India vs Australia 3rd T20 preview, Playing XI prediction : By winning the rain-curtailed second T20 International against Australia, Team India have kept the series alive with the decider set to take place at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.
A high-octane clash is likely to enthrall the fans once again. However, the showers earlier in the day may play spoilsport as they did during the second T20I.
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According to accuweather.com, there is a 51 percent chance of rain in the morning but the forecast suggests very little chance of rain after 5 PM local time.
For India & captain Rohit Sharma, despite Jasprit Bumrah's superb return to the line-up in the Nagpur match, bowling has been a major worry.
With Yuzvendra Chahal and Harshal Patel failing to stem the run flow, India will be hoping that they can get back to their best in the third T20 International.
In the two T20Is against the Kangaroos, Chahal has picked only one wicket in the 4.2 overs he has bowled, leaking 54 runs.
Meanwhile, death overs specialist Harshal, who is returning from an injury, also hasn’t inspired confidence and perhaps needs a couple of more matches to find his rhythm.
The limelight will surely be on the bowling group when they take the field against the Aussies.
With both the teams making changes in their Playing XI due to the 8-over per side game in Nagpur, it is expected that India and Australia will make changes in their line-ups. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is likely to replace Rishabh Pant in India's Playing XI while Nathan Ellis and Josh Inglis might return to the Australia line-up.
India playing XI: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Australia playing XI: Aaron Finch, Cameron Green, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade, Tim David, Josh Inglis, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa.
India and Australia will lock horns on September 25, Sunday in the series-deciding third T20 International.
India vs Australia 3rd T20 will begin at 7:00 PM IST.
Star Sports Network has the broadcasting rights for India vs Australia series. Fans can watch the matches on Star Sports 1 HD/SD and Star Sports 1 Hindi.
Disney+Hotstar will live stream all the 3 T20Is