India beat Australia in the 3rd T20I at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Arshdeep Singh was named Player of the Match for his terrific bowling spell
The series is now leveled up at 1-1
India clashed against Australia in the third T20I of the fiive-match series at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart on Sunday, November 2. Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to field first.
Australia posted a challenging total of 186 for 6 at the Bellerive Oval after being put in to bat by India. Tim David exploded with a brutal 74 off 38, while Marcus Stoinis added 64 off 39 to anchor the innings. India’s attack wasn’t without threat though: Arshdeep Singh returned from the bench to claim 3-35, and Varun Chakaravarthy turned the tide with two wickets in two balls in the middle overs.
Chasing 187, India got off to a brisk start with Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill laying the foundation. But Australia fought back via clever short-balls from Nathan Ellis, who removed both opening batters and registered three wickets. India were in trouble at 119/4 after 12 overs, but the momentum swung again.
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The turning point came when Washington Sundar walked in and produced a blistering 49 not out off 23, chaining together big hits and disciplined singles. Alongside him, Jitesh Sharma and others kept the required run-rate in check. India reached their target in just 18.3 overs, clinching a five-wicket victory and levelling the series 1-1.
India vs Australia 3rd T20I: Toss Update
India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and opted to bowl first.
Catch the India vs Australia 3rd T20I ball-by-ball commentary here:
India vs Australia 3rd T20I: Playing XIs
India: Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma(w), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia: Mitchell Marsh(c), Travis Head, Josh Inglis(w), Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Short, Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann
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India vs Australia 3rd T20I: Captains Speak
Suryakumar Yadav (India): We are going to bowl first. The ball will come on nicely to the bat in the 2nd innings. Happy to take it one game at a time. We have three changes - Jitesh, Arshdeep and Washington come in.
Mitch Marsh (Australia): It's a belter of a wicket. Want to get off to a good start and post a big total. We have just the one change - Abbott is in for Hazlewood.
India vs Australia 3rd T20I: Full Squads
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (vc), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy (games 4-5), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar.
Australia: Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott (games 1-3), Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman (games 3-5), Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis (games 4-5), Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood (games 1-2), Glenn Maxwell (games 3-5), Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis.
