Australia to chase in series decider against India with both teams unchanged

 India is looking to win a T20I series against Australia for the first time since 2016, as well as their first win in a T20I series decider since 2011.

Australia to chase in series decider against India with both teams unchanged

On the occasion of her 150th T20I appearance, and with the series on the line, Australia captain Alyssa Healy chose to bowl in Navi Mumbai in the third T20I against India. Both teams fielded an unchanged XI, with Australia aiming to win both white-ball series on this tour, and India looking for their first T20I series victory over Australia since 2016, as well as their first win in a T20I series decider since 2011.

Healy admitted that dew played a role in Australia's decision to chase, but she also stated that she wanted her bowlers to get first crack at the best bowling conditions. 

Harmanpreet Kaur, India's captain, stated that her team will aim to score 10-15 runs more than the second T20I at the same venue, which Australia won with six balls to spare.

The pitch report indicated a batting-friendly surface. The team chasing has won 12 of the 15 completed T20 games here. In this series, which has been played entirely at this venue, the first-inning scores have been 141 and 130 for 8.

India 1 Shafali Verma, 2 Smriti Mandhana, 3 Jemimah Rodrigues, 4 Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), 5 Richa Ghosh (wk), 6 Deepti Sharma, 7 Pooja Vastrakar, 8 Amanjot Kaur, 9 Shreyanka Patil, 10 Renuka Singh, and 11 Titas Sadhu.

Australia 1 Alyssa Healy (captain and week), 2 Beth Mooney, 3 Tahlia McGrath, 4 Ellyse Perry, 5 Ashleigh Gardner, 6 Phoebe Litchfield, 7 Grace Harris, 8 Annabel Sutherland, 9 Georgia Wareham, 10 Kim Garth, and 11 Megan Schutt.