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Australia vs India 3rd T20I : Ahead of the third T20 match against India, Australia has made a big change in its squad. Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood, who was not wanted by the team India batsmen in the second T20 in Melbourne, will not be seen in the next match. Hazlewood made a big splash during the powerplay in the second T20I. He took three wickets without conceding a run in 16 balls in his four-over spell. India’s top order literally collapsed due to his deadly bowling.
Josh Hazlewood v Suryakumar Yadav has been elite viewing 🍿#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/nbpOQhcY4W
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) October 29, 2025
But according to the information received from the Australian camp, Hazlewood has no injuries. This decision is part of workload management. As planned at the start of the series, Hazlewood would only play two matches. His main focus will now be on the upcoming Ashes series against England. Mahli Beardman, a newcomer to the Australian team, has been named in his place in the third T20I.
Josh Hazlewood with the POTM award at the MCG. pic.twitter.com/PUb0qpLxf4
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 31, 2025
Australia’s team changes for the third T20I match against India
Mahli Beardman (in the squad for the last three games)
Josh Hazlewood (not in squad for 3rd T20I)
Ben Dwarshis (will play in 4th and 5th T20Is)
Australia squad for third T20I against India:
Mitchell Marsh (captain), Shaun Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Mahly Beardman, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Matthew Kuhneman, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philipp (wicketkeeper), Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.
India vs Australia T20 Match Schedule :
3rd T20I: November 2 – Noon, Bellerive Oval
4th T20I: November 6 – Noon, Heritage Bank Stadium
5th T20I: November 8 – Noon, Gabba Stadium
Team India squad for T20 series against Australia
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, Abhishek Sharma, Akshar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Jaspreet Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty.
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