IND vs AUS 3rd T20 Match Live Score Streaming Online: India take on Australia in Hyderabad.India vs Australia 3rd T20 Match Live Scorecard: Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to field against Australia in the series deciding 3rd T20I in Hyderabad on Sunday. Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes back in the team for Rishabh Pant while Australia bring in Josh Inglis in place of Sean Abbott. The last match in Nagpur was disrupted by rain, with India snapping up the victory in an 8-over contest. India skipper Rohit Sharma was in top form on Friday, scoring a blistering 46 off 20 balls.
IndiaΒ (Playing XI): KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik(w), Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal
AustraliaΒ (Playing XI): Aaron Finch(c), Cameron Green, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Josh Inglis, Matthew Wade(w), Daniel Sams, Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
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Australia's captain Aaron Finch, left, congratulates India's captain Rohit Sharma, center, on their win in the second T20 cricket match between India and Australia, in Nagpur, India, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
We would have fielded as well, it looks like a good wicket though. We always want to perform against the best sides, in that sense this is a very important game for us. The crowds in India have always been amazing, regardless of where they play. One change for us. Josh Inglis comes in place of Sean Abbott.
We will bowl first. It's good to be back in Hyderabad and play in front of this crowd. We look to keep winning games, it's important to maintain your momentum in this format of the game, so it was a good win for us (in Nagpur). Australia have always been challenging, they bring in a different kind of challenge. We need to keep doing the basics right if we have to get success. The last win helped us gain confidence and I hope everyone steps up today. One change for us - Bhuvi is back, Rishabh misses out, we needed only 4 bowlers in the last game, so he (Bhuvneshwar) unfortunately missed out.
Deepak Hooda wasn't available for selection for this game owing to a back injury. Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes back to the team while Rishabh Pant misses out. For Australia, Josh Inglis comes in place of Sean Abbott.
Australia (Playing XI): Aaron Finch(c), Cameron Green, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Josh Inglis, Matthew Wade(w), Daniel Sams, Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
India (Playing XI): KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik(w), Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal
Toss time. The two captains in the middle as the crowd cheers. India win toss and opt to field first against Australia.
Jasprit Bumrah returned to the India side after a lengthy spell off in the sidelines and India will be relieved to see that he does not have any rust before the World Cup.
It's a fairly large surface with even sized boundaries on both sides of the square. It's another good batting surface, the grass has been well rolled. Dew wouldn't be a factor tonight, but the captain winning the toss could still be looking at chasing down the score. Defending wouldn't be easy as the ball could come onto the bat even better under lights. In short, this is a belter.
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In the batting department, the famed top order comprising Rohit, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli needs to be more consistent. The trio has not fired in unison for a while. Suryakumar Yadav has also been patchy in the past few games with Hardik Pandya churning out match-winning performances.
India rely on their spinners in the middle overs and while Axar has been a big positive, Chahal has faltered. He went for a lot of runs in the Asia Cup and the trend has continued against Australia. The same can be said for Harshal's form as well.
Nathan Ellis, who was Australia’s pick of the bowler in Mohali, is out injured along with fellow pacer Kane Richardson. Australia are likely to stick with Sean Abbott and Daniel Sams and might play an unchanged playing XI.
India relies on their spinners in the middle overs and while Axar has been a big positive, Chahal has faltered. He went for a lot of runs in the Asia Cup and the trend has continued against Australia. India could also consider bringing in R Ashwin for Yuzvendra Chahal.
Death overs specialist Harshal, who is returning from an injury, hasn’t inspired confidence and perhaps needs a couple of matches more to find his rhythm. The right-arm medium pacer, who relies on his variations to be effective, has conceded 81 runs in his six overs at an economy rate of 13.50 and is the most expensive bowler in the series. He is likely to be replaced by senior seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who was dropped in the second T20I. The seasoned pro is also struggling at the death overs, but would love to shun his critics in Hyderabad.
The series decider match in Hyderabad has been in the news for the wrong reasons. Four people got injured when a stampede-like situation prevailed on Thursday at the Gymkhana Ground, where thousands of cricket fan gathered to buy tickets for the India-Australia T20 match.
Dinesh Karthik was in blistering form in the last match when he finished off the match with 4 and a 6, which will almost guarantee a place for him in this match as well as the starting XI of the T20 World Cup. The other question is, where does that leave Rishabh Pant?
There is a 30% chance of rain on match day but much of that is forecast for a couple of hours before the scheduled start of play. We have to wait and see what transpires tonight.
In the last match, India skipper Rohit Sharma smashed four sixes and as many fours as he single-handedly helped India chase down a target of 91 with four balls to spare in a match which was reduced to eight overs a side due to a wet outfield.
India: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal
Australia: Aaron Finch (c), Cameron Green, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Josh Inglis/Daniel Sams, Sean Abbott, Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
India take on Australia in the 3rd and final T20I match in Hyderabad tonight. Effectively a series decider, the Rohit Sharma-led outfit will hope to end the campaign with a win and clinch the series before they take on South Africa in a few days. The bowling department of both teams are a suspect and it will be interesting to see if they make any changes in their playing XI tonight.