Australia to bowl first in final T20 clash with India

Justin Chadwick | December 4, 2023

Australia have won the toss and elected to bowl in the fifth and final T20 clash with India in Hyderabad.

India have already wrapped up the series after taking an unassailable 3-1 lead.

Australia have made just one change for the final match on Sunday (Monday AEDT), bringing in paceman Nathan Ellis for spinner Chris Green.

Green made his T20 international debut in Australia’s 20-run loss to India on Friday.

Opener Travis Head is the last remaining ODI World Cup winner left in India, with Australia employing a second-string squad missing a host of stars. 

Teams:

Australia: Travis Head, Josh Philippe, Ben McDermott, Aaron Hardie, Matt Short, Tim David, Matthew Wade (capt), Nathan Ellis, Tanveer Sangha, Ben Dwarshuis, Jason Behrendorff.

India: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.