India vs Australia Live Cricket Score Updates, 3rd T20I: Suryakumar Yadav On Charge, India Recover After Torrid Start vs Australia

IND vs AUS Live Score: FOUR

FOUR!!! Ruturaj Gaikwad smashes a boundary off Jason Behrendorff’s delivery. Gaikwad leans forward and fires it hard towards the non-striker’s end as the ball quickly races across the boundary line for a four. Terrific shot from Gaikwad. 

IND 43/2 (5.3 overs)

IND vs AUS Live Score: Suryakumar changes gear

SIX!!! Suryakumar Yadav changes gear for India as he smashes two massive sixes off Nathan Ellis’ delivery. The first one comes after he punches it towards the long-on while the second one comes after he whips it over long leg for a maximum. Ellis leaks a total of 13 runs in this over. 

IND 39/2 (5 overs)

IND vs AUS Live Score: Good over from Jason Behrendorff

Jason Behrendorff bowls an excellent over and creates pressure on Indian batters. In the previous over, he concedes only one run and that too from wide. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Suryakumar Yadav look for a perfect opportunity to smash some boundaries and gain the momentum. 

IND 26/2 (4 overs)

India vs Australia Live Score: OUT

OUT!!! Kane Richardson has provided Australia with their second breakthrough as he dismissed Ishan Kishan for 0. Ishan tries to steal a boundary from the wide-off delivery but the extra bounce confuses him and he ends up giving a catch to Marcus Stoinis at the cover. Second wicket gone for India. 

IND 24/2 (2.3 overs)

IND vs AUS Live Score: OUT

OUT!!! Jason Behrendorff has provided Australia with their first breakthrough as he dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal for 6. The ball hits the thick edge of the bat as wicketkeeper Matthew Wade makes no mistake and takes a brilliant catch behind the stumps. First wicket gone for India. 

IND 14/1 (1.2 overs)

IND vs AUS Live Score: Good start for India

India are off to good start against Australia as openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad smash boundaries. In the first over of Kane Richardson, the duo smash one boundary each as the pacer leaks 14 runs. 

IND 14/0 (1 over)

IND vs AUS Live Score: FOUR

FOUR!!! Yashasvi Jaiswal gets a boundary off Kane Richardson’s delivery. Jaiswal makes a good use of the short delivery and then smashes it hard towards the mid-on as the ball races across the boundary line for a four. 

IND 9/0 (0.4 overs)

IND vs AUS Live Score: Too many wides

Kane Richardson has started the proceedings for Australia on a forgettable note as he delivers three wides in the first over itself. There’s too much swing in his delivery as Indian openers are struggling to get runs but the pacer has conceded three extra runs. 

IND 5/0 (0.3 overs)

IND vs AUS Live Score: We are underway

The third T20I of the five-match series between India and Australia begins. For India, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad have started the proceedings while Kane Richardson will be bowling the first over for Australia. The Indian openers will aim to get the momentum in the early stages of the game. 

IND vs AUS Live Score: India’s Playing XI

India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna

IND vs AUS Live Score: Australia’s Playing XI

Australia (Playing XI): Travis Head, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w/c), Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff, Tanveer Sangha, Kane Richardson

IND vs AUS Live Score: Here’s what Suryakumar Yadav said after the toss

Happy to bat first, not surprised with the dew coming along early. We just want to do the same thing, have the game plans and express ourselves. One change for us – Avesh replaces Mukesh, who is playing his biggest game, he’s getting married and we wish him all the best

IND vs AUS Live Score: Here’s what Matthew Wade said after the toss

We will bowl. I don’t think it matters a lot, dew should settle in early. We are not a 100% sure, but it’s quite wet already and could only become a bigger factor. We were short in a couple of phases, but the boys are in good shape. We have a few going out after this game – Travis Head, Kane Richardson and Jason Behrendorff

IND vs AUS Live Score: Toss

Australia skipper Matthew Wade won the toss and opted to bowl against India in the third T20I of the five-match series on Tuesday in Guwahati. 

IND vs AUS Live Score: Pitch report

“It’s a pretty big ground – 70m and 73m square boundaries, 83m straight boundary. It’s a typical high-scoring venue, dew could be a big factor though. The pitch is very hard, black-soil wicket and has a good sheen. Conditions will be very good for batting. The new ball though could swing around a bit,” reckon Deep Dasgupta and Matthew Hayden.

India vs Australia Live Score: Head to head

India and Australia have battled against each other on 28 occasions in T20Is. While India have won 17 matches, their rivals have emerged victorious in 10 instances and one match yielded no result. The last five T20I matches have seen India win four times and Australia one time. The highest score in these five matches is 235 by India whereas the lowest has been 90 by Australia. The team batting first has won six times and lost six times in 12 matches, while the chasing side has come out on top on 11 occasions and lost four times in 15 matches. 

India vs Australia Live Score: Will rain play a spoilsport?

Rain threat loomed large on the 2nd T20I between India and Australia but it doesn’t look like it will have a role to play when the two teams square off at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. According to AccuWeather, there’s just a 1% chance of rain during the afternoon in Guwahati. In the evening, the chance slightly increases to 2%.

IND vs AUS Live Score: India’s strong batting order

India’s top-order has ticked all the boxes with Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad and skipper Suryakumar Yadav hitting at a half-century each. Ishan Kishan, showing no signs of rustiness even after spending nearly five and half weeks on the World Cup bench, has got two half centuries under his belt. Rinku Singh, with two superb rear-guard knocks, has consolidated his status as designated finisher in this format and is slowly ensuring a permanent No.6 slot for him in this batting order ahead of the T20 World Cup.

India vs Australia Live Score: Spectacular Suryakumar

Skipper Suryakumar Yadav stunned everyone with his powerful knock of 80 off 42 balls against Australia in the first T20I, However, he was dismissed cheaply in the second match but he will now look for a bigger innings in today’s match. Known for his fiery batting performances, Surya in undoubtedly one of the best batters in the shortest format. 

India vs Australia Live Score: India’s strong opening pair

India’s opening pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad is in a fiery form. The duo stitched a massive partnership of 77 runs in the 2nd T20I against Australia where Jaiswal scored 53 while Gaikwad smashed 58. Earlier in the first T20I, Jaiswal played a quick knock of 21 off 8 balls. 

IND vs AUS Live Score: India look to seal series

The Suryakumar Yadav-led side have successfully clinched victories in the first two matches. They will now look to five-match series with a win in today’s match and gain an unassailable 3-0 lead. It will be an interesting battle as both the teams will be putting their best foot forward. 

IND vs AUS Live Score: Hello

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the 3rd T20I match between India and Australia, straight from Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. Stay tuned for all the live updates.