3rd T20 UPDATES: India down Australia; level series 1-1

 Sun, 02 November 2025
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17:12

India down Australia; level series 1-1

India 188-5 (18.3 ovs) vs Aus 186-5 | SCORECARDIndia need five for victory from the last two overs. Abbott to bowl the 19th over.Jitesh pushes the first ball on the off-side for a single and Sundar takes one next ball to mid-off.Jitesh lofts the third ball over the covers for a boundary to...
17:09

India close in on victory

India 182-5 (18 ovs) vs Aus 186-5 | SCORECARDStoinis to bowl the 18th over. Jitesh mistimes the lofted shot but Owen at puts down the catch running back from mid-off.Stoinis dishes out a full toss which Sundar hits straight back for a four. He slams the next straight back as Stoinis does...
17:05

India close in on victory

India 171-5 (17 ovs) vs Aus 186-5 | SCORECARDEllis, who has picked up a wicket in each of his three overs, comes back into the attack.Sundar has smashed his way to 30 from 12 balls to put India in control of the run chase.Ellis beats Sundar with the slower ball before he hits the next in the...
16:56

Varma departs but India in control

Washington Sundar
Washington Sundar
India 152-4 (15 ovs) vs Aus 186-5 | SCORECARDBartlett comes back into the attack. Varma tries the paddle scoop against the pace bowler, but miscues the shot and is caught by wicketkeeper Inglis after scoring 29 from 26 balls.Jitesh Sharma gets off the mark in some style as he punches the...
16:56

Varma departs but India in control

Washington Sundar
Washington Sundar
India 152-4 (15 ovs) vs Aus 186-5 | SCORECARDBartlett comes back into the attack. Varma tries the paddle scoop against the pace bowler, but miscues the shot and is caught by wicketkeeper Inglis after scoring 29 from 26 balls.Jitesh Sharma gets off the mark in some style as he punches the...
16:50

Sundar, Tilak put India in control

India 145-4 (14 ovs) vs Aus 186-5 | SCORECARDKuhnemann continues as he keeps things tight with three singles off the first four balls before Sundar lofts the fifth ball straight down the ground for a four but is beaten last ball trying to cut.Abbott is back into the attack. Singles from the...
16:47

Axar out for 17; India 4 down

India 119-4 (12 ovs) vs Aus 186-5 | SCORECARDKuhnemann continues to be tidy, giving away six runs in his second over -- for a total of 13 runs given in two overs.Ellis comes back for a new spell, and strikes with the wicket of Axar. The short ball does the damage as Axar is hurried into the...
16:34

Varma, Axar bring India back on track

India 105-3 (10 ovs) vs Aus 186-5 | SCORECARDPart-time spinner Matthew Short comes into the attack, to bowl the ninth over. He starts with a wide down the leg side to Varma, which beats the wicketkeeper, to gift India three extras in total.Four singles off the next five balls before Varma...
16:23

SKY fails again; India lose 3rd wicket

India 82-3 (8 ovs) vs Aus 186-5 | SCORECARDLeft-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann comes into the attack. Varma misses the flick first ball before he can't connect with the reverse sweep next ball and then swats the third ball for a single.Singles off the next two balls before Suryakumar steers...
16:14

Gill, Abhishek perish; India in trouble

India 64-2 (6 ovs) vs Aus 186-5 | SCORECARDAbbott, who went for 17 runs in his first over, is back into the attack. Gill happy to deal in singles as he takes one first ball.Suryakumar looks in the mood as he pulls the third ball over square leg for a six and flicks the next through square...
15:59

Blow for India; Abhishek out for 25

India 41-1 (4 ovs) vs Aus 186-5 | SCORECARDGill looking for the single as he clips Bartlett for one to mid-on before Abhishek comes down the track but misses.He taps the third ball back to the bowler before Abhishek is hurried into the pull shot, mistiming it on the leg side for two...
15:51

Abhishek on the attack; India off to a flier

India 26-0 (2 ovs) vs Aus 186-5 | SCORECARDPacer Sean Abbott from the other end. The first ball moves away as Gill pokes and gets the edge but it goes away from the slip fielder for two runs and then takes one to long-on.Abhishek miscues the slower ball but it falls well short of the fielder...
15:45

Stoinis, David power Australia to 186

India 9-0 (1 ov) vs Aus 186-5 | SCORECARDAbhishek Sharma walks out to open the batting with his Punjab team-mate Shubman Gill.Xavier Bartlett to open the bowling for the hosts. Abhishek immediately jumps out of his crease first ball but fails to connect. However, the bowler has overstepped...
15:20

Stoinis, David power Australia to 186

Marcus Stoinis
Marcus Stoinis
Aus 186-5 (20 ovs) vs India | SCORECARDBumrah to bowl the 19th over. He does well with his clever mix of change of pace and length to keep the batters guessing.The yorkers are perfectly pitched on the stumps while the slower balls prove to be difficult to get away as Bumrah does well to...
15:09

