India vs Australia 3rd T20I Live Score: Kohli wins the toss and elects to bowl first in Sydney
Sydney, December 8: Series already sealed and their confidence restored, India would eye nothing less than a clean sweep when they take on an Australian side significantly weakened by injury blows in the third and final T20 International in Sydney on Tuesday (December 8).
Skipper Virat Kohli and his main protagonist of the white-ball leg, Hardik Pandya, will feel a sense of deja vu given that the script has panned out exactly like 2016 when the team got walloped in the ODIs but came back strongly to rout the Aussies 3-0 in the T20 international series.
After a couple of crushing defeats in the first two ODIs, the Indians have turned a corner starting with the final ODI in Canberra and back-to-back T20 wins. Now, India will look to end the T20 seires on a winning note and keep the momentum heading into the Test series.
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Here myKhel brings the live updates of India vs Australia, Third T20I:
01:29 pm
With Finch returning and Matthew Wade showing good form in the last match, Australia may opt to use D’Arcy Short lower down the order.
01:17 pm
And here is how Australia line-up after the one change: Aaron Finch (captain), Matthew Wade (wicketkeeper), Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Moises Henriques, D’Arcy Short, Daniel Sams, Sean Abbott, Andrew Tye, Mitchell Swepson, Adam Zampa
01:16 pm
Here is how India line-up: Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Virat Kohli (captain), Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Yuzvendra Chahal, T Natarajan
01:15 pm
As for team news, India remain unchanged, while Australia make one change with Aaron Finch returning to lead the side. Finch replaces Marcus Stoinis, who is out with a side strain.
01:09 pm
So, captains are making their way out for the toss. Aaron Finch returns for Australia, while Kohli leads India.
01:05 pm
India have won one game when chasing and have also won one defending a score. So, what will the captains choose? With the series already sealed and a warm up game two days away, will Virat Kohli take a break today? All will be clear soon at the toss, which is five minutes away now.
12:56 pm
Will Aaron Finch return to lead Australia? The SCG is all set for the final T20I clash and the team news will all be clear at the toss, which is just under 15 minutes away now.
Let’s have a small get together before the start of the final T20I! #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/64je7qcrJL
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 8, 2020
12:49 pm
Injury-hit hosts Australia may also stick to the same XI from the last match as they were very close to pulling off a victory, but Hardik Pandya’s late heroics sealed the match and series in India’s favour. While they sweat on the availability of Aaron Finch, the hosts may look to tweak their bowling line-up a bit.
12:44 pm
India may look to keep the winning combination from the last match intact. So, that will mean rest for pace spearheads Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah, who will be fresh for the much anticipated Test series.
12:38 pm
With series already sealed, Team India, who are on a three-match winning streak, will look for a whitewash against Australia on their home turf.
The #AUSvIND contest so far:
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Third T20I ❓Will the T20Is also end 2-1 or can India complete a sweep? pic.twitter.com/eavwG4O6Om
— ICC (@ICC) December 8, 2020
12:32 pm
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