Australia vs India, 5th T20I – Gabba Ready for a Cracking Finale

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 Series already in India’s pocket, but Gabba me ek aur story likhi jaa sakti hai. Australia desperate hai series 2-2 pe khatam karne ke liye, jabki Suryakumar Yadav ki team chahti hai clean sweep. (Ye match sirf score ke liye nahi, statement ke liye hai.) Brisbane ki pitch, bounce aur local crowd – sab kuch set hai ek blockbuster T20 ke liye.

Build-up: The Gabba vibe and unfinished business

Let’s be honest: jab bhi “Gabba” ka naam aata hai, ek alag hi feeling hoti hai. Pehle test fortress bola jata tha, ab T20 ka energy zone ban gaya hai. Aur India vs Australia yahan? That’s basically festival-level excitement.

Series me abhi tak twists ki kami nahi rahi. Pehla match washout, doosra Australia ne dominate kiya, aur phir India ne apna gear badla aur next do matches me ekdum controlled performance dikhayi. Matlab, har ball me plan dikh raha tha.

Australia ab ye nahi chahegi ki home soil pe series haath se nikal jaye bina fight diye. Gabba me unka T20 record bhi bada strong hai – sirf ek hi defeat 2006 se ab tak. (Lekin wo bhi West Indies ke khilaf aayi thi, toh haan, kuch bhi possible hai.)

India’s momentum: SKY leading, Dube delivering

Suryakumar Yadav ne jab se captaincy li hai, ek calm confidence aaya hai team me. No panic. No overthinking. Just flow. Abhishek Sharma aur Shubman Gill opening me smooth dikh rahe hain aur middle order me Tilak Varma ne apni class dikha di hai.

Bowling side pe Bumrah aur Arshdeep Singh ne death overs me literally choke laga rakha hai opponents pe. Washington Sundar aur Axar Patel ka combo bhi kaafi balanced hai – spin aur control dono. Shivam Dube ko ignore mat karo, bhai ne breakthroughs diye hain jab lag raha tha game slip ho raha hai.

(Ye socho – Hardik Pandya nahi, Kuldeep Yadav ghar chala gaya, aur phir bhi India dominating. That’s something.)

Australia’s challenge: Marsh aur Maxwell pe zimmedari

Australia ke liye ye match sirf ek formality nahi, ek reputational rebound hai. Mitchell Marsh aur Glenn Maxwell pe pura weight hai batting ka. Maxwell ka mood agar set ho gaya, toh Gabba chhoti pad sakti hai. Matt Short aur Josh Inglis bhi top order me apna impact dikhane ke liye desperate hain.

Bowling me Nathan Ellis aur Adam Zampa key honge. Ellis ka control aur Zampa ke variations – dono India ke aggressive batters ke liye test honge. Mahli Beardman ke debut ki baat ho rahi hai, agar unhe chance milta hai, toh crowd aur bhi excited ho jayega.

Conditions at Gabba: Bounce, pace aur thoda unpredictable weather

Queensland me weather thoda tricky hai. Thoda storm forecast hai lekin local log confident hain ki match poora hoga. Pitch me bounce hamesha hota hai, par ye wala surface thoda better strokeplay allow karega – unlike Gold Coast jahan ball ruk ke aa rahi thi.

Bowlers ko help milegi early overs me, lekin batting paradise ban sakta hai agar team ne 2-3 overs safe nikal liye. Expect karo 180+ ka score. (Aur honestly, dono team ke players ka form dekh ke lagta hai wo number cross bhi ho sakta hai.)

X-Factors to watch

Expected Line-ups

India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
 Australia: Mitch Marsh (c), Matt Short, Josh Inglis (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Mitch Owen/Josh Philippe, Nathan Ellis, Xavier Bartlett, Adam Zampa, Mahli Beardman

Final Thoughts: Not just another T20

Dekho, ye sirf ek aur bilateral match nahi hai. Ye ek message hai. India agar 4-1 kar deti hai toh wo sirf scoreline nahi, ek statement hoga – “full-strength Australia bhi humse peeche hai.”
 Aur Australia ke liye, ek jeet yahan kaafi important hai sirf pride ke liye nahi, balance banaye rakhne ke liye bhi.

Gabba ready hai. Bounce bhi ready hai. Fans bhi. Bas toss ke baad fireworks start hone wale hain.

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