Overview
- Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and chose to field in India’s first-ever T20I at Hobart’s Bellerive Oval.
- India revamped their XI, bringing in Jitesh Sharma, Arshdeep Singh and Washington Sundar for Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana and Kuldeep Yadav.
- Australia confirmed one change with Sean Abbott replacing the rested Josh Hazlewood, while Glenn Maxwell was not named in the XI.
- Captains described a batting-friendly surface, with small boundaries expected to reward stroke play in evening conditions.
- Australia lead the five-match series 1-0 after the MCG win, and Code Sports reports Travis Head may consider skipping the final two T20Is to focus on Ashes preparation.