India (IND) is leading 2-0 in the five-match T20I series against Australia (AUS). Both the teams are playing with their second-string squad with the majority of the main squad players being rested after the ODI World Cup 2023. The Asian side won a thriller in the first T20I with Rinku Singh providing the finishing touches of the game. In the second T20I, the Men In Blue posted a mammoth total of 235/4 and Australia could only score 191.
They will be facing in the third T20I at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. India would love to seal the series winning the third match. This is also the first practice of the team before the T20 World Cup 2024 that is scheduled in the West Indies and USA.
IND vs AUS: Match Details
Match – India vs Australia, 3rd T20I
Date and Time – November 28, 19:00 PM IST
Venue – Basarpara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Live Coverage Details – Sport 18 (TV) and Jio Cinema (OTT)
IND vs AUS: Pitch Report
Australia and India will meet for the second time in the ODI format at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, commonly known as the ACA Stadium, where the visitors won by an 8-wicket margin in 2017. The Guwahati venue has held three Twenty20 Internationals and two One Day Internationals. The home team has played in all three Twenty20 Internationals, winning once and losing once, with one game ending in a tie.
The wickets were known for being slow, however, the most recent international match at the stadium has batting-friendly conditions, with more than 400 runs scored in the T201 match between India and South Africa in October 2022. The average score in the three T20Is contested at the stadium is 118, and the team batting first and chasing here is 1-1. Dew could also play a role, and the captains to bowl first winning the toss.
IND vs AUS: Head-to-Head
Matches Played - 28
Wins for India – 17
Wins for Australia – 10
No-Result - 1
IND vs AUS: Probable Playing XI
India
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Prasidh Krishna
Australia
Travis Head, Steven Smith, Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (c & wk), Glenn Maxwell, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Jason Behrendorff
IND vs AUS: Dream11
Grand League
Wicket-Keepers- Ishan Kishan
Batters- Suryakumar Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Travis Head, and Rinku Singh (vice-captain)
All-Rounders- Glenn Maxwell (captain) and Marcus Stoinis
Bowlers- Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Wicket-Keepers- Josh Inglis
Batters- Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Steve Smith, and Rinku Singh
All-Rounders- Glenn Maxwell (vice-captain) and Axar Patel
Bowlers- Adam Zampa, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar, Arshdeep Singh