Under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav, India has dazzled with its balanced bowling attack, especially with its effective spin trio Axar PatelVarun Chakravarthy and Washington Sundar, and disciplined pace bowling from Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh.
Australia, meanwhile, face a tough challenge with no frontline players focused on the Ashes, but are trying to salvage pride in front of the home crowd and avoid a third successive T20I defeat.
Although rain is forecast later in the day – quite typical for the region at this time of year – locals remain optimistic that the weather will hold, allowing for an uninterrupted match.
The Gabba Pitch Report
The Gabba surface is known for its speed and bounce, making it a dream venue for fast bowlers, especially during the early overs. Seamers often enjoy brisk movements and steep jumps early on, which can make hitting on the power play quite difficult. However, once batters adapt to the conditions, the true nature of the pitch allows the ball to come onto the bat smoothly, leading to faster scoring and high totals.
Adding to the spectacle, the lightning-fast outfield ensures that even mistimed shots often race to the boundary.
Squads
Australia: Mitchell Marsh (c), Matthew Short, Josh Inglis (wk), Tim David, Josh Philippe, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Mahli Beardman
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana.
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The Gabba T20 Stats and Records
- Total number of matches: 11
- Matches won batting first: 8
- Matches won first in bowling: 3
- Average score in the first innings: 159
- Average score in the second innings: 138
- Highest total recorded: 209/3 (20 Overs) by Australia vs South Africa
- Lowest total recorded: 114/10 (18.3 Overs) by South Africa vs Australia
- Highest Chased Score: 161/4 (18.5 Overs) by Australia vs South Africa
- Lowest score defended: 93/4 (7 Overs) by Australia vs Pakistan
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