India will face Australia in the final match of the three-matches T20I Ind vs Aus series, and Men in Blue would aim to script a second whitewash in Australia.
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Before going to the white-colors, Men in Blue takes on Australia to complete the clean sweep in T20s. Team India defeated the hosts in the previous encounter by 6 wickets. Pandya smashed Australian bowlers out of the park and helped India to chase down 195. With this win, India created a new record in the shorter format.
They won its 10th straight T20 match on Sunday, and it was India’s second T20I series triumph in Australia after 2016. India’s top-order gave a fluent start and avoided the first match’s mistakes. Dhawan got a half-century, and Kohli contributed vital runs in the middle.
For India, the big positive is Natarjan’s bowling, who bagged 5 wickets from the first two matches. In the previous game, he went for just 20 and picked two wickets. For the final match, India can make changes to the playing XI. To prepare for the Test series, Shami and Bumrah both will be rested again. Kohli can give himself rest, and KL Rahul can lead India.
Meanwhile, Australia can blame its errors to find themselves on the losing side in both games. In the opening fixture, they failed to carry the powerplay momentum and the middle-order issue hurt the hosts. In Sydney, they were outclassed as they couldn’t defend 194. In the last 6 overs, India required 72, and after few deliveries, Sams got Kohli, but Australia failed to draw any twist to the game. Pandya took the game away from Australia’s hand, and Australia lost its second straight T20I series. Australia can also slip to third or fourth in ICC Rankings.
The hosts can recall Finch as the captain, and Nathan Lyon can get the game on Tuesday. Team management can also rest Steven Smith to give its Test specialist some rest for the Test series. D Arcy Short might be replaced by Alex Carey.
Pitch Report
SCG’s track is good for batting. It offers plenty of help to batsmen. Pacers can get help with the new ball, but in a night match, the seamers' chances are pretty low. The chasing side will have an advantage.
Possible XI
Australia
Aaron Finch (C), Marcus Stoinis, Steven Smith/Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Moises Henriques, Matthew Wade (c & wk), Daniel Sams, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Swepson, Adam Zampa/Nathan Lyon, Andrew Tye
India
KL Rahul (wk), Shikhar Dhawan/Mayank Agarwal, Manish Pandey/Virat Kohli (c), Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, T Natarajan, Yuzvendra Chahal
Key Players
India
Virat Kohli
Hardik Pandya
Australia
Adam Zampa
Glenn Maxwell
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