India beat Australia by 6 wickets to win the 3rd T20I and claim the series in Hyderabad on Sunday. 

Having won the toss, India put Australia in to bat and on the back of 50s by Green and David, the visitors put on 186 for 7 in their 20 overs.

Chasing 187 for victory, India got off to a torrid start losing openers Rahul and Rohit early before Kohli and Surya steadied the ship before the latter changed gears and smashed the bowling to get to his fifty. 

After SKY's dismissal, Kohli upped the ante and took the mantle upon himself to take on the bowlers and take India close to victory before Hardik closed the issue with a winning four. 

India now have 22 T20I wins in 2022.

India need 5 off 4 now as Karthik comes in to bat.

The batters in a long convo as Sams readies to bowl at DK.

Karthik smashes the ball to extra cover for a single.

Sams bowls a dot ball and 4 needed off 2 now. 

Wide ball, Hardik gets a bat to it and the ball races past short third man to the boundary and India win by 6 wickets. 

10 needed off the last over as Sams on to bowl the last over and Kohli just swings his bat and smashes it over cow corner for a six!

Kohli then smacks the next ball only to play it straight at extra cover. He is out for 63 off 48.

Hazlewood back in the attack and he starts with a full toss, Hardik comes across the off stump and smacks the ball over long on for a six! 

Hardik then gets a single to long off.

Hazlewood then bowls a wide yorker, dot ball that.

Kohli then plays and misses as the ball comes in. 

Wide and full and Kohli creams it through cover point for a couple as Maxwell puts in the dive to cut down the boundary.

Kohli then creams the ball to mid-wicket for a single. 10 come off the over. 

Cummins back in the attack and he strays a bit, Kohli starts the over with a single to backward square leg. 

Cummins bowls a terrible wide ball, Hardik gets a bat at it and the ball races down to third man for a four.

Hardik then stabs the ball again to the keeper for no runs.

Hardik then plays the ball to short third man, the fielder aims at the stumps but that's overthrows and that is a single.

Kohli then gets a single off a wide and that is 2 runs.

Hardik then takes a single to backward point.

Kohli then gets a couple past cover point as 11 come off it. 

Dan Sams back in the attack and he does well to keep it tight as India get just 7 runs in the over including a wide.

Green back in the attack and he plays a dot to start the over. 

Kohli then takes a single to deep mid-wicket.

Hardik then is taken by surprise as he mistimes his pull. He takes a single. 

Kohli then takes a single to get  to his 33rd T20I 50.

Hardik then takes a single.

A wide and a dot to end the over as 5 come off it.

Cummins back in the attack as Hardik comes out to bat.

Kohli is on strike and after a dot, he smacks a ball over the off side for a six!

He then takes a single to backward square leg.

A dot Hardik gets off the mark with a single. A single to end the over as 9 come off it.

Zampa back in the attack and Surya and Kohli take a single each off the first two balls.

A dot later, Surya comes out and whips the ball over long on for a six! What a shot!

A full ball next and Zampa smashes it over covers for a six!

A single to end the over as 15 come off it. 

Green back in the attack and Kohli starts the over with a single to thirs man.

Surya is then beaten off the next ball.

A dot later, Surya takes a single to the backward point.

Kohli then gets a top edge but lucky for him the ball falls in no man's land and he gets a single.

A single to end the over as 4 come off it.

Cummins back in the attack after drinks and the batters are happy to rotate the strike off the first five balls before Surya pulls the ball over mid-wicket for a six as 12 come off it!

Kohli and Surya have given India the impetus they needed in this chase after losing Rahul and Rohit early.

India now need 96 off the last 10 overs! Very gettable we reckon. 

Zampa back in the attack and a dot later, SKY takes a single.

Kohli then comes down  the wicket and smashes the bowler over long on for a six! A single later, SKY plays a wonderful slice past backward point for a four.

A couple to end the over to bring up the 50-run stand. 14 come off it.

Maxwell in the attack now Kohli starts the over with a single to long on.

SKY then gets back-to-back boundaries either side of the wicket as he doesn't let the bowler settle.

He and Kohli then take 3 singles off the next three balls of the over as 12 come off it. 

Zampa back in the attack and Kohli gets a repreive as the bowler fails to hold on to a return chance as 5 singles come in the over. 

Hazlewood back in the attack and after two dots, he bowls a slower short ball and Kohli pulls it over deep mid wicket for a six!

Kohli follows that up with a four off an inside out shot through covers.

A dot and a single to end the over as 11 come off it. 

