Ind Vs Aus 5th T20I Predicted Playing XI: Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar Likely To Play In Bangalore Game

For the fifth and final T20I, India will face Australia today at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The match is slated to start at 7 pm. Although the five-match series has already been locked by India, still Suryakumar Yadav would like to keep the winning momentum going. For now, the team combination looks perfect for the shorter format, but captain Suryakumar Yadav and in-charge coach VVS Laxman may try their bench strength in the Bengaluru game.

It is expected that Mumbai batter Shivam Dube, who has been waiting for his turn from the last four matches, might get a chance today to prove his metal in the middle order. According to the reports, Dube may replace Rinku Singh, who played blitzkrieg innings in the last two games. In the recent Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy, Dube accumulated 190 runs in 7 innings for Mumbai.

Spinner Ravi Bishnoi could be rested too as Washington Sundar has been warming the bench for a long time. The combination of two left-hand spinners, Washington Sundar and Axar Patel, can come out as something new for the team which might trouble the Aussies.

On the other hand, the visitors would eye to have a positive end to the five-match series by making it 3-2.

India vs Australia T20 Head To Head Records:

The men in blue have a lead in the head-to-head record against Australia in the shortest format of the game. Out of 23 matches, India emerged victorious 13 times, while Australia won on 9 occasions. One game had no result as scores were leveled at the end.

India's predicted playing XI for 5th T20I against Australia:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.