Overview
- The rain‑abandoned decider at the Gabba left India 52/0 after 4.5 overs and sealed a 2‑1 series win following a comeback from 0‑1 down.
- Abhishek Sharma was Player of the Series with 163 runs and reached 1,000 T20I runs in 28 innings and a record 528 balls.
- Irfan Pathan cautioned that Abhishek must be more selective with his aggression, with analyses highlighting Nathan Ellis’s pace‑variation blueprint and spin on gripping tracks as effective counters.
- The Abhishek–Shubman Gill opening pair combined for 188 runs, a new mark for an Indian duo in an away T20I series against Australia, as Suryakumar Yadav backed Gill’s situational tempo and termed the partnership “fire and fire.”
- Shivam Dube’s enhanced bowling—13 wickets in his last 10 outings with added pace and variations—bolstered India’s all‑round options, as Jasprit Bumrah’s presence was credited with lifting the bowling group.