Australia is a tough place to play cricket. Fact. Yet, India have never lost a T20I series Down Under. Also fact. They will not lose this one as well, having taken a 2-1 lead after four T20Is in the five-match series against Mitchell Marsh’s team.
The two teams now travel to Brisbane to play their final game of the series. If India win, it will be another stamp of authority for their management, who, despite intense criticism, have stuck to their favoured combination.
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Jasprit Bumrah, one medium pacer, and three spinners. An odd combination to play in Australia, but the results have shown. India now go into the ‘Fortress Gabba’ hoping to land a knockout blow on the Australian team, the second-best T20I side in the world.
Does a win or a loss even matter for Australia?
The entire country is busy preparing for the Ashes, knowing well that the T20 World Cup will be played in February and March.
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