Hyderabad: India defeated Australia by six wickets in the third and final match to win the three-match T20 International series 2-1 here. Suryakumar Yadav scored 69, Virat Kohli scored 63 and Hardik Pandya scored 25 not out.

Earlier, Australia had set a target of 186 runs for the loss of seven wickets for India, which India achieved with one ball to spare. For the visiting team, batsmen Cameron Green (52) and Tim David (54) scored half-centuries.

For the visiting team, batsmen Cameron Green (52) and Tim David (54) scored half-centuries. Apart from this, Daniel Sams contributed 28 not out and Josh Inglis contributed 24 runs.

For The Indian team, Akshar Patel took three wickets for 33 runs, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal took one wicket each.

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CHANDIGARH: India will play its first T20 match of three series at Mohali on Tuesday. India will try to sort out their proper combination, especially the middle-order issue, ahead of the shortest format’s World Cup in the three-match T20I series against Australia starting Tuesday.

In the 6 matches to be held before the World Cup, some fast bowlers may have been rested, but except this, India is going with its strong team.

After Australia, India will host South Africa for three matches. It would have been important to maintain flexibility in the T20 format, but captain Rohit Sharma has already made it clear that the ICC to be held in Australia will not be played. Their players will try to find answers to all the questions before the competition. Although India batted well in the Asia Cup, it also made many changes during this period.

India’s bowling weaknesses also came to the fore in this tournament, but the return of Harshal Patel and Jasprit Bumrah gave the attack a boost. Rohit made it clear that K.L. Rahul will open the innings, but there is a possibility that Virat Kohli will come with him to open the innings. Kohli, who scored a century in his last T20 innings, can be used as an opening batsman.

Rishabh Pant or Dinesh Karthik The top four batsmen in the Indian batting order are decided, but it is not yet decided whether Rishabh Pant or Dinesh Karthik will be selected as the wicketkeeper in the playing XI.

With Ravindra Jadeja injured, India may prefer Pant over Karthik as he is a left-handed batsman. Karthik has been roped in for the role of ‘finisher’. He barely got a chance to bat in the Asia Cup but the team management may give him a chance to spend some time at the crease in the next two weeks.

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Chandigarh: The three-match T20I series between India and Australia is going to start from September 20. The first match of the series is to be played in Mohali city of Punjab. Team India players are reaching Mohali on Friday for the first match. However, Team India led by Rohit Sharma will start their practice session from Saturday.

The PCA has informed that the first practice session of the Indian team will be from Saturday. The Aaron Finch-led Australian team has already reached Mohali. The Australian team will start its practice session from Friday.

There is also a lot of enthusiasm among the fans about the India and Australia series. On Wednesday and Thursday, thousands of fans reached the counter of the PCA Stadium to buy tickets for the match. Ticket sales were to start at 4 pm but fans had reached the stadium several hours ago. This is the first time after the Covid pandemic that a match is going to be held in Mohali with 100 per cent capsity.

Important opportunity before the World Cup

Team India has a chance to strengthen its preparation before the World Cup. In the recent Asia Cup, Team India was out of Super 4. The biggest question in front of Team India is about its fast bowling attack. However, Jaspreet Bumrah and Harshal Patel have returned to the team for the series against Australia. Apart from this, Mohammed Shami has also been given a chance in the team.

Questions are also being raised about KL Rahul’s form in the top order. KL Rahul has a chance to regain form in the three-match series played against Australia. If Rahul does not perform well in the series against Australia and South Africa, then there may be a debate about his place in the team.

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