Australia cricket team is currently playing the Ashes series against England at home. Australia has taken a 2-0 lead by winning both the initial tests. Meanwhile, Australian team all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has taken a big decision, he has retired from red-ball cricket at the state level. Now he will not be seen playing in the Sheffield Shield tournament, he used to play for Western Australia.

After Mitchell Marsh’s retirement from red-ball cricket at the state level, questions have been raised about his future in Test cricket. Especially considering the Ashes series, in which he was expected to play but it did not happen.

Mitchell Marsh’s recent performance was not anything special, after which he informed his colleagues about his decision of retirement. Since 2019, Marsh has played only 9 matches at the state level. Although the reason for playing less matches is also his busy schedule, he is the main limited overs player and also plays in many T20 leagues around the world.

Mitchell Marsh made his debut for Western Australia in 2009. He said that now he wants to stay away from red ball cricket. However, he has not retired from Test cricket at the international level.

Mitchell Marsh’s big decision

If reports are to be believed, Mitchell Marsh has said that he is ready to participate in the Ashes series if the selectors call him. However, he also admitted that it is not easy to play another Test in the future. Let us tell you that last month Australia’s Chief Selector George Bailey had said that Marsh’s game can bring new energy to the Ashes. He had said that he is not being tried in the beginning of the series but there may be a change later depending on the situation.

mitchell marsh test career

Mitchell Marsh has played 46 matches in his Test career, in which he scored 2083 runs in 80 innings. In this format he has played 9 half-centuries and 3 century innings. Apart from this, he has played 99 ODI and 81 T20 International matches for Australia, in which he has scored 3098 and 2083 runs respectively.

Under the captaincy of Mitchell Marsh, the Australian cricket team lost the T20 series against India at home. The 5th match of the series held on Saturday was cancelled, with this Suryakumar Yadav and team won the series 2-1. Whereas Australia took a 1-0 lead in the series by winning the second match after the first match was cancelled. After the match, Adam Gilchrist asked Mitchell Marsh such a question that even the captain was surprised.

In the absence of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Marsh took command in the ODI series against India and defeated India 2-1 in the series. After this, under the captaincy of Marsh, Australia lost the 5-match T20 series 1-2. Although Marsh’s own performance was good, there was discussion about his captaincy because the T20 World Cup is to be held in February.

In such a situation, in the 5th T20, former Australian wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist directly asked Mitchell Marsh this question that if Pat Cummins becomes fit, will you be the captain in the World Cup or not? Marsh also gave a clear answer to this.

Who will be the captain in T20 World Cup 2026?

Mitchell Marsh was also surprised by Adam Gilchrist’s question related to the T20 World Cup. He asked, “If Pat Cummins becomes fit, will he captain the T20 World Cup or will you remain the captain?”

On this Mitchell Marsh said, “This is a good question, I think I will be the captain in the T20 World Cup. After this Gilchrist again asked, “So you are the official T20 captain? If Pat Cummins joins the T20 team, will he play under your captaincy? To this Marsh said, “Yes, I think so.”

On this Gilchrist said, “Thank you for the clarification, some questions were being asked about this.” Australia does not have any T20 International schedule before the T20 World Cup 2026, so the performance of the players in the Big Bash League can play an important role in the team selection. However, Marsh does not think so.

Marsh said, “Our team, with full potential, is a well-organized team. The Big Bash League is for the players and hopefully the Scorchers (Perth Scorchers) team will win.”

India has defeated Australia by 48 runs in the fourth T20 match. With this, Team India has taken a 2-1 lead in the five-match T20 series. In this match played in Queensland, the Indian team batted first and scored 167 runs, in response the Australian team was all out after scoring only 119 runs. Washington Sundar was India’s most successful bowler, who bowled only 8 balls and took 3 wickets.

Team India’s batting line-up had collapsed. Shubman Gill played an inning of 46 runs and Shubman Gill played an inning of 28 runs. Apart from him, captain Suryakumar Yadav scored 20 runs in 10 balls in a explosive manner. But other batsmen could not perform anything special. Looking at the score of 167 runs, it seemed as if there were at least 20-30 runs less in the Indian innings.

havoc of indian bowlers

At one time the Australian team was moving towards an easy victory. From the very beginning, the Indian bowlers did not give the Australian batsmen a chance to open their hands, but the Kangaroo team had scored 67 runs at the loss of just one wicket. Due to playing to save wickets, the required run rate for the Australian team kept on increasing, due to which other batsmen also started losing their wickets while trying to play fast shots.

