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India Clinches T20I Series Against Australia as Final Match Abandoned Due to Rain

Brisbane, Australia – The fifth and final T20 International between India and Australia at The Gabba in Brisbane was abandoned due to heavy rain and lightning on Saturday, November 8th, resulting in India winning the series 2-1.

India had made a promising start, reaching 52/0 in 4.5 overs with openers Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma forging a strong partnership, before the adverse weather conditions brought the game to a halt.

The series was marked by unpredictable weather, with the first T20I in Canberra also washed out. Australia won the second match in Melbourne by 4 wickets, but India bounced back strongly with victories in Hobart (by 5 wickets) and Gold Coast (by 48 runs).

With this series win, India has maintained its dominance over Australia in T20I series played on Australian soil since 2008.

In the final match, India made one change to their playing XI, bringing in Rinku Singh in place of Tilak Varma. Australia fielded the same team that played in the Gold Coast T20I.

Playing XI:

  • India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.
  • Australia: Mitchell Marsh (c), Matthew Short, Josh Inglis (wk), Tim David, Josh Philippe, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Ben Dwarshuis.

The overall head-to-head record in T20Is between the two teams stands at 22 wins for India and 12 wins for Australia, with 2 matches ending without a result.

Series Summary:

  • 1st T20I: Canberra (No Result)
  • 2nd T20I: Melbourne (Australia won by 4 wickets)
  • 3rd T20I: Hobart (India won by 5 wickets)
  • 4th T20I: Gold Coast (India won by 48 runs)
  • 5th T20I: Brisbane (No Result)

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