The rain gods came to the rescue of the hosts in the last game. Australia was reeling after India restricted them to 132/7 in the first innings. But the persistent rain didn’t allow India’s chase to begin. As a result, the match was abandoned and Australia maintained the 1-0 lead. It’s now down to the last match of the series. Keep reading to find out the India vs Australia 3rd T20 Match Prediction.

After the loss in the first match, Virat Kohli stayed with the decision to bowl first after winning the toss. The bowlers did a much better job in Melbourne. Every single bowler chipped in with wickets. Apart from Khaleel Ahmed, every other bowler conceded around 6 an over. The Men in Blue would be hoping for a repeat of that in Sydney.

On the other hand, unlike the first match, the Australia batsmen struggled. A few of them began well but none carried on to make a big one. The likes of D’Arcy Short, Chris Lynn and Glenn Maxwell reached double digits and got out. For Australia, it’s a chance to wrap up the series 2-0 but the visitors would be hunting to level.

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Here is our India vs Australia 3rd T20 Match Prediction

Case1: If India bats first

First Innings score prediction: 180-190

Result prediction: India will win the match by 10-20 runs

Case2: If Australia bats first

First Innings score prediction: 170-180

Result prediction: India will win the match by 5 wickets

Head to head in T20Is

Total T20Is: 17, India won: 10, Australia won: 6, No Result: 1

Predicted XIs

India

Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli (c), Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik(wk), Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav

Australia

Aaron Finch (c), Chris Lynn, D’Arcy Short, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Ben McDermott, Alex Carey (wk), Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Coulter-Nile Andrew Tye

India vs Australia 3rd T20 Match Prediction: After a spirited performance with the bowl, Virat Kohli and his men would be pumped up. The momentum is with India which makes them favorites to level the series.

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