Australia vs India 2025, 3rd T20I: Toss result and playing 11s for today’s match, umpires list and pitch report

Team India and Australia are set to battle in a potentially turning point outing in the third T20I at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart, on Sunday, November 2. The hosts took a 1-0 series lead in the best-of-five affair with a commanding four-wicket win in the second ODI in Melbourne.

After winning the toss and bowling first, Australia left the Indian top-order in shambles at 49/5 in the eighth over. Despite an impressive recovery led by Abhishek Sharma (68 off 37) and Harshit Rana (35 off 33), India posted only 125 before being bowled out in the 19th over.

The Aussie batter overcame a brief middle-over stutter to complete the run-chase in a mere 13.2 overs to take the upper hand in the series. The opening game of the series was washed out due to rain after India raced away to 97/1 in the 10th over, leaving the series 1-0 in favor of Australia after two matches.

Several discussions have centered on the potential advantages of winning the toss and the playing XI combinations since the start of India's white-ball tour down under.

Here is what transpired during the flip of the coin and how the two teams stack up for the all-important third T20I.

Today's AUS vs IND toss result

Team India skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to bowl first. It was their first toss win in the ongoing Australian tour after five losses.

"We are going to bowl first. The ball will come on nicely to the bat in the 2nd innings. Happy to take it one game at a time," said Surya.

India made three changes to their XI from the last game, with Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar, and Arshdeep Singh replacing Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav, and Harshit Rana. Meanwhile, Australia made only one change, with Sean Abbott replacing Josh Hazlewood.

AUS vs IND - Today's match playing XIs

Australia: Mitchell Marsh(c), Travis Head, Josh Inglis(w), Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Short, Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann

India: Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma(w), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

Today's AUS vs IND pitch report

"Beautiful batting conditions at the hot and windy Bellerive Oval in Hobart, which has small boundaries," said Aaron Finch.

Today's AUS vs IND match complete players list

Australia squad: Mitchell Marsh(c), Travis Head, Josh Inglis(wk), Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Mahli Beardman, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Sean Abbott, Matthew Short, Josh Philippe, Tanveer Sangha

India squad: Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(wk), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma