Overview
- Sanju Samson was left out of the third T20I in Hobart as Jitesh Sharma took the gloves and struck 22 off 13 in a finishing role.
- India leveled the series by chasing 187 in Hobart, with Washington Sundar unbeaten on 49 and Arshdeep Singh taking three wickets to earn Player of the Match.
- Multiple outlets’ predicted XIs for the Gold Coast match indicate Samson remains on the bench with Jitesh retained as wicketkeeper.
- Analysts expect India to persist with the spin trio of Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy and Washington Sundar, alongside the pace attack led by Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh.
- Some projections suggest a minor tweak with Harshit Rana returning for Shivam Dube, which is presented as a likely but unconfirmed change.