Australia has made considerable roster changes for their Twenty20 International match against India, rearranging players for the remainder of the series. Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, and Sean Abbott are expected to return tomorrow, while Steve Smith and Adam Zampa have left ahead of the third game in Guwahati. Josh Phillippe and Ben McDermott will be the series’ replacements, with Ben Dwarshuis and Chris Green expected to join the team later.
Chris Green, who will probably make his T20 debut in Raipur or the series finale in Bengaluru, has a plethora of T20 league experience from all over the world and has proven his abilities in domestic cricket as well. McDermott was called up as a result of Marnus Labuschagne’s selection in Queensland’s Sheffield Shield team, and Josh Phillippe was included in the Indian series because of Joel Curtis’s first-class debut for Western Australia and his lack of red-ball form in the Sheffield Shield.
The Australians need to win this match in Guwahati after losing their opening two games. India narrowly defeated Australia with 208 in the first match of the series, even in spite of an outstanding century by Josh Inglis. Despite heroic efforts from the middle order, India managed to restrict Australia to 191 runs in the second match, recording a commanding 235.
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Smith demonstrated his form with scores of 52 off 41 and 19 off 16 in the previous games. Smith was confirmed for the Sydney Sixers’ BBL 13 opener prior to the Pakistan Test series. Tanveer Sangha, who played as a substitute, and Travis Head are the only two members of the World Cup-winning team still in India. Australia’s attention is now focused on winning the match to maintain their hopes of winning the series, having had a difficult start against a formidable Indian side.
Australia T20I squad for India:
Matthew Wade (c), Aaron Hardie, Jason Behrendorff, Sean Abbott (withdrawn), Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Chris Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (withdrawn), Glenn Maxwell (withdrawn), Ben McDermott, Josh Philippe, Tanveer Sangha, Matt Short, Steve Smith (withdrawn), Marcus Stoinis (withdrawn), Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa (withdrawn)
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