India have already won the series 2-0. So the final T20 at Sydney Cricket Ground is a dead rubber. But, there is a number one ranking at stake. If India win this T20I they will be the new king of the T20 cricket. Australia captain Shane Watson winning the elected to bat first. Australia made five changes. In the last T20, they made six changes. ‘But Indians are playing with the same team of last T20s.
Indian XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni (C) (Wk), Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah and Ashish Nehra.
Australia XI: Shane Watson(c), Usman Khawaja, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Shaun Marsh, Travis Head, Cameron Bancroft (wk), Andrew Tye, Cameron Boyce, Scott Boland, Shaun Tait
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Four!!! Whitewash . Suresh Raina hit the last ball for four. Indis needed 2. India’s final score 200 for 3. Credit goes to Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina. Two of the great finisher of India.
Exciting match.
This is Yuvraj Singh. He hit the first ball for four and second ball for six. India need 6 off 3 balls.
Last over need 17. Yuvraj Singh is on strike.
India need 22 off 12 balls
Edged. Two back to back Four. Bowler Andrew Tye is upset.
India need 34 off 18 balls
India need 42 off 24 balls
Four!!
3rd T20I. 15.3: A Tye to S Raina (19), 4 runs, 153/3 https://t.co/LsxBFpvO9z #AusvInd
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End of Cameron Boyce’s spell and he finishes with tidy figures of 2-28 – has he bowled his way into the T20 World Cup team?
Yuvraj Singh to the crease for his first bat in this series. India need 51 in 30 balls
WICKET! Boyce has done it! Next ball Kohli bottom edges a huge swing and the ball rolls back onto his stumps! Huge moment! 147 for 3
Fifty for Virat Kohli. 50 for 35 balls. India need 51 off 32 balls.
End of 14 over. India 139 for 2. Shaun Tait finishes his spell with 4-0-46-0 as India need another 59 off 36.
3rd T20I. 13.5: S Tait to S Raina (11), 4 runs, 137/2 https://t.co/LsxBFpvO9z #AusvInd
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Wicket!! Cameron Boyce breaks Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Rohit Sharma has gone scoring 52 off 38 balls. Good catch by Shane Watson. India 124 for 2.
India need 76 off 48 balls with 9 wickets in hand. Rohit Sharma 52* and Virat Kohli 39 *
FIFTY! Rohit Sharma reaches the mark from 35 balls. He’s in some form! India need 84 from 52.
72 in 6 overs. Rohit 24 and Virat 18*
Six!!! Virat Kohli hit Andrew Tye over the long on boundary.
FOUR!! Rohit Sharma smashed Scott Boland last ball of the fifth over. India 62 for 1
Virat Kohli welcomes Scott Boland with a four. India 54 for 1 in 4.1 overs
End of 4 overs India 49 for 1. Rohit Sharma 18* Virat Kohli 1*
And now wicket!! Shane Watson gives Australia the first breakthrough. Shikhar Dhawan (26 off 9 balls) nicked behind the wicket.
FOUR!!! Shikhar Dhawan drives Watson for four.
Two fours and one six from Shikhar Dhawan. India 42 for none after the end of three overs.
3rd T20I. 2.5: S Tait to S Dhawan (19), 4 runs, 39/0 https://t.co/LsxBFpvO9z #AusvInd
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3rd T20I. 2.4: S Tait to S Dhawan (15), 6 runs, 35/0 https://t.co/LsxBFpvO9z #AusvInd
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3rd T20I. 2.3: S Tait to S Dhawan (9), 4 runs, 29/0 https://t.co/LsxBFpvO9z #AusvInd
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One bounce four!! Rohit Sharma hit it over the deep mid-wicket. India 18 in two overs.
End of first over India 7 without out any wicket.
FOUR!! Rohit Sharma blasts Shaun Tait’s third ball of the first over for four and open the account for India.
Time for a run chase! #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/cQ56FmGpAY
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Shane Watson scored unbeaten 124*

End of 20th over Australia 197 for 5 Shane Watson 124 off 71 balls.
