India Will Look To Inflict Series Whitewash, Australia Playing For Pride In SCG
With the series already sealed 2-0, India would hope to add another win at the SCG to their record extending ten match unbeaten streak and make it 11 wins in a row. A win in the 3rd T20I against Australia will also give the visiting Indian team their second ever T20I series win over the 'Aussies' Down Under.
India Take 2-0 Unassailable Lead, Clinch Series With 6-Wicket Win Over Australia In 2nd T20I At SCG
'Men In Blue' had clinched with a dominant six wicket win over the Kangaroos in the 2nd T20I at SCG. Chasing a daunting 195-run target, India pulled off the chase courtesy a power packed batting performance.
Opener Shikhar Dhawan laid the foundation with a quick fire half ton, skipper Kohli anchored the innings well in the middle order and the finishing touch was provided by whirlwind knocks from Shreyas Iyer and Hardik Pandya.
T Natarajan Has Been Pick Of The Indian Bowlers In Series So Far
Credit ought to be given to newcomer T Natarajan who was exceptional with the ball on a day when other seamers went for plenty. While Washington Sundar bowled yet another economical spell, leg spinner Chahal was among the wickets but went for plenty.
Australians will look for a much more improvised performance with the ball as their bowling looked all over the place in the absence of pace spearhead Mitchell Starc who ruled himself out due to personal reasons.
India vs Australia, 2nd T20I Highlights: Hardik Pandya Heroics Help India Beat Australia By 6 Wickets, Seal Series 2-0
The hosts are a bit inexperienced without Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood who have been wisely rested for the upcoming Test series. Seamers Sean Abbott and Daniel Sams will have to get their act together against a power-packed Indian batting lineup.
Australia Will Hope That Aaron Finch Recovers From His Injury And Is Fit To Play The 3rd T20I
Australia did put up a challenging 194-run total on a batting belter at the SCG in the 2nd T20I courtesy a whirlwind half ton by stand-in-skipper Matthew Wade but the other batsmen failed to capitalize on good starts.
The hosts will hope that their seasoned skipper Aaron Finch returns back to play in the 3rd T20I later in the afternoon after missing the last encounter at SCG due to injury.
Here are the full squads for India and Australia in T20 series
India T20I squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (vice-captain and wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, T Natarajan.
Australia T20 Squad: Aaron Finch (Captain), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Daniel Sams, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wicketkeeper), David Warner, Adam Zampa.