Welcome to the coverage of the third and final T20 International between India and Australia in Hyderabad on Friday.

India will be itching to avenge the thrashing they got in Guwahati when they take on an edgy but resilient Australia in the series-deciding match.

The hosts, who dominated the Aussies in the preceding One-Day International series, won the opening T20 comfortably before being soundly beaten in the second game.

With the thumping eight-wicket in the second T20I on Tuesday, Australia go into series-decider with some serious momentum.

India had a forgettable day at the Baraspara Stadium, in Guwahati, in all departments after losing the toss.

Their highly-rated batsmen were found wanting against the swinging ball as rookie Australia pacer Jason Behrendorff did most of the damage.

Captain Kohli was out for a rare duck and he, along with the rest of the batting line-up, must be eager to make amends.

India's new ball bowlers did alright in Guwahati but wrist spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav were taken to the cleaners by Moises Henriques and Travis Head, who shared a match-winning partnership of 109 runs.

Yadav bowled either too short or too full and the set batsmen did not have any difficulty in punishing the loose deliveries.

However, dew proved to be a factor as the ball did not turn much in the Australian innings.

Despite the hammering the spinners received, it is unlikely that Kohli will make a change and bring in Axar Patel.

Similar is the case in the pace department, which means veteran Ashish Nehra, who is set to announce his retirement in the next series, will sit out again.