India and Australia will face off in the final T20I of the series at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru as both teams look to sign off on the right note. The side have been at their best, sealing the five-match series with one match to spare. Having taken an early lead with wins in the first two games, India were pegged back by a Glenn Maxwell hundred, with Australia winning the third match in Guwahati.
However, the setback in Guwahati did not deter Suryakumar Yadav and his men, who returned with a good performance in the fourth T20I in Raipur on December 1. Latest sensation Rinku Singh's 29-ball 46, along with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jitesh Sharma's crucial innings, set a target of 174/9.
Australia's chase could not decipher India's bowling attack, with Axar Patel taking three wickets and the spinner equally complemented by Ravi Bishnoi. The Indian spinners negated the start of the Australian openers, and kept them to 154/7 in 20 overs.
India vs Australia Predicted XI
The Indian team saw the return of Shreyas Iyer to the fold, with Deepak Chahar, Avesh Khan and Jitesh Sharma returning for the loss in Guwahati.
With Shreyas included in the squad for the T20I series against South Africa, he might be given one more chance to impress in Bengaluru, meaning that Ishan Kishan might miss out in the final game. In the otther departments, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad should open while the management will do little to mess with the batting of the in-form Rinku Singh.
In the bowling department, Axar and Bishnoi will manage the spin department while Chahar, Avesh and Mukesh Kumar should be the pacers for the game.
For Australia, there are not many choices to play with as they will be banking on more or less the same lineup they used in Raipur. The only change could be Nathan Ellis coming back for Ben Dwarshius given that the left-arm pacer hasn't played at the Chinnaswamy before.
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