On Sunday night in Bengaluru, India and Australia wrapped up their five-match Twenty20 International series. India won the series with one game remaining after defeating them by 20 runs on Friday in Raipur. This was their 14th consecutive home T20I series triumph. On Sunday, the series’ last game will kick off at 19:00 local time at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
India leads this game 3-1 and has been much too strong overall for Australia in the series. It would be shocking if India couldn’t make it 4-1 with a win in this final match, as their lone loss came from an amazing performance from Glenn Maxwell.
Before this match on Sunday, Australia is probably going to choose a team with some talent, but they are by no means a team full of seasoned internationals. Even though players like Jason Behrendorff, Travis Head, and Matthew Wade are capable players, it would be shocking if they could lead the team to victory.
IND vs AUS Team Preview & Squads
India
Throughout this series, Suryakumar Yadav, a right-handed batter, has shown promise as a skipper and has approached the wicket with an aggressive mindset. Out of 54 T20I innings, his average is 45.00. Before this series, Ruturaj Gaikwad, a 26-year-old right-handed opener, had the highest international score of 71, but his consistency over the last three games has elevated his game to a new level.
In addition to taking the most wickets in this series, rookie spinner Ravi Bishnoi has also bowled during the powerplay and dismissed top-orde players all around. Despite his regrettable injury suffered before the 2023 Cricket World Cup, bowling all-arounder Axar Patel is already back to his best self and won the Player of the Match Award on Friday.
Travis Head, the left-handed opener has blasted 13 fours and one six since joining the club for the last two games, putting the Indian bowling unit on the defensive in both contests. Having to lead this team through frequent personnel changes has not been easy for the seasoned keeper-batter Matthew Wade. Nevertheless, he has hit over 100 runs in the series and his batting has been reliable.
The 29-year-old left-arm medium-fast bowler Ben Dwarshuis claimed the significant wicket of Suryakumar Yadav before coming back to remove Axar Patel and Jitesh Sharma. Before taking 2 wickets and giving up just 5 runs in the last over of the innings on Friday, Jason Behrendorff, a left-arm fast bowler, had not taken a wicket until that point.
Australia Squads
Australia
Matthew Wade (c) (wk), Travis Head, Ben McDermott, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Matthew Short, Chris Green, Aaron Hardie, Jason Behrendorff, Josh Philippe, Tanveer Sangha
Match Details
Match
India vs Australia, 5th T20I | Australia tour of India, 2023
Throughout this series, we have witnessed the captain who wins the toss decide to field first. Based on our forecast, if both captains win the toss before this game, they will choose to field first once again.
The weather report indicates that there is a 9% probability of rain during this game. From the beginning to the end of the Twenty20 International, the temperature will be in the mid- to low-20s and the humidity will be more than 75%.
When it comes to pace bowlers, this ground at M Chinnaswamy Stadium has proven to be more sensitive than spinners in past Twenty20 Internationals. In the first innings of this match, a par score would be between 180 and 185.
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.
India vs Australia Prediction
Winning the toss
India
Player of the Match
India – Suryakumar Yadav
Most runs
India – Suryakumar Yadav
Australia – Travis Head
Most wickets
India – Ravi Bishnoi
Australia – Ben Dwarshuis
Most sixes
India – Suryakumar Yadav
Australia – Travis Head
Team Scores Batting First
India – 185+
Australia – 175+
According to cricket analysts, India has a 61% chance to win.
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