IND Vs AUS 3rd T20 series in Guwahati

Batting first, Team India scored 25 runs for 2 wickets in 3 overs. Ruturaj Gaikwad and captain Suryakumar Yadav are at the crease.

Ishan Kishan was out on zero. He was caught by Kane Richardson at the hands of Marcus Stoinis. Yashasvi Jaiswal (6 runs) was caught by Jason Behrendorff at the hands of wicketkeeper Matthew Wade.

Chance for Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar not available due to marriage
Fast bowler Avesh Khan has been included in the playing eleven in place of Mukesh Kumar. BCCI told that Mukesh Kumar is getting married and he had requested to release himself from the team for the third T20. Deepak Chahar has been included in the squad for the series in place of Mukesh. Mukesh will return after the fourth T20 in Raipur.

Playing-11 of both the teams

India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna and Avesh Khan.

Australia: Matthew Wade (captain/wk), Travis Head, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff, Tanvir Sangha, Kane Richardson.

India has a chance to win the third consecutive series
The Indian team is leading 2-0 in the 5-match series. Today Team India will enter with the intention of converting its lead into a series victory. If the Indian team wins today's match, it will win its third consecutive T20 series against Australia. The Indian team has won both the last series played against Australia (2020 and 2022).

Head-to-head record
India defeated the visiting team by 2 wickets in the first match played in Visakhapatnam on 23 November and by 44 runs in the second match on 26 November. A total of 10 series have been played so far in T-20 format between host India and Kangaroo team. In this, India won 5 and Australia won 2.

See the head to head record of the match

Statistics related to the match-

Suryakumar Yadav is just 60 runs away from completing 2000 T20 International runs. He will be the fourth Indian batsman to do so.
Ishan Kishan India's top run scorer
Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan has scored the most runs for India in this series. He has scored half-centuries in both the opening matches of the series.

Suryakumar Yadav, who is captaining the team in the absence of regular captain Rohit Sharma, is second in terms of scoring the most runs. He has scored 99 runs in 2 matches. This year, Surya is also on top in terms of scoring the most runs for the team. Prasidh Krishna's performance in bowling has been excellent.

English scored the most runs for Australia in this series.
The effects of fatigue are beginning to be seen on players like Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis and Adam Zampa, who were part of Australia's World Cup team. The top run scorer for the Kangaroo team in this series is Jose Inglis. He has a century in his name in two matches. He scored this century in the first match of the series. The top wicket taker is Nathan Ellis. He has three wickets in two matches. He had taken these three wickets in the last match.

Pitch report
The pitch of Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati is batting friendly. A total of 3 T-20 International matches have been played here. The team batting first has won 1 match and the team batting later has won 1 match. One match was no-result.

The highest score on this ground is 237 runs, which was made by India against South Africa in 2022. The lowest team score is 118, which India made against Australia in 2017. India and Australia will face each other in T20 for the second time on this ground. Earlier, when they faced each other in 2017, Australia had won by 8 wickets.

Weather forecast
The weather will be clear in Guwahati on Tuesday. Chance of rain is 1%. During this period the wind speed will be 7 kilometers per hour. The temperature can range from 16 to 28 degrees Celsius.