Green in the attack now, he starts with a fuller ball that Kohli leans into a drives it through cover for a four.

Green then bowls a superb ball as the inseamer angles away to beat Kohli's outside edge.

Another play and a miss from Kohli and another dot later,  Kohli takes a single to the leg side. 

Dot to end the over as 5 come off it. 

Suryakumar Yadav is the new man in and he is beaten by the one that goes away.

He then gets off the mark with a four over extra cover. 8 runs and a wicket come off the over. 

Cummins back in the attack and Rohit starts the over with a top edge that flies over fine leg for a four.

Two dots later, Cummins digs it in short, Rohit comes down the track, gets cramped on the pull and he hands a catch to deep mid-wicket. He is out for 17 and India lose 2nd wicket. 

Leggie Zampa in the attack now and Kohli starts the over with a four through the off side.

A single and a dot later, Rohit gets a lucky boundary as the edge runs past the keeper to the third man boundary.

A dot and a single to end the over as 10 come off it.

Kohli is the new man in as Hazlewood opens at the other end. A dot later, Kohli gets off the mark with a single.

Rohit then misses the glance but the ball runs to the boundary off his pads. 

Two dots later, Rohit ends the over with a six over deep square leg. 11 come off the over.

Daniel Sams opens the bowling for Australia as Rahul and Rohit take the crease.

He starts with a dot before bowling a wide, Wade does well to dive across and get a glove to it.  He saves three and that's 2 runs to open India's account.

Rohit and Rahul then get three singles off the next four balls before Rahul tries to go after the short ball on the leg side only to top edge it, Wade back pedals and does well to complete a great catch and Rahul is out for 1. India lose early wicket.

Australia set India 186 for victory in the 3rd T20I in Hyderabad on Sunday.

After Green gave the Aussies a good start, Axar and Chahar brought India back in the game taking out Finch, Green, Maxwell, Smith and Wade at regular intervals. 

The Aussies struggled in the middle overs but David and Sams smashed 63 runs off the last five overs. 

Green and David shone for the Aussies while Axar was the pick of the bowlers for India with figures of 3 for 33.  

Cummins is the new man in as Sams has strike.

A dot later, Sams takes a single to fine leg.

Swing and a miss and just 7 runs come in the last over with the wicket of David as Australia finish strongly. 

Harshal back in the attack to bowl the final over and David starts the over with a six straight down the ground to bring up his 50 off 25 balls.

A dot later, David is caught by Rohit at cover for 54. 

Bumrah continues and Sams makes room and smashes the ball for a six over long on to bring on the 50-run partnership.

Sams then takes a single before David takes a couple before a misfield from Hardik sees the ball race to the boundary as he tries to effect a run out. 6 runs.

David then gets a single.

 

A dot later, Sams ends the over with a four over short fine leg as 18 come off the over. 

Bhuvneshwar back in the attack and he starts with a wide down the leg side.

David then gets a couple to deep mid-wicket. A dot later, David gets another couple to deep mid-wicket where the fielder does well to keep the ball inside the boundary. 

David then gets under the half volley and smacks it over long on for a six!

Back to back sixes as David pummels it over deep mid-wicket. A four to end the over as 21 come off it. 

Bumrah back in the attack and he bowls a superb over with pace and accuracy as just 6 come in the over. 

Hardik back in the attack and after three dots, Sams scoops the next ball over the keeper for a six!

Sams then gets a single to backward point before David plays the ball through third man for a four as 11 come off the over. 

Chahal continues and David starts the over with a single. Two dots later, Sams gets off the mark with a couple to fine leg.

He gets another couple to the off side before he ends the over with a single as 6 come off it. 

Sams is the new man in and he starts with a dot as 2 runs and 2 wickets come in the over. 

Wade is the new man in and after a dot, he gets off the mark with a single to the leg side.

David then takes a single to the off side before Axar takes a superb return catch to send Wade back for 1. Aus 6 down now.

Axar back in the attack and he strikes first ball!

Inglis goes to the leg side and tries to go hard at the ball only to give it straight to Rohit at backward point. 

Harshal continues and he starts with a dot. He then bowls the next one in the slot and David then just smacks the ball over the bowler for a six!

Harshal then bowls a no ball that David takes a single off. 

Harshal follows it up with a wide.

The free hit still stands but Inglis only manages a single off a leg bye. That was a slower ball.

A dot later, the physio is on the field to take a look at Harshal. 

He is all ok. David and Inglis take a single off the next two balls as 12 come off the over.

Chahal continues and Inglis starts the over with a couple as a plays a lap shot to fine leg.

