The 3rd T20 match of the 3 match MasterCard T20 Trophy between India and Australia will be played in Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. The match will start at 7:30 PM IST.
In the second T20 the Indian Captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to ball first. The Indians bowled well and kept a stump to stump line, providing no room to the Australia batsman to free their arms. They kept a stranglehold on them throughout the 8 overs and the match was restricted within these overs. Hats off to the groundsman for being able to dry up the ground to start the match after the Australian innings got over and then India come out to play.
India didn’t have the expected start as opener KL Rahul got out for just 3 runs and Rohit Sharma managed to have a small partnership with Virat Kohli and steadied the ship before Virat got out. unpleasantly we lost Suryakumar Yadav at the very first ball that he faced while Hardik Pandya made 9 runs of 9 balls. Dinesh Karthik finished off the game making 10 runs of 2 balls but the outstanding game of Rohit Sharma who scored 46 runs off just 20 balls, left a sparkling effect on the spectators.
It was Rohit Sharma storm in Nagpur jamtha stadium, smashing the Australian bowlers to bits and creating an unforgeable spectacle of a performance. The vintage Sharma truly batted like a Pro. Now let’s talk about the all-important 3rd T20I of India vs Australia MasterCard T20I Trophy. if the Indian Captain Rohit Sharma wins the toss in the third T20I, then he should choose to bowl first and the Indian bowlers should continue to bowl the same stump to stump line and length, which they bold in the previous match. The strategy should be to restrict Australian to a score below 200. And if India gets a chance to bat they should strive hard to a score above 200 runs.
TFG Fantasy Stars for IND vs AUS
India
KL Rahul a fantabulous player, plays well through the off-side and can play the cover drive well through the covers. He has played 63 T20 International matches, scored 2028 runs, with a batting average of 39.0 and a strike rate of 141.4 in his T20 career so far. Rahul can play the square cut with a precision of a surgeon through square of the off-side and can also chip the ball over mid-off with the spin.
Rohit Sharma is a prolific player to watch who takes the opposition bowling line on remand and smashes the bowlers mercilessly hard . Rohit Sharma has played 138 T20 International matches, scored 3677 runs, with a batting average of 32.5 and a strike rate of 141.3 in his T20 career so far. There is no in the cricketing manual that he can’t play with an authority and ease. He plays the cut, the pull shot and straight drive particularly well.
Virat Kohli is once in a generation player and has achieved great heights in International cricket. He has played 106 T20 International matches, scored 3597 runs, with a batting average of 50.7 and a strike rate of 138.2 in his T20 career so far. With a wide range of shots that he can play cover and wide mid-on are skilful and crafted. He plays the short arm jab impressively well through the off side and he can play the Gautham hindered whip expertly well through off side .
Australia
Aaron Finch the Australian Captain is a legend. He has played 94 T20 International matches, scored 2908 runs, with a batting average of 35.0 and a strike rate of 145.9 in his T20 career so far. He plays fine cut and the pull short with some glowing cover drives through the off side. He is a very good player of spin bowling and has the capability to decimate the spinners.
Cameron Green, has played 03 T20 International matches, scored 68 runs, a batting average of 22.7 and a strike rate of 165.8 in his T20 career so far. Cameron Green is a young talent who can play the back foot punch really well and can also play the left cut against the spin. He is a prudent player of the sweep of the shot.
Glenn Maxwell is a player with beasty power. He has played 89 T20 International matches, scored 2018 runs, a batting average of 29.7 and a strike rate of 153.0 in his T20 career so far. He can bang the ball out of the ground and is an exceptional player of the pull short as a bowler. if you bowl short to Glenn Maxwell you will be punished beyond your expectation and deposited out of the ground swiftly. A good player both off the front foot as well as well as back foot, the cricketer is a gem.
Possible 11:IND
Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant, Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.
Possible 11:AUS
Aaron Finch, Cameron Green, Steven Smith, Josh Inglis, Tim David, Glenn Maxwell, Mattew Wade, Ashton Agar, Josh Hazlewood , Daniel Sams, Adam Zampa.
TFG Fantasy Picks for IND vs AUS