Australia is eyeing a positive ending to its marathon stint in India in the fifth and final T20 of their series on the subcontinent, in Bengaluru where the Aussies have never lost. Live from 12:30am Monday!
The hosts have already claimed the series, holding a 3-1 lead after a 20-run win two nights ago in Raipur, with the Aussies sending all but one member of their World Cup-winning side home.
“We just didn’t play the spin very well through the middle,” captain Matthew Wade said.
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“They got hold of us in the fourth and fifth over and they didn’t really let go.
“Some areas to tidy up, especially against the spin.”
In the fourth game off-spinner Chris Green made his international debut while Josh Philippe, Ben McDermott and Ben Swarshuis all got a chance, the latter taking three wickets.
Tonight’s match gets underway at 12:30am AEDT (Monday).
MATCH CENTRE: Australia vs India fifth T20 scorecard and live updates
Australia T20 squad: Matthew Wade (c), Aaron Hardie, Jason Behrendorff, Sean Abbott (withdrawn), Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Chris Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (withdrawn), Glenn Maxwell (withdrawn), Ben McDermott, Josh Philippe, Tanveer Sangha, Matt Short, Steve Smith (withdrawn), Marcus Stoinis (withdrawn), Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa (withdrawn)
India T20 squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vc), Ishan Kishan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Shreyas Iyer (last two matches only)
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