Amazing work of Sundar-Dubey-Patel trio

Washington Sundar, Shivam Dubey and Axar Patel together broke the back of the Australian batting line-up. All three together took 7 wickets. Especially Washington Sundar did wonders, who bowled only 8 balls, in which he took three wickets for just 3 runs. The magic of this trio was that Australia’s last 7 wickets fell within just 28 runs. Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah took one wicket each.

Batting first in the fourth T20, the Indian cricket team had set a target of 168 runs for Australia to win. Mitchell Marsh and Matthew Short gave a good start to Australia, as long as Marsh was at the crease, the host team looked strong. But where did the tables turn? Australia collapsed for 119 runs.

In this match played in Gold Coast, Australia won the toss and decided to bowl first. It was the start for India, Shubman Gill played a good inning of 46 runs. However, in the end the Australian bowlers made a good comeback and the Indian innings ended at 167 runs.

The biggest turning point of the match

The biggest turning point of the match was the wicket of Mitchell Marsh, as he looked in good form. As long as the Australian captain was at the crease, Australia was in a strong position. Shivam Dubey took the wicket of Marsh, after which he also took the big wicket of Tim David.

Shivam Dubey became a game changer

Marsh and Short made a partnership of 37 runs for the first wicket, after which there was a partnership of 30 runs between Inglis and Marsh. Marsh was at the crease and Australia was moving towards victory, but then Shivam Dubey came as a game changer. Dubey got March caught out, after which he also made Tim David his victim.

After this, there was a flurry of wickets for the Australian batsmen. Josh Philip was bowled by Arshdeep Singh, Glenn Maxwell returned to the pavilion after scoring only 2 runs. He was bowled by Varun Chakraborty, Stoinis struggled but it did not last long. Washington Sundar ended the host’s last hope by bowling Stoinis.

India vs Australia 3rd T20 will be played today at Bellerive Oval Stadium. The match will start at 1:45 pm, the toss will take place at 1:15 pm. This match is like do or die for Suryakumar Yadav and team, because if Australia wins, then even after winning the remaining two matches of the series, Team India will only be able to draw the series.

Since the T20 World Cup 2024, India has played 5 T20 series and won all of them, to keep alive the hope of continuing this series, India will have to win today in Hobart at any cost. Talking about the weather, there is a possibility of rain in the match, but not so much that there is a danger of the match being canceled. In this context, winning the toss will be important, the team would like to chase the target here.

Bellerive Oval, Hobart Records, Pitch Report

The Indian cricket team is playing its first T20 match on this ground today, while the Australian team has played 5 T20 matches here. Australia has never lost a T20 on this ground, it has won all 5 matches.

Talking about the pitch, there is hope that there will be help for fast bowlers here also. Bouncers can be seen, due to this Arshdeep Singh can be included in the playing 11 today. Kuldeep Yadav can be left out in his place, because Axar Patel is in the team as a spin option.

Josh Hazlewood is not playing

There have been some changes in the Australian team since the third T20, which the host had announced before the start of the series. Josh Hazlewood, who wreaked havoc on the Indian batsmen in the second T20, is no longer a part of this series. Mahali Beardman has become a part of the host team from the third T20.

india squad

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 squad

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.

Australia has defeated India by 4 wickets in the second T20 match. Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakraborty tried their best to stop Australia, but could not stop Australia from winning by 4 wickets. India had scored only 125 runs while playing first, Kangaroo team won the small target with 40 balls remaining.

Australia had a small target of 126 runs. The opening pair of Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh together took Australia’s score beyond 50 in just 4 overs. Head was out after scoring 28 runs in 15 balls, on the other hand, captain Mitchell Marsh played a brilliant inning of 46 runs in 26 balls. During this, Marsh hit 2 fours and four skyscraper sixes.

Bumrah-Chakraborty’s efforts failed

Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakraborty tried their best to restrict Australia to a small score. Bumrah took 2 wickets giving only 26 runs in 4 overs, at the other end Chakraborty gave only 23 runs in 4 overs and took two wickets. Other bowlers could not leave much impact. Kuldeep Yadav did take 2 wickets, but proved to be very expensive.

When the Indian team came to bat first, only Abhishek Sharma and Harshit Rana were able to score big. Abhishek played an inning of 68 runs in a stormy manner, on the other hand, Harshit Rana, batting at seventh position, played an inning of 35 runs, but he was very expensive in bowling. Harshit had given away 27 runs in just 2 overs.

