Ahead of 3rd T20i , Of the five match series , between India vs Australia , there were plenty of doubts and discussions on the Indian selection committee , due to the team combination of last T20i match.
The 3rd T20 is going to be played on NINJA STADIUM , starting at 1:45 PM (IST) .
HEAD TO HEAD : India vs Australia
In the last 5 matches :
| Team | WINS | LOSSES | DRAWS |
| AUSTRALIA | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| INDIA | 3 | 1 | 1 |
RECENT FORM : India vs Australia
Last 5 matches :
| Australia | Win | No result | Win | No result | Win |
| India | Win | Win | Win | No result | Lost |
The recent form says both the teams are looking quite strong , however the head to head record also displays that India is on stronger side. Lets look for squads for both teams.
SQAUDS : India Vs Australia
INDIA :
- RINKU SINGH
- SHUBHMAN GILL
- SURYAKUMAR YADAV (C)
- TILAK VERMA
- NITISH KUMAR REDDY
- SHIVAM DUBE
- ABHISHEK SHARMA
- AXAR PATEL
- WASHINGTON SUNDAR
- JITESH SHARMA (WK)
- SANJU SAMSON (WK)
- ARSHDEEP SINGH
- HARSHIT RANA
- JASPRIT BUMRAH
- KULDEEP YADAV
- VARUN CHAKARAVARTHY
AUSTRALIA :
- MITCHELL MARSH (C)
- TIM DAVID
- TRAVIS HEAD
- GLENN MAXWELL
- MARCUS STOINIS
- MATT SHORT
- MITCHELL OWEN
- BEN McDERMOTT
- JOSH INGLIS (WK)
- JOSH PHILIPPE (WK)
- BEN Dwasrhuis
- MAHLI BEADMAN
- MATTHEW KUHNEMANN
- NATHAN ELLIS
- SEAN ABOTT
- TANVEER SANGHA
- XAVIER BARTLETT
Probable Playing 11 – INDIA vs AUSTRALIA 3RD T20i
INDIA : Abhishek sharma , shubhman gill, surya kumar, tilak verma , sanju samson , shivam dube , axar patel , washington sundar , harsit rana , arshdeep singh , jasprit bumrah
Australia : Mitchell marsh , Matt short , josh inglis , Josh philippe, tim david , marcus stoinis , glenn maxwell, Ben Mcdermott , nathon ellis, sean abott, xavier bartlett,
However , changes may or should occur since the last defeat , as India had batting depth but not lack of quality bowling . Arshdeep singh must play today , Shivam Dube should come early to bat , but if you want to go with more spinners you have to bench arshdeep singh , and if want Arshdeep in the playing 11 , you have to bench kuldeep or washington sundar , which will again be a part of debate as team will no longer have specialist spinner so there is no benefit of doing this . Also SANJU SAMSON can be benched as he can not perform in the lower order which is clearly seen , SANJU have to open with abhishek sharma , just like they were doing in south africa , and if SANJU is opening , you have to change the positions of shubhman gill, surya kumar , tilak verma so the whole top order is unsettled except for abhishek sharma.
The role among the players is not clear , which is causing so much imbalance , except a few players. Abhishek sharma must smash it from the very first ball , followed by a like to like opener with him Earlier it was sanju , but since shubman gill is opening is not meant to smash the ball , shubman is class player he must anchor the innings , except NO , he is there in the opening spot , doing what he is not meant to do , and due to which the whole team spots are struggling to cope up as no one is fixed . The management has to do something..