India Playing XI vs Australia- 3rd T20I, India Tour of Australia 2025
Published - 02 Nov 2025, 08:17 AM | Updated - 02 Nov 2025, 08:26 AM
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India will take on Australia in the third of the five-match T20I series. This article provides details about India's Playing 11 vs Australia for the third match of the series.
India Playing XI vs Australia- 3rd T20I, India Tour of Australia 2025:
Openers: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill
The visitors would want to win the third game of the five-match series against Australia to level the series and keep their chances of winning alive.
For that to happen, they would bank on their batters to come good, as it was the failure of the batting department that was one of the major reasons why India lost the previous game by four wickets.
Other the Abhishek Sharma, who scored an attacking half-century, no other batter was able to get going as the Indian batting lineup tried to take on the aggressive option, which led to batters losing their wickets.
The team management would hope that the batters rectify the mistakes they made in the previous game and put on a spirited performance in the next game.
The onus will be on the opening pair of Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill to get the team off to a good start.
The duo hasn't clicked as a partnership in the two matches that the series has witnessed so far, and would like to reverse the fortunes and showcase what the Indian opening pair is capable of doing in the first six overs.
If we talk about the individual performances of both batters, Shubman would be itching to get a big score under his belt, while Abhishek would want to keep up the good work that he has been doing for the team in 2025.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel
The openers will be followed by a middle order that underwent a rejig in the last match, with Sanju Samson batting at number three and Harshit Rana coming in to bat before Shivam Dube.
It would be interesting to see if the Men in Blue continue with their approach of being flexible, given the performance of the batting lineup in the last match.
Another thing to watch out for is the approach that the Indian batters decide to take against the Australian bowling lineup. They will carry being aggressive or take more responsibility by assessing the situation and conditions.
Regardless of the approach and the batting order, the onus will be on the top five batters to score the bulk of the team's runs.
Bowlers: Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
The bowlers did well by picking up six Australian wickets after the home team got off to a flyer in the first ten overs, considering they didn't have enough runs to play with.
The bowling attack would want the batters to give them an above-par total to defend when they take the field in the third match.
Their fast bowling arsenal for the match in question will comprise Jasprit Bumrah and Harshit Rana, with Shivam Dube being the third fast bowling option.
As far as the spin bowling is concerned, it will be handled by Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Axar Patel.
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