What promises to be a high-voltage contest, India In the third T20 match of the ongoing five-match series against India, they won the toss and decided to bowl first. Australia At Bellerive Oval in Hobart. The visiting team is aiming to level the series after the loss in the second T20 match, while Australia wants to increase its lead to 2-0. The opening game of the series was abandoned due to rain, making the match a crucial one for both sides.
Why are Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana and Kuldeep Yadav not playing the third T20 match?
Indian captain at the time of toss Suryakumar Yadav Three changes were announced to the lineup featured in the previous match. Sanju Samson, Harshit RanaAnd -Kuldeep Yadav Everyone was dropped from the playing eleven. Although Suryakumar did not elaborate on the reasons for these omissions, it is widely believed that India are experimenting with their combinations and giving a chance to players who have not yet played in the series.
All three have been replaced Jitesh Sharma, Arshdeep SinghAnd washington beautifulThe inclusion of Arshdeep, in particular, caught the attention of fans and pundits, as many were expecting his return to the T20I setup. With his left-arm pace and ability to bowl in the death overs, Arshdeep is expected to add much-needed variety to India’s bowling attack.
“We are going to bowl first. The ball will come on to the bat well in the second innings. Will be happy to take one game at a time. We have three changes – Jitesh, Arshdeep and Washington have come in.” Suryakumar said during the toss.
The inclusion of Washington also gives India more balance, providing both spin depth and a handy batting option lower down the order. Meanwhile, the inclusion of Jitesh ahead of Samson shows that India intend to test another wicketkeeping option ahead of future assignments.
Australia has included Sean Abbott in the team in place of Josh Hazlewood.
Australia, on the other hand, have made a change to their winning combination. captain Michelle Marsh confirmed it sean abbott in place of Josh HazlewoodAdding a touch of freshness to their pace unit.
“It’s a belter of a wicket. We want to get off to a good start and get a big score. We’ve made just one change – Abbott has replaced Hazlewood.” Marsh said.
AUS vs IND: Playing XI of both the teams
Australia: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Short, Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnman
India: Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah.
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