The third T20 between India and Australia will be played at Bellerive Oval on Sunday. It is important for Suryakumar and team to win this match because if Australia team wins then India’s chances of winning the series will end. Before this, let us look at the records of this stadium, which are not good for India from the match point of view.

Since the T20 World Cup held in July last year, India has played 5 T20 series, Team India has won all of them. Now, to maintain the hopes of continuing this trend, it is necessary for India to win in Hobart. The performance of India’s batsmen in the last match was disappointing, Suryakumar Yadav (1) flopped once again. Shubhman Gill was also able to score only 5 runs. It was only Abhishek Sharma who attacked the Australian bowlers. He had scored 68 runs in 37 balls.

Scary record of Bellerive Oval

Let us tell you that the Indian cricket team will play T20 match in this stadium for the first time, whereas the Australian team has never lost any T20 match on this ground. Australia has played 5 T20 matches here, winning all of them. The last T20 was played here on November 18, 2024. In this, Australia defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets. Marcus Stoinis had scored unbeaten 61 runs in 27 balls.

Australia is ahead 1-0 in the series

Host Australia is leading 1-0 in the series. The first match of the 5-match series was canceled due to rain. In the second match, Australia won by 4 wickets. However, the hero of that match Josh Hazlewood will not play in the third T20. He was part of the team only for the first 2 matches of the T20 series against India.

Squad of India and Australia for the third T20

India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubhman Gill, Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, Abhishek Sharma, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Jitesh Sharma (wicket keeper), Sanju Samson (wicket keeper), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty.

Australia: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Mahali Beardman, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Matthew Kuhneman, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe (wk), Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.

India vs Australia 5 match T20 is going on. The first 2 matches have been played, the first T20 was washed out due to rain and the hosts won by 4 wickets in the second match. Josh Hazlewood, who took 3 wickets in the second T20, will not be a part of the team from the third T20. He did not get injured, but before the start of the series it was decided that he would play only 2 matches. Apart from them, there have been some changes in the squad. Know who has now joined the squad.

Talking about Josh Hazlewood, he will now start preparing for the Ashes, he was included in the team only for the first 2 matches. Sean Abbott is included till the third T20, after that he will not play in the last 2 matches. If Hazlewood is out, bowler Mahli Beardman has become a part of the team from the third T20.

Australia’s squad for the third T20 against India

Mitchell Marsh (captain), Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Mahali Beardman, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Matthew Kuhneman, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe (wk), Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.

team changes

• Mahali Beardman (Squad squad for last 3 matches)
• Josh Hazlewood (Not part of the team from the third T20)
• ben dwarshis (Will play in the fourth and fifth T20)

India did not lose any T20 series after T20 World Cup

It is very important for India to win the third T20, because if Suryakumar Yadav loses here, then India can only draw the series even after winning the last two matches. Let us tell you that since the 2024 T20 World Cup, India has won all the 5 T20 series played.

India vs Australia T20 match schedule

• 02 November – 3rd T20: Noon (Ballerive Oval)
• 06 November- 4th T20: Noon (Heritage Bank Stadium)
• 08 November- Fifth T20: Afternoon (Gabba Stadium).

India’s T20 squad against Australia

Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubhman Gill, Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, Abhishek Sharma, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Jitesh Sharma (wicket keeper), Sanju Samson (wicket keeper), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty.