IND vs AUS 5th T20 Match Pitch-Weather Report: Will rain play spoilsport in India’s hunt for series win? – The Indian Express

IND vs AUS 5th T20 The Gabba Stadium Pitch Report, Weather Update: India face Australia in the fifth and final T20I of the series at the Gabba in Brisbane. The venue of one of the most famous Test victories in India’s cricketing history, Suryakumar Yadav’s side could seal a series win if they beat Australia on Saturday. They go into the match leading 2-1, having won the third and fourth T20Is after losing the second. Australia, meanwhile, will be looking to prevent a series defeat at home in the run up to the 2026 T20 World Cup.
India outsmarted Australia in fourth T20I, adapting to the conditions at the Carrara Oval on the Gold Coast better. Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma and Axar Patel’s efforts ensured that they managed to get a total above 160 after which Axar himself, along with Shivam Dube and Washington Sundar, led the way in dismantling the Australian batting lineup. The focus will once again be on captain Suryakumar Yadav and Gill. Suryakumar has shown flashes of brilliance across the series but has struggled to convert his starts. The captain would be expected to bat with more freedom and lead by example ahead of next month’s South Africa series.
As is famously the case in Test cricket, the Gabba is known to provide good bounce to the fast bowlers in T20 cricket. However, Big Bash League games at this ground have often been high scoring affairs, which means that the ball does tend to come on nicely to the bat as well. India had faced difficulties on a bouncy track in Perth during the first ODI of this tour but the bounce at the Gabba won’t be two-paced, which was the case on the Gold Coast. A high-scoring match could be on offer.
According to AccuWeather, there are chances of thunderstorms later in the day when the match will be played. However, that is quite normal in Queensland at this time of the year and it should not interfere with the match in any way. It could be windy which might have a say in the areas that the batters target for their sixes. The match is scheduled to start at 7.15pm local time.
Australia Squad: Mitchell Marsh(c), Travis Head, Josh Inglis(w), Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Mahli Beardman, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Sean Abbott, Matthew Short, Josh Philippe, Tanveer Sangha
India Squad: Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma
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