Australia Playing XI vs India- 3rd T20I, India Tour of Australia 2025
Published - 02 Nov 2025, 08:27 AM | Updated - 02 Nov 2025, 08:28 AM
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India will be up against Australia in the third of the five-match T20I series. This article provides details about Australia's Playing 11 vs India for the third match of the series.
Australia Playing XI vs India- 3rd T20I, India Tour of Australia 2025:
Openers: Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head
Australia would be elated with the win in the second game of the five-match series against India and would want to replicate the same effort in all three departments of the game.
The home team was able to put on a complete performance in all three departments of the game, which was led by the bowlers.
The Australian bowling, which looked off color in the 9.4 overs it bowled in the first game, rectified its mistakes and made full use of the overcast conditions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The batters extended the good work done by the bowlers and got the job done after a little stutter at the very end.
Aussie team management would want the batting lineup to get going once again and help the team post an above-par total while batting first to increase the team's chances of winning the game in question.
The focus, as always, will be on the aggressive opening pair of Travis Head and captain Mitchell Marsh to provide a quick start to Australia, like they did in the previous game, and crushed any hope that India had of winning.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Josh Inglis (wk), Tim David, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis
The middle order, which had very little to do in the previous game as a significant percentage of runs in the chase were scored by the openers, would like to spend a bit more time in the middle during the game in Hobart.
The batting lineup will be strengthened by the return of experienced all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who wasn't a part of the squad for the first two games.
Maxwell's addition adds flexibility to a batting lineup, which already has all its bases covered. With the addition of Maxwell, it would be interesting to see which batter will sit out in the upcoming game.
The Aussies would want their top five batters to come good with the bat and score a major portion of the team's runs.
Bowlers: Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann
Like the batting, the team's bowling attack will also change, with Josh Hazlewood rested for the remaining games.
Mahli Beardman, who is a highly rated young fast bowler, is expected to make his debut in the third T20I and will replace Hazlewood in the bowling arsenal.
Hazlewood's absence will provide an opportunity for Nathan Ellis and Xavier Bartlett to put their hand up and pick wickets in the first six overs.
As far as the spin bowling department is concerned, it will be taken care of by Matthew Kuhneman, who will be the only specialist spinner in the lineup and will be entrusted to pick wickets in the middle overs.
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