The fifth T20I match between Team India and Australia at The Gabba in Brisbane has been abandoned due to persistent rain.
With this, the five-match T20I series between the “Men in Blue” and the Aussies ended in the favour of the visitors 2-1. Swashbuckling opening batsman Abhishek Sharma has been adjudged the “Player of the Series” for his fireworks throughout the contest.
The series win will also boost the confidence of skipper Suryakumar Yadav and his men ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has shortlisted Ahmedabad, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, and Mumbai as the venues for the global showpiece.
In the fifth T20I, Australia captain Mitchell Marsh had won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Team India reached the score of 52 runs without losing any wickets in 4.5 overs. Abhishek and Vice-Captain Shubman Gill were unbeaten at the crease on the scores of 23 and 29 runs, respectively. Facing 13 balls, Abhishek had smashed a boundary and a maximum, while fellow opener Shubman had smashed six boundaries in his knock of 16 balls so far.
Abhishek has reached the feat of completing 1000 runs in the shortest format of the game. He also became the second-fastest Team India batsman to accomplish the feat.
Australia`s Ben Dwarshuis had conceded 27 runs in two overs, and Nathan Ellis had given away 12 runs in his one over. The game was paused in Xavier Bartlett`s second over. He had bowled 1.5 overs and was smashed for 13 runs.
Heading into the clash, the “Men in Blue” had made one change. Tilak Varma was rested, and Rinku Singh came in for the clash at Brisbane.
On the other hand, the Aussies had entered with the unchanged playing 11.
IND vs AUS 5th T20I: Confirmed Playing XI
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jitesh Sharma(w), Shivam Dube, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.
Australia: Mitchell Marsh(c), Matthew Short, Josh Inglis(w), Tim David, Josh Philippe, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa.