Team India will be eager to level the five-match T20I series when they face Australia in the third clash at Bellerive Oval, Hobart, on Sunday, November 2. The opening game in Canberra was abandoned due to rain, after which Australia secured a four-wicket win in Melbourne to take a 1-0 lead.
Chasing a modest 126-run target in the second T20I, the hosts crossed the finish line in just 13.2 overs, thanks to Josh Hazlewood’s fiery new-ball spell that rattled India early.
Toss Update — Suryakumar Chooses to Bowl First
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and invited Australia to bat first. He expects better batting conditions later in the match.
“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔,” — 𝑺𝒖𝒓𝒚𝒂𝒌𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒓 𝒀𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒗 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒔𝒔
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh, meanwhile, expressed confidence in posting a big score on what he described as a “beautiful wicket.”
“𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒂 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒕𝒆𝒓. 𝑾𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒖𝒕 𝒖𝒑 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍,” — 𝑴𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒔𝒉
India Ring in Three Changes; Australia Make One
Following their defeat in Melbourne, India have freshened up their combination with three changes. Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar, and Arshdeep Singh have been added to the XI, replacing Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana, and Kuldeep Yadav.
There was no official update regarding injuries, suggesting these were tactical adjustments by the team management.
On the other hand, Australia has made just a single change. Star pacer Josh Hazlewood has been rested, opening the door for Sean Abbott to feature in this crucial contest.
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