India vs Australia (Source:@BCCI,x.com)
The stage is set for the series decider between Australia and India in the T20I series, with the fifth and final match scheduled at The Gabba, Brisbane, on Saturday, November 8. The series began with a washout in Canberra, where rain forced a washout in the opening T20I.
Australia then stunned India in front of a packed crowd at the MCG, taking an early lead in the series. However, the Men in Blue bounced back strongly, winning consecutive matches in Hobart and Gold Coast. These victories gave India a 2-1 lead, putting them in a commanding position to clinch the series in the final match.
In a significant development, Australia has won the the toss for the last and 5th T20I and opted to bowl first. Talking about the team changes, Australia is playing with the same XI and on the other side, India has made one change.
Suryakumar Yadav at the toss stated that Tilak Varma has been rested and in his place, Rinku Singh has been included in the squad.
Toss Update: Australia have won the toss and opted to bowl first.
India vs Australia 5th T20I: Playing XIs
India Playing XI : Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (vc), Shivam Dube, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh
Australia Playing XI : Mitchell Marsh (c), Matthew Short, Josh Inglis (wk), Tim David, Josh Philippe, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa
India vs Australia: Captain's Thought
Mitchell Marsh (Australia Captain): "We will bowl first. Looks like a good surface. Always great to be playing here. A great stadium. Yeah, not quite as a World Cup final. Certainly a chance to level the series. Both teams have played some great cricket. Another chance for us tonight. It was a little bit of indifferent surface in the last game. We slightly went a different way from our approach. We thought India bowled really well. Different conditions tonight. Looking forward to this game and looking forward to playing our style. No changes, thankfully. Last night we had to make 4 changes."
Suryakumar Yadav (India Captain): "I mean, until and unless you are winning the game, losing the toss doesn't matter. The team is looking good. Just want to go out there and express. It's always good to understand what the team's goal is. Every batter realized that it wasn't a 200 wicket. They responded brilliantly. The energy was good on the field. All the boxes ticked in the last game and we want to continue the good work. It's good to win bilaterals but you want to see what combinations going forward. Everyone is doing well, understanding their positions. It's completely fine. Other than the openers, everyone has to be flexible in this format. It's a team sport at the end of the day. We have one change tonight. Tilak Varma is resting and Rinku Singh comes in."
