AUS vs IND Dream11 Team Prediction | 3rd T20I | India tour of Australia | 8th Dec 2020
After two brilliant performances to seal the T20I series, India will take on Australia in the 3rd and final T20I on Tuesday. In the last T20I, it was the heroics of Hardik Pandya in the end which took India home. On the other hand, Australia wasn’t playing their full strength as a lot of major players missed out the game and Wade captained the team for the first time.
As they enter the 3rd T20I, we might not see Finch here as well. The team is already without the services of David Warner, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and this is certainly a big blow for them. However, Australia does have a lot of players who can still win the matches single-handedly for the team. Let’s go through our Dream11 Team Prediction for the third and final T20I between India and Australia.
Match Details:
Date & Time: 8th December 2020, 1:40 PM IST
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Pitch Condition:
The conditions at Sydney are batsman-friendly while the overs from the spinners will be crucial. We can expect a high-scoring game here once again.
Venue Stats:
Average 1st inns score at this venue – 164
Highest team score at this venue – 221
Lowest team score at this venue – 117
Total T20 matches at this venue – 8
Matches won by the team batting first – 2
Matches won by the team batting second – 5
Head to Head
Total T20Is – 22
Australia won – 8
India won – 13
In Recent five matches-
India won- 3
Australia- 2
Squads:
Australia: Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Daniel Sams, D’Arcy Short, Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye, Matthew Wade(WK/Captain), Adam Zampa, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Swepson
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (vice-captain), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson, Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, T Natarajan
IND vs AUS Dream11 Team News:
India
- Since India have won the series already, we can expect them to test their bench strength and rest a few key players in this match.
- T Natarajan has been too good with the ball and has picked up 5 wickets in T20Is already.
- Washington Sundar has been Kohli’s go-to bowler over the years in the IPL, he is likely to open the bowling here as well.
Australia:
- Australia might go with Alex Carey here in place of Short as the latter couldn’t find the form in the last two T20I innings.
- In the last match, Matthew Wade led the team from the front with an excellent half-century. He is likely to do well here as well.
- We might see Cameron Green getting a game here as the team will be looking for new combinations.
AUS vs IND Dream11 Prediction, Line-Ups:
AUS Playing 11:
Wicket-keeper: A Carey, M Wade
Batsmen: Steve Smith, Moises Henriques
All-rounders: Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Daniel Sams
Bowlers: Mitchell Swepson, Sean Abbott, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa.
IND Playing 11:
Wicket-keeper: KL Rahul
Batsmen: Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Sanju Samson, Manish Pandey
All-rounders: Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar
Bowlers: T Natarajan, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar
Captain Pick for IND vs AUS Dream11 Team
Option 1: KL Rahul
KL Rahul has been in excellent form throughout the IPL and has done well in the ODIs too. In the T20Is, in the first match, he smashed a fifty and had a cameo in the 2nd. He will be contributing through his wicket-keeping too which is an additional advantage.
Option 2: Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli played well in the last match and has scored 40 runs from 24 deliveries. He had 2 fours and 2 sixes in the tournament. He will be looking to end the year on a high.
Vice-Captain Choice:
Option 1: T Natarajan
T Natarajan will be the player to watch out for in his contest. In the first two T20Is, he has five wickets at an economy rate lesser than 7.
Option 2: Steve Smith
Steve Smith enjoyed an excellent outing in the ODIs. He will be shouldering some extra responsibility in the absence of many key players in the team. In the last match, he had 46 runs with 3 fours and 2 sixes.
Top five Picks For AUS vs IND Dream11 Team:
M Henriques – 2 matches- 56 runs- 3 wickets
Adam Zampa –2 matches- 2 wickets- 7 economy rate
Shikhar Dhawan – 2 matches- 53 runs- 126.19 strike-rate
Hardik Pandya – 2 matches – 58 runs- 156.75 strike-rate
Yuzvendra Chahal – 2 matches – 4 wickets – 9.50 economy rate
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AUS vs IND Dream11 Team Prediction: Who will win the match
As Australia will be missing out on key players in this contest as well, India is the favorite to win the match here as well. However, the team batting second will be having the upper hand. It is going to be a close clash between the two heavyweights and fans can expect another nail-biting contest is on the cards. But. our Dream11 Prediction experts have picked Team India as the probable winners.