Sensible bowling from Jasprit Bumrah. He concedes 10 runs from the last over.
Wicket! Lynn has gone. Outstanding catch by Ravindra Jadeja. Australia 193 for 5.
Four!! Chris Lynn. three balls to go. Australia need 7 runs to complete 200
End of 19 overs. Australia 187 for 4. Watson 119 off 68 balls
Six!! Watson hit Ashish Nehra over the long on boundary. Australia 186 for 4.
Australia 176 for 4. Watson 111 (65)*Chris Lynn 6 off 3 balls
Four!! it is an edge from Watson went behind the wicketkeeper.
Wicket!! Bowden by Ravindra Jadeja. Travis Head (26) has gone. Australia 168 for 4 after the end of 17 overs. Watson 108*
This is unstoppable Watto!! Another big six. Jadeja has no room to hide. Australia 167 for 3 in 16 for 4.
Hundred!!! Great innings Shane Watson. 60 balls 102. He completes it with a boundary.
Australia 149 for 3 in 16 overs. Watson needs 10 runs to complete his maiden T20 hundred. Watson’s previous highest was 81.
Six!! Watson 89
Australia 140 for 6. Shane Watson 80* and Travis Head 25*
Brilliant fielding by Pandya on the boundary line. He saves a certain six with an acrobatic tap back. Australia 127 for 3 in 14 overs. Watson 70* and Head 19*
Partnership between Watson and Travis Head reaches 50
Hardik Pandya is proving very expensive. 24 runs in two overs. This over 15 runs.
DROPPED! Virat Kohli has put Shane Watson down in the deep. And Watson punishes him with a four next ball.
Australia 103 in 12 overs.
Six!! lefthander Travis Head smashed Ravindra Jadeja for six and bring 100 for Australia in 11.4 overs. His score is 6 off 4 balls.
End of 11 overs Australia 89 for 3
Half century for Shane Watson. He blasts a cut through point to reach 50. 37 balls 51.
End of 10 over. Australia 80 for 3. Shane Watson 47* and Travis Head 4*
Australia 75 for 3.
Wicket!! This is Maxwell and Yuvraj. Bunny. Maxwell tried to clear the ball over the cover fielder’s head, but Suresh Raina jumps in the air grabbed the ball. This is first ball wicket for Yuvraj Singh. Maxwell in the last match was stumped put off the delivery of Yuvraj Singh
Gloaming!! The Beautiful Sydney Cricket Ground

Australia 72 for 2 in 8 overs.
Wicket!! Shaun Marsh gone. He is clean bowled by tweaker Ravichandran Ashwin. Australia 69 for 2
Australia 63 for 1 in 7 overs. Shane Watson 38* and Shaun Marsh 4*
Watson is hammering Indian bowlers. He scored 27 off 19 balls. Australia 45 for 1
Two back to back free hit and two fours in a row. Jasprit Bumrha is no more new in the international cricket.
Free-Free Hit? Bumrah’s no-balls cost him 10 off the one legal delivery as Watson hits back-to-back fours
Four!! It was a free hit. Shane Watson sends if for four.
Six!! Shane Watson hit six off Ashish Nehra. Australia 23 for 1 in 3 overs.
Wicket!! Usman Khawaja’s red hot innings cut short by Ashish Nehra. Khawaja scored 14 off 6 balls. Australia 16 for 1.
Here we go! #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/CU0KaMwZWS
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Full Indian contingent ahead of the final match of the month-long Australia tour
for India ahead of the final match of their Aussie tour #AUSvIND #PinkT20 pic.twitter.com/qSQDDA7job
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Just a few minutes back Indian Women win the series 2-1. They clinched the series in Melbourne, though in the final T20 at SCG they lost the match by 15 runs. So, now the question is will the boys be able to keep the winning streak safe.
India Women’s clinch the T20I series 2-1 #AusvInd #WomenT20I pic.twitter.com/JkAWaxqQRs
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