India clinches 3rd T20I by 5 wickets, tying series 1-1 with Australia.

Australia and India faced off in the third T20I of the five-match series at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Sunday, November 2. After trailing 0-1, India bounced back strongly to win by five wickets, leveling the series 1-1 with two matches remaining.

Arshdeep Singh struck early, Varun Chakravarthy dented Australia’s momentum, and Washington Sundar’s explosive 23-ball 49 guided India home after a solid start from Abhishek Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav.

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India was desperate to bounce back and level the series, and they’ve done it. The match began at 1:45 PM IST.

Here's the live blog for match day, featuring scores, highlights, and updates.

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Aus vs Ind 3rd T20I: Live scores

5:12 p.m.: India win by five wickets to level the series 1-1. Arshdeep struck early, Varun pegged Australia back, and Washington Sundar’s blazing 23-ball 49 sealed the chase with Jitesh Sharma. IND 188/5 (18.3) beat AUS 186/6 (20).

4:19 p.m.: Wicket! Suryakumar Yadav departs for 24 off 11. Tries to chip Marcus Stoinis over the infield but picks out Nathan Ellis at cover. A soft dismissal, SKY walks off in disbelief. IND 74/3

4:10 p.m.: Wicket! Shubman Gill trapped lbw for 15 off 12. Misses a full delivery from Nathan Ellis that straightens and hits him plumb in front. Review shows three reds, Gill has to go. IND 52/2

3:56 p.m.: Wicket! Abhishek Sharma falls for 25 off 16. Top-edges a pull off Nathan Ellis, and Josh Inglis takes it safely. IND 37/1

3:18 pm: Wicket! Marcus Stoinis’ fine innings ends on 64 off 39. Tries to loft a low full-toss over long-on but finds substitute Rinku Singh, who takes a clean catch. Stoinis receives a fist-bump from Arshdeep Singh. AUS 183/6

2:45 pm: Wicket! Tim David's superb knock ends on 74. Tries to go big again but finds Tilak Varma at long-off, who takes a steady catch near the rope. AUS 118/5

2:24 pm: Another one! Varun strikes again — cleans up Owen with a googly! Two in two, and he is on a hat-trick. AUS 73/4

2:22 pm: Marsh departs! Tries to go over long-off but finds Tilak Varma. Varun Chakaravarthy gets the breakthrough. AUS 73/3

2:20 pm: Fifty for Tim David! A blazing half-century off just 23 balls, brought up with a cracking cut through point. The crowd loves it! AUS 71/2

1:55 pm: Wicket! Inglis falls for 1 — pulls Arshdeep straight to Axar at deep square leg. Two in two overs for Arshdeep! AUS 14/2

1:50 p.m.: Wicket!  India strikes early. Arshdeep Singh dismisses the dangerous Travis Head on a short delivery and Suryakumar Yadav makes no mistake at mid-off. AUS 6/1.

1:15 p.m.:  India has won the toss and they will bowl first.

1:00 p.m.: The third T20I is set to begin at 1:45 pm (IST) with the toss scheduled at 1:15 p.m.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the third T20I between India and Australia at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart.

Australia vs India 3rd T20I odds

AAccording to Dafabet, both Australia and India are evenly matched at 1.92 each, making the third T20I in Hobart a near 50-50 contest

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Aus vs Ind 3rd T20I: XI ready

Australia: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Matthew Short, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Owen, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann.

India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (vc), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy.

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