Overview
- India defended 167/8 to bowl Australia out for 119 and win by 48 runs, taking a 2–1 lead with the fifth T20I at the Gabba on Saturday.
- Axar Patel was Player of the Match for an unbeaten 21 off 11 at the death and figures of 2 for 20 after reading a slower, variable pitch.
- Washington Sundar’s burst of 3 for 3 in 1.2 overs, alongside Axar and Varun Chakravarthy, gave India six spin wickets as Australia collapsed from 91/4.
- Promoted to No. 3, Shivam Dube made 22 and removed Tim David and Mitchell Marsh; he credited clear plans from Gautam Gambhir and Morne Morkel focused on bigger-side boundaries.
- A brief on-field flashpoint saw captain Suryakumar Yadav admonish Dube after a boundary, but India regained control to close out the match.