Sat Nov 08 08:30:00 UTC 2025: Rain Halts Play in Decisive 5th T20I Between India and Australia
Brisbane, Australia – The highly anticipated 5th T20I match between India and Australia has been temporarily suspended due to heavy rainfall at the Gabba, Brisbane. Australia won the toss and elected to bowl first. India, batting first, had made a strong start, reaching 52/0 in 4.5 overs before the downpour began. Shubman Gill was at 29, with Abhishek Sharma on 23.
India made one change to their playing XI, bringing in Rinku Singh in place of Tilak Verma. Australia fielded an unchanged side.
India Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.
Australia Playing XI: Mitchell Marsh (c), Matthew Short, Josh Inglis (wk), Tim David, Josh Philippe, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa.
India currently lead the 5-match series 2-1. A victory in this match would secure the series for India.
Earlier in the innings, Abhishek was dropped twice, once by Maxwell in the first over and again by Dwarshuis in the fourth, proving to be costly mistakes for the home side.
Ground staff are working to prepare the field for play to resume. If the rain persists, the match may be called off, resulting in India winning the series 2-1.
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