mid-on.
'Over a hundred years of Test cricket and there's been less than 500 men who have played it for Australia, that in itself makes it very special to be a part of it,' the left-arm pacer told 'The Guardian'.
Ellis, who dismissed Virat Kohli in the second One-Day International, spoke extensively as to how Starc's influence on him has grown over time.
Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma had courted controversy after she ran out England's Charlotte Dean in the third ODI last month.
Healy (509) scored more runs than any other player in New Zealand, with her centuries in the semifinal and final of the tournament helping Australia take home a record-extending seventh World Cup title.
The touring side was 82/4 at stumps, losing Root in the final over and staring at a second successive heavy defeat in the five-match series.
Australia have lost 16 of their last 24 Twenty20 internationals going back to the start of 2020, but Starc said there was good reason for those disappointing results.
Starc, who took his 250th Test wicket during the second day, said his focus on the third day would be to pick up more wickets.
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