Stoinis hits 32-ball fifty; Australia on top

Aus 170-5 (18 ovs) vs India | SCORECARDArshdeep, who bowled an excellent spell of 2/11 in two overs, is back to bowl in the death.Singles off the first two balls before Stoinis guides a wide full toss past point for a four. Arshdeep follows it up with a cracking yorker which beats...
15:05

Stoinis, Short take Australia past 150

Aus 156-5 (17 ovs) vs India | SCORECARDIndia take a gamble as they introduce part-time spinner Abhishek Sharma to bowl the 16th over, with two overs still left in the fifth bowler's quota.Interesting, that he bowls ahead of Washington Sundar, who is more capable with the ball.Stoinis takes a...
14:53

Dube strikes; David out for 38-ball 74

Aus 130-5 (15 ovs) vs India | SCORECARDAxar to bowl his fourth and final over. Stoinis again plays the reverse sweep to good effect, getting it fine on the off-side for a four and then takes one off the third ball.Matthew Short sweeps the fifth ball fine on the leg side for two runs but...
14:48

Dube strikes; David out for 38-ball 74

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Aus 118-5 (13 ovs) vs India | SCORECARDAxar doing well to concede just a single from five balls including three dots in a row to David, who makes up for it by lofting the last ball over the covers for a four, to take Australia past the 100-run mark, in the 12th over.Dube back into the...
14:39

David's attack boosts Australia

Aus 98-4 (11 ovs) vs India | ScorecardAxar comes back from the other end. David gets a single first ball before Stoinis plays the reverse sweep fine on the off-side for a boundary. He plays the same shot next ball this time for a couple of runs followed by singles off the next two.Australia...
14:32

Varun's double strike rocks Australia

Aus 75-4 (9 ovs) vs India | ScorecardChakravarthy back into the attack. He strikes first ball with the wicket of captain Marsh to check Australia's charge.Marsh decides to join the party as he lofts Varun down the ground but holes out to Tilak Varma at long-off to perish for 11 from 14...
14:24

David slams 23-ball fifty to rally Australia

Tim David
Tim David
Aus 72-2 (8 ovs) vs India | ScorecardDavid standing outside the leg stump and targetting the off side. This time he lofts Axar Patel inside out over the cover fence for a six.Axar gives it some extra flight as David powerfully smashes it straight down for a huge six over long-off for another...
14:15

David rallies Australia after early wkts

Aus 43-2 (6 ovs) vs India | ScorecardBumrah to bowl his third over in the Powerplay. David, on 20 from 11 balls, is put down by Sundar at point as he drives the full ball straight to the fielder.David makes India feel the pain as he smashes Bumrah over the covers for a four and pulls the...
14:09

Arshdeep strikes again; Aus in trouble

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Aus 35-2 (5 ovs) vs India | ScorecardMarsh misses out as he pushes the full toss from Bumrah into the leg side before he inside edges the next for a single.Tim David throws his bat at a short wide ball but is beaten before he lofts the next over the off-side for a four and keeps strike with...
14:02

Arshdeep strikes again; Aus in trouble

Aus 18-2 (3 ovs) vs India | ScorecardJasprit Bumrah from the other end. The first ball is pitched up as Mitchell Marsh flicks it through square leg for a boundary to get off the mark and takes one off the next to mid-on.Josh Inglis attempts an ambitious reverse scoop off Bumrah but is beaten...
13:51

Arshdeep strikes; Head out for 6

Aus 6-1 (1 ov) vs India | ScorecardTravis Head and Mitchell Marsh walk out to open the batting for Australia, while Arshdeep Singh opens the bowling for India.The first ball is short and wide as Head punches it through the covers for two runs to get off the mark and defends the next.Arshdeep...
13:26

Samson, Kuldeep dropped

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India continue to field three spinners as Washington Sundar replaces Kuldeep Yadav, while Jitesh Sharma finally gets a game after Samson gets just one opportunity in Australia.Arshdeep will be keen to make most of the opportunity and show what the team missed in his absence, especially when...
13:22

Jitesh, Washington included

India captain Suryakumar Yadav has won the toss and elected to bowl against Australia in the third T20I in Hobart on Sunday.India have made as many as three changes. Jitesh Kumar replaces Sanju Samson as the wicketkeepeer, while Arshdeep Singh takes the place of Harshit Rana, who struggled with...
13:14

'It is expected to rain sixes tonight'

Pitch Report:Beautiful batting conditions, short boundaries. It is expected to rain sixes tonight, says Aaron Finch in his pitch.
13:00

India aim to bounce back at Hobart

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Welcome to the coverage of the third T20 International between Australia and India in Hobart on Sunday.The Indian batters will breathe a little easier in the absence of Josh Hazlewood as they look to put up an improved performance ahead of the third T20I at the Bellerive Oval.Hazlewood has been...

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