After being thrashed 4-1 by India in the five-match One-Day International (ODI) series, the Australian cricket team will want to redeem themselves by clinching the three-game Twenty20 International series. The decider will be held at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. With the series tied 1-1, Hyderabad could not have asked for a better Twenty20 international debut. Get live cricket score of India vs Australia, 3rd T20 here. (Live scorecard | Live streaming info)
18:08 hrs IST: India will complete a hattrick of series victories against Australia if they win this match. They won one-off tie in 2013-14 at home and recorded a 3-0 win under MS Dhoni in the three-match series in Australia in 2015-16
18:05 hrs IST: The outfield is quite damp. Umpires and referee don’t look happy. Want another inspection in an hour -tweets Harsha Bhogle.
STAT ATTACK – India have won 10 and lost five in 15 Twenty-20 Internationals played against Ausralia.
17:50 hrs IST: In the Guwahati game, Jason Behrendorff became the first man to take a four-wicket haul in a T20I for Australia against India.
17:35 hrs IST: It’s David Warner home ground (IPL). Can he lead the Australians to series victory or, will Virat Kohli’s men once trounce the Kangaroos?
17:22 hrs IST: Our correspondent from Hyderabad tells there has been no rain since morning. There was drizzle in the evening yesterday. As of now, it looks clear and hopefully, we’ll have a full game.
17:20 hrs IST: Hello and welcome to HT’s live coverage of the third and the final T20I between India and Australia at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad.
The Virat Kohli-led Indian cricket team, on the other hand, would want to continue its domination over the Australians, who are without their talismanic captain Steve Smith. Australia are being led by David Warner, who should find his IPL ‘home’ in Hyderabad much to his liking.
India are ranked No.1 in Tests as well as ODIs and would want to rise to the top in T20Is too.
After thrashing the visitors by nine wickets in the opening game in Ranchi, India lost the second T20I by eight wickets in Guwahati.
The 60,000 capacity Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad, hosted four Tests and five one day internationals before the first T20 international tonight.
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