Australia looks to bounce back in Guwahati in the third Twenty20 International between India and Australia. Travis Head is in contention. On Tuesday, November 28, at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, India will play Australia in the third Twenty20 International of the five-match series after winning by 44 runs in Thiruvananthapuram.
At the Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, India defeated Australia by 44 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match Twenty20 International series. India amassed 235 for 4 in the first innings thanks to half-centuries smashed by Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan, and Ruturaj Gaikwad.
India won the match by 44 runs thanks to the efforts of Ravi Bishnoi and Axar Patel, who went to work in the second innings and held the Australians to 191 for 9. For Australia, the outcome of this series depends on this game, so they’ll be hoping to shake off their ODI World Cup hangover and win in Guwahati.
Indian supposed to continue using winning combination
It is improbable that the Indian team will stray from their winning formula from the series’ first game. Gaikwad and rising star Jaiswal, who both scored half-centuries in the second Twenty20 International, are likely to open the batting.
Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, and Suryakumar Yadav of the Mumbai Indians are anticipated to comprise India’s top and middle order, with the hard-hitting Rinku Singh ranking sixth.
Axar Patel, a left-arm spin bowler, is anticipated to be the Men in Blue’s lone all-round player, with Bishnoi serving as their only spin bowling option.
India’s pace battery will consist of Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar, and Arshdeep Singh. Despite being taken for runs in the second match of the series, Krishna claimed three wickets. While Arshdeep and Mukesh Kumar would be hoping to build on their performance from Thiruvananthapuram, he will be looking to keep taking wickets.
Is Travis Head about to join?
The Australians, who missed the first two games of the series, may start Travis Head, the hero of the 2023 ODI World Cup Final, in the starting lineup. Head led Australia to a historic victory over the hosts India in the ODI World Cup final with a brilliant century.
Head could replace Matthew Short at the top of Australia’s batting order after the latter failed to produce much in the first two Twenty20 Internationals. Steve Smith, who has appeared a little unsteady at the top, might open the batting for Head.
XI Predictions
India: Prasidh Krishna, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (WK), Suryakumar Yadav (C).
Australia: Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Tanveer Sangha, Adam Zampa, Travis Head, Steve Smith, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (C & WK).
