Australia will be hoping to stop India from running away with an unbeatable lead as the two sides play each other today in the third match of the five-game T20I series.
Meanwhile, Team India, having secured a 2-0 lead under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav, will aim to seal the series 3-0.
In the opening encounter at Visakhapatnam, Suryakumar Yadav’s explosive 80 off 42 balls and Rinku Singh’s crucial cameo of 22 off 14 led India to their highest successful run chase in T20 Internationals, chasing 209 against Australia.
Continuing their dominance in Kanpur, India posted their biggest T20I total of 235-4 against the Aussies, courtesy of fifties from Ruturaj Gaikwad (53), Yashasvi Jaiswal (52), and Ishan Kishan (53), supported by Rinku Singh’s rapid 31 off 9 balls. Ravi Bishnoi’s impactful 3-wicket haul for 32 runs sealed a 44-run victory, putting India up 2-0 in the series.
The 3rd match is scheduled to begin at 7 pm today.
Viewers can watch the India vs Australia T20I series live telecast on the Sports18 and Colors Cineplex channels on the scheduled dates.
The live streaming of the series will be available on the Jio Cinema app and website for fans in India.
India’s Squad
The team for India includes Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad (Vice Captain), Ishan Kishan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), and Washington Sundar.
Australia squad:
Australia have made as many as six changes to their squad for the remainder of the three matches of the five-T20I series against India.
Matthew Wade (c), Aaron Hardie, Jason Behrendorff, Sean Abbott (withdrawn), Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Chris Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (withdrawn), Glenn Maxwell (withdrawn), Ben McDermott, Josh Philippe, Tanveer Sangha, Matt Short, Steve Smith (withdrawn), Marcus Stoinis (withdrawn), Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa (withdrawn)