India will face Australia In the fifth game of the five-match T20I series. This article provides details about the playing 11 of Australia vs India for the fifth match of the series.
Australia Playing XI vs India – 5th T20I, India tour of Australia 2025:
Openers: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Matthew Short
Australia will be desperate to win the upcoming fifth and final T20I against India to level the series, which has been reduced to four due to rain.
The home team will also be looking to improve their T20I record against India, especially in the last five matches, as they have only won one of the last five matches they have played against the Men in Blue.
For that to happen, the former T20 World Cup winners will depend on their batsmen to put up a strong batting effort, which they have not been able to do in the last few matches. Matchbox
The Mitchell Marsh-led side were 10-15 runs short of the match-winning score in the third T20I as they failed to find the right momentum while chasing a manageable score of 168 and lost the match by 48 runs.
The onus will be on the middle-order batsmen to take advantage of the good starts provided by the openers and be a little more active in the middle phase of the innings against the likes of Shuva Dubey and Varun Chakravarthy.
Amid a disappointing batting effort from the middle order in the last match, the new opening pair of Mitchell Marsh and Matthew Short did a good job at the top but were out at a crucial time.
Considering the performance of the middle order in the last few matches, both the batsmen would like to perform big after getting set.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Josh Philippe, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell.
Despite a poor effort from the Australian middle order in the last game, the team management is expected to go into the final T20I with the same personnel as in the previous match, as the team is known for supporting its players.
Players like Josh Inglis, Josh Philippe, Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis would like to repay the faith by playing match-winning innings in the series decider.
If the middle order can improve its game, Australia may have a bigger chance to win the game.
It will be interesting to see if the batting lineup can adapt to the changes in conditions in the upcoming match, like their opponent did in the previous game.
Bowlers: Ben Dwarshuis, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa
In contrast to the performance with the bat, the bowlers did their job by restricting India to a target of 167 runs.
Australia would like their bowlers to continue their good performance in the final game against a strong Indian batting lineup, which bats up to number eight.
The bowling attack will once again be led by Nathan Ellis, who is the pick of the bowlers and will look to carry his form into the final white ball game of the year for the home side.
Ellis will be assisted by Ben Dwarshuis and Xavier Bartlett as the other two specialist fast bowlers, with Marcus Stoinis being the fast bowling all-rounder, while Adam Zampa will play the sole specialist spinner in the playing XI.
