India vs Australia, 5th T20I: Toss result and playing XIs for today's match, umpires list and pitch report
India will take on Australia at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in the fifth T20I of the five-match series on Sunday. In the context of the series, the match will be a dead rubber, with the Men in Blue taking an unassailable 3-1 lead. However, keeping the upcoming World Cup in mind, every T20I will have some significance.
Team India clinched the series with an impressive 20-run win in Raipur. Sent into bat by Australia, the Men in Blue put up 174/9 on the board as Rinku Singh (46 off 29), Yashasvi Jaiswal (37 off 28) and Jitesh Sharma (35 off 19) made significant contributions.
With the ball, left-arm spinner Axar Patel starred for the hosts with 3/16 from his four overs. Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi had another impactful game, finishing with economical figures of 1/17. India will look to register another win in Bengaluru, even as the Aussies will be keen to end the series with a consolation victory.
Today's IND vs AUS toss result
Australia have won the toss and opted to bowl first. Speaking about the decision, Matthew Wade said:
“There’s a little bit of weather around. The pitch looks a bit tacky.”
The Aussies have made one change - Nathan Ellis comes in for Chris Green. For India, Arshdeep Singh comes in for Deepak Chahar, who has flown back home due to a medical emergency.
IND vs AUS - Today's match playing XIs
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (w), Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Arshdeep Singh.
Australia: Travis Head, Josh Philippe, Ben McDermott, Aaron Hardie, Tim David, Matthew Short, Matthew Wade (c & wk), Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff, Tanveer Sangha.
Today's IND vs AUS pitch report
According to Matthew Hayden, it’s a very good track. There are some dry areas which have a mosaic pattern. Might turn a little bit. Through the middle, there is a little bit more grass, but the grass is in patches. It may be inconsistent in pace and bounce.
Today's IND vs AUS match players list
India squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Deepak Chahar, Shreyas Iyer, Jitesh Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube.
Australia squad: Travis Head, Josh Philippe, Aaron Hardie, Ben McDermott, Tim David, Chris Green, Matthew Wade (c & wk), Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff, Tanveer Sangha, Kane Richardson, Matthew Short.
IND vs AUS - Today's match umpires
On-field umpires: KN Ananthapadmanabhan, Rohan Pandit
TV umpire: Jayaraman Madanagopal
Match Referee: Javagal Srinath