The India vs Australia 5th T20i at the Gabba in Brisbane, on Saturday, November 8, with India leading the five matches series 2-1 , the game promises to be thriller finish, where Australia will fight to level the series and India will aim to series win.
India enter in this match with full of confidence after displayed all round performance in previous game and dismantled Australia batting lineup, where Axar Patel, Shivam Dube and Washington Sundar quite impressive with the ball, meanwhile in batting Shubman Gill composed innings 46 on tricky wicket, Abhishek Sharma and Shivam Dube was in decent touch while Surya Kumar Yadav showed some glimpses with Cameo off 20 runs off 10 deliveries, and Axar Patel at the end played cameo 21 runs off 11 balls, help to reached india on competitive total on bowling friendly wicket.
On the other hand Australia batting looked flatered where middle order collapsed which cost them, No one crossed 15 runs apart from these three batters, Mitchell 30, and Matthew Short 25 and Marcus Stoinis 17 , will looking to carry a momentum in most win game for Australia, meanwhile Glenn Maxwell and Josh Inglis will try to found rhythm, while Nathan Ellis is the stand out bowler for Australia throughout the series, have get support from others.
India vs Australia Head to Head Records in T20i
Total Matches Played: 36
India won: 22
Australia won: 12
Tied/No match result: 2
Pitch Report
The Gabba surface is traditionally known for its pace and bounce, offering assistance to fast bowlers early on. Batters, however, can expect true bounce, allowing stroke play once they settle in.
Probable playing XIs
India
Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Surya Kumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh
Australia
Mitchell Marsh (c), Matthew Short, Josh Inglis (wk), Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitch Owen/Josh philippe, Nathan Ellis, Xavier Barttlet, Adam Zampa, Ben Dwarshius
Key players to Watch Out
Surya Kumar Yadav
Abhishek Sharma
Shivam Dube
Mitchell Marsh
Tim David
Nathan Ellis
Prediction
Australia is as a slightly favourites in Gabba because of records ,8 matches in T20Is Lost only once against West Indies back in 2013, India with recent form give them though fight.we expected thriller and close encounter.