Tuesday night in Guwahati, India, and Australia play the third edition of their five-match Twenty20 International series. India has dominated the series thus far, winning by 2 wickets in Visakhapatnam and by 44 runs in Thiruvananthapuram. The hosts will win the series if they win this match. At 19:00 local time, the match gets underway at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium.
In the second match of the series on Sunday, India proved to be far too powerful for Australia, following a close victory in the first game. They should win again on Tuesday because their batting lineup was quite strong in the previous game.
Australia knows they have to put in every effort to win this game in order to stay in the series after losing their first two games. They could win if they can improve their bowling in Guwahati. However, they still need to tighten up.
Suryakumar Yadav has named the same squad for each of the first two games of this series, so we don’t expect to see a changed starting eleven in Guwahati. Despite his pricey ball handling, we anticipate Arshdeep Singh to remain in the team for this Twenty20 international.
Despite just scoring 19 runs in Thiruvananthapuram, the captain, who always plays attacking cricket, blasted two sixes and was at the crease for a mere ten deliveries. Before this series began, the clean-hitting keeper-batter Ishan Kishan had not yet reached a half-century in 16 T20I innings, but in the first two games of the series, he had already smacked nine sixes.
In both of the series’ first two games, the spinner Ravi Bishnoi has already taken out Australian opener Matthew Short, and in 16 of his 18 T20I appearances, he has claimed at least one wicket. On Sunday, the towering right-arm fast bowler Prasidh Krishna claimed the crucial wicket of the opener, Steven Smith, while recording figures of 3/41.
Australia made two changes to their starting eleven from the first test of the series: Adam Zampa and Glenn Maxwell replaced Jason Behrendorff and Aaron Hardie. Sean Abbott’s spot is in jeopardy after giving up 56 runs in 3 overs, thus we anticipate alterations once more in this encounter.
Before being caught on the boundary for 19, the right-handed opener Steven Smith made one four and one six on Sunday. To get 100 fours in T20Is, he has to make six fours in this match. The all-rounder Marcus Stoinis scored 45 runs from 25 balls in Thiruvananthapuram, showing off both his big hitting and defensive prowess.
In Sunday’s second Twenty20 International, the medium-fast bowler Nathan Ellis removed captain Suryakumar Yadav and both openers. With Matthew Wade declaring that every player was available, it came as a major surprise to see the towering pace bowler Jason Behrendorff leave the squad on Sunday. In the opening T20I, he was the most outstanding member of the attack.
Australia Squads
Australia
Matthew Wade (c & wk), Steven Smith, Josh Inglis, Tim David, Sean Abbott, Glenn Maxwell, Nathan Ellis, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Matthew Short, Tanveer Sangha
This location has hosted three prior Twenty20 Internationals, with one victory apiece for the sides that batted and fielded first and one no-result. We anticipate that both captains will like to field first as the contest progresses due to increasing humidity levels.
The weather in Guwahati is predicted to be sunny and bright, with no expected weather disruptions throughout the match. We anticipate another run feast in this match because the Guwahati pitch is often batting-friendly and the decreased boundary dimensions may have a significant impact.
IND vs AUS Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches
India has 4 wins in the last five face-offs and Australia has one.