Overview
- Australia lead the five-match T20I series 1-0 after winning in Melbourne, with the Canberra opener abandoned due to rain.
- Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and chose to field at Bellerive Oval in Hobart.
- India brought in Jitesh Sharma, Arshdeep Singh and Washington Sundar, leaving out Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana and Kuldeep Yadav.
- Australia made one change with Sean Abbott replacing Josh Hazlewood, who has been released to prepare for the Ashes.
- Glenn Maxwell returns to Australia’s squad but is not in the Hobart XI, as India address calls to bolster pace by recalling Arshdeep and rebalancing their attack.