Australia won after four years

This has happened after five years when Australia has defeated the Indian team in a T20 match on its home ground. Australia last defeated India on its home ground in Sydney in December 2020. This is Australia’s 12th overall win against Team India in T20 International.

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The Indian cricket team is currently on Australia tour. Team India had to face defeat in the three-match ODI series in Australia. Kangaroos won the ODI series 2-1. Now a five-match T20 series will be played between India and Australia from October 29. All matches of the T20 series will start at 1:45 pm Indian time. The toss of all the matches will be at 1:15. Earlier, the matches of the ODI series were played from 90 am Indian time. Know the complete schedule of the T20 series here.

Team India will play under the captaincy of Suryakumar, Bumrah will return.

The command of Team India in the T20 series will be in the hands of Suryakumar Yadav. Dreaded fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will also be in the team. Explosive batsman Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Shivam Dubey, Sanju Samson and Varun Chakraborty are all star players part of the T20 team. However, star all-rounder Hardik Pandya will not be seen in the T20 series also.

Mitchell Marsh will be the captain of the Australian team, many star players will also be part of the team

Like the ODI series, Mitchell Marsh will be the captain of the Australian team in the T20 series also. However, the Kangaroo team was announced differently for the first two T20 matches. Then a separate team has been announced for the third T20 and separate teams for the fourth and fifth T20. Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis and Tim David will also be seen in action. Besides, Travis Head and Matthew Short are also part of the T20 team.

Note down the date, venue and time of all 5 matches.

1st T20 – October 29 – Canberra – 1:45 pm IST
Second T20 – 31 October – Melbourne – 1:45 pm Indian time
3rd T20 – 2 November – Hobart – 1:45 pm IST
4th T20 – 6 November – Gold Coast – 1:45 pm IST
Fifth T20 – November 8 – Gabba – 1:45 pm IST

India Australia T20 Series Full Schedule: The ODI series between India and Australia has ended. Australia won the ODI series 2-1. After the ODI, the Indian team will now play T20 series with Australia. This five-match series will run from 29 October to 8 November. Indian T20 team captain Suryakumar Yadav and other players have reached Australia for this series.

T20 series between India and Australia

Five matches will be played in the T20 series between India and Australia, which will start with the first match to be held in Canberra on 29 October. The last match of this series will be played in Brisbane on 8 November. T20 matches will start at 1:45 pm Indian time.

• 1st T20- 29 October, Canberra
• Second T20- 31 October, Melbourne
• 3rd T20- 2 November, Hobart
• 4th T20- 6 November, Gold Coast
• Fifth T20- 8 November, Brisbane

India’s squad for T20 series

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

Australia’s squad for T20 series

Mitch Marsh (captain), Travis Head, Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Tim David, Ben Dwarshis, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis and Adam Zampa.

India lost the ODI series

The first ODI between India and Australia was played in Perth, in which Team India had to face defeat by 7 wickets. The second ODI was held in Adelaide, in which Australia won by 2 wickets. The third ODI was played in Sydney, in which India defeated Australia by 9 wickets. In this way the Kangaroos won this series 2-1.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli became the heroes of India’s victory in the last ODI. After the fall of captain Shubman Gill’s wicket, Rohit-Virat took charge of the innings and led the team to victory while chasing the target of 237.

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IND vs AUS 5 Matches T20 Series Schedule: A three-match ODI series is going on between India and Australia. After this, T20 series will also be played between the two teams. The T20 series between India and Australia (IND vs AUS T20 Series) will start from October 29 with the first match to be held in Canberra. Suryakumar Yadav will take charge of the Indian team in the T20 series. Some players for the T20 series against Australia will become part of the T20 team only after the ODI series. The remaining players have reached Canberra, the capital of Australia, before the start of the T20 series.

Indian squad for T20 series

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

Australian squad for T20 series

Mitch Marsh (captain), Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Tim David, Ben Dwarshis, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis and Adam Zampa.

When and where will T20 matches be played?

The T20 series between India and Australia will start from October 29. The last match of this series will be played on 8 November.

1. First match- 29 October, Canberra
2. Second match- 31 October, Melbourne
3. Third match- 2 November, Hobart
4. Fourth match- 6 November, Gold Coast
5. Fifth match- 8 November, Brisbane

India lost ODI series to Australia

During the Australia tour, the command of India’s ODI team was handed over to Shubman Gill in place of Rohit Sharma. There have been two matches in this three-match series between India and Australia and Team India has faced defeat in both the matches. Australia is ahead 2-0 in this series. The last and third match of the ODI series will be played in Sydney.

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