India Vs Australia

India's World Cup winning star Pratika Rawal along with left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma and seamer Kranti Gaud received their maiden long-format call-ups for the one-off Test against Australia to be held at Perth from March 6 to 9. The 15-member squad will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur, and the Test will follow the white ball format matches (3 T20Is, 3 ODIs), beginning from February 15. Pratika's inclusion was a formality after her stirring efforts in the ODIs, 1110 runs from 24 matches at an average of 50.45 with two hundreds and seven fifties. It also meant that the opening batter had sufficiently recovered from her ankle injury that forced her to sit out of last year's women's ODI World Cup semifinal and final. However, the 25-year-old is not a part of India's white ball trip to Australia. Vaishnavi, who made an impression during India's U19 World Cup triumph in early 2025, made her senior team debut in December during the home T20I series against Sri Lanka. The 20-year-old .

Bradman's 1947-48 run in Tests against India remains one of the most lopsided batting masterclasses in series history

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The live telecast of the 5th T20 between India and Australia will be available on Star Sports Network in India

India vs Australia 5th T20 playing 11: India made just one change in their squad with Rinku Singh playing in place of Tilak Verma, while Australia fielded unchanged 11

India and Australia have played just one T20I match against each other at The Gabba in Brisbane back on November 21, 2018. Australia won the match by a close margin of 4 runs

India vs Australia 4th T20 highlights: Shivam Dube first scored 22 fiery runs with the bat before taking two wickets with the ball to help India secure the win

The live telecast of the T20 series between India and Australia will be available on the Star Sports Network in India

India vs Australia 4th T20 playing 11 prediction: India are unlikely to make any changes in their winning squad, while Australia could look to replace Sean Abbott in the XI after his expensive outing

With this match potentially deciding the series leader, fans can expect an intense and high-octane clash at the Carrara Oval in Queensland.

Kuldeep has now been added to the India A squad for the second four-day match against South Africa A, scheduled to begin on November 6.

Arshdeep explained that bowling alongside Jasprit Bumrah allows him to take calculated risks, as batters often look to attack him more when Bumrah is operating from the other end

India vs Australia 3rd T20 Highlights: With India's win today, the five-match series is level at 1-1 after three games. Both teams still have the chance to secure the win

India had a lackluster outing in Melbourne. Apart from Abhishek Sharma, the Indian batters struggled to adapt to the conditions, failing to put up a competitive total.

Hazlewood's precise length and the bounce he generates have troubled the Indian top order, with his absence offering a chance for India to settle into their game.

This is the first time these two sides are competing at this venue in a T20I encounter

Opener Abhishek Sharma has carved out an identity for himself with his aggressive batting and he should stick to his approach, India captain Suryakumar Yadav said on Friday after the visitors lost the second T20I against Australia by four wickets here. The 25-year-old stood out as the lone performer in the top order smashing a 37-ball 68 as the rest crumbled with India being dismissed for a below-par 125 in 18.4 overs. Australia shot down the target in just 13.2 overs. "Abhishek has been doing this for quite some time now. He knows his game and his identity," Suryakumar said at the post-match presentation. "He is not changing it anymore and hopefully he sticks to it and plays many more knocks like this for us." The Indian captain gave credit to Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood (3/13) for his brilliant show with the ball to restrict India to a low score. "The way he (Hazlewood) bowled in the powerplay, if you're four down in the powerplay it's difficult to recover from that. Well ...

India vs Australia 2nd T20 highlights: The next T20 match of the series will be played on Sunday in Hobart

The live telecast of the T20 series between India and Australia will be available on Star Sports Network in India

The gesture follows after the India and Australian women's teams also wore the black armband during the second semifinal of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 on Thursday