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5th T20I Live: Australia won the toss in Gabba T20, Indian team batted first, Rinku Singh’s entry in playing-11.

Samira Vishwas November 08, 2025 05:24 PM

Brisbane. The fifth and last match of the T20 series between India and Australia is today (8 November) at The Gabba in Brisbane. In this match, Australia has won the toss and invited India to bat first.

The Indian team is currently leading 2-1 in the series. If it wins this match, it will win the T20 series. The Canberra T20 match between the two teams was washed out due to rain. Then Australia won the Melbourne T20 match by 4 wickets. After this, the Indian team made a strong comeback and defeated the Kangaroo team in Hobart (5 wickets) and Gold Coast (48 runs) T20 matches.

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There was a change in the playing-11 of the Indian team for this match. Middle order batsman Rinku Singh came to play in this match, while Tilak Verma was given rest. On the other hand, the host Australian team came with the same playing-11, which had participated in the Gold Coast T20 match.

So far 36 matches have been played between India and Australia in T20 cricket. During this period, the Indian team won 22 matches. Whereas the Australian team won only 12 matches. Apart from this, the result of 2 matches could not be achieved. That is, the Indian team has had a very heavy upper hand against Australia in T20 International.

India vs Australia (H2H)
Total T20I matches: 36
Australia won: 12
India won: 22
Inconclusive: 2

India’s playing-11 in the fifth T20: Abhishek Sharma, Shubhman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dubey, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty and Jasprit Bumrah.

Australia’s playing-11 in the fifth T20: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Matthew Short, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Josh Philippe, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Ben Dwarshuis.

India vs Australia T20 Series 2025
1st T20: 29 October, Canberra (match cancelled)
Second T20: 31 October, Melbourne (Australia won by 4 wickets)
3rd T20: 2 November, Hobart (Team India won by 5 wickets)
4th T20: 6 November, Gold Coast (India won by 48 runs)
Fifth T20: 8 November, Brisbane

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