Two dots later, Inglis and David take a single each before Inglis smashes one past the diving cover fielder for a four as 8 come off it. 

Bumrah back in the attack and Inglis starts the over with a four off a edge through slips.

The batters then take singles and a two as 9 come off the over. 

Tim David is the new man in after drinks and after a dot, he gets off the mark with a single to deep-midwicket.

A dot later, Inglis gets a single to long on as 3 runs and a wicket come off the over.

Chahal continues and Inglis starts the over with a single to long-off. 

Smith then tries to come down the track is deceived by the flight and DK does well to knock off the stumps in a jiffy and Smith is out for 9!

Hardik continues and Inglis starts the over with a couple to mid-wicket.

A dot later, Inglis guides the ball behind point for a four!

Two dots and a single to end the over as 7 come off it. 

Inglis is the new man in and starts off with a single. A dot to end the over as 5 runs and a wicket come off it.

Chahal in the attack now and Smith and Maxwell start  the first three balls with singles. 

Maxwell then pulls the ball to square leg and takes a single, he hesitates as he comes back for the second and is short off his crease as Axar effects a direct hit from the deep. The third umpire checks and rechecks to see if the bail came off before Dinesh Karthik's gloves disturbed the stumps and it's all clear and Maxwell is run out for 6. Australia lose 3rd wicket. 

Hardik in the attack now and he starts with a loose, a pitch up ball, Smith connects and creams it through mid-off for a four. 

A dot later, Smith gets a single as he is dropped by Axar at backward point.

Three dots to end the over as 5 come off it.

Maxwwell is the new man in as Axae continues and after 5 dots, Maxwell is off the mark with  a pull over square leg for a four! 4 runs come off the over. 

Bhuvi back in the attack and after a dot, Smith gets off the mark with a streaky single. 

Green then takes a single to get to his 50, a 19-ball half-century.

Smith then takes a single to the on side.

Green then gets a couple to backward point before Bhuvi bowls a wide.

Green then miscues a slower and full ball, top edges it and is caught by Rahul at backward point. 6 runs and a wicket come in the over. 

Smith is the new man in but Green is on strike and Green gets on one knee and slogs it past mid-wicket for a four!

Green follows it up with another four, this time through the  off side.

Green ends the over with another four as 16 come off the over. 

Axar continues and Finch edges the ball past the keeper for a four to third man.

A dot later, Finch tries to go big but he only gets the elevation and not the distance as he is caught by Hardik at mid-on. 

Bumrah into the attack now and Finch starts the over with a single to the leg side. 

A dot later, a full ball has been smashed through mid-on for a four.

A dot later, the ball is there to be hit and Green gets a hold of it and smashes it over long on for another maximum!

Green ends the over with another biggie as he swivel pulls the ball over square leg for a six as 17 come off it.  

Axar opens at the other end and Finch starts the over with a single to the off side.

Green then makes room and slaps the ball through the off side to boundary next ball.

Green and Finch then take a single each off the next two balls.

Green then cuts the ball through backward point for a four.

A dot to end the over as 11 come off it.

Bhuvneshwar opens the attack for India while Cameron Green and Aaron Finch open the batting for Australia and Green makes his intent clear first ball as he tries to heave the ball but it luckily falls in no man's land at deep cover to get off the mark with a couple.

Green follows that up with a six over deep square leg. 

Green then cuts the ball past point for a four. Three swings and misses and 12 come off the opening over. 

India captain Rohit Sharma has won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the 3rd and final T20I in Hyderabad on Sunday. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes back in the squad while Rishabh Pant sits out of tonight's match.

The Aussies bring in Josh Inglis in place of Sean Abbott.

India will be hoping their key bowlers, Harshal Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal, are back to their best when the hosts take on Australia in the series-deciding third T20 International in Hyderabad on Sunday.

India were able to plug the gaps in Nagpur to level the three-match series with a comprehensive win in the eight-over-a-side contest. But they will need their bowlers, especially Harshal and Chahal, to overcome their struggles ahead of the T20 World Cup.

While Jasprit Bumrah is sure to carry the responsibility, senior seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar's poor show at the death overs is a real concern. He struggled in the Asia Cup and in the opener against Australia.

He was dropped for the second T20, perhaps, because skipper Rohit Sharma felt he needed only four bowlers for the eight overs but Bhuvneshwar's form is worrisome.

India rely on their spinners in the middle overs and while Axar has been a big positive, Chahal has faltered. He went for a lot of runs in the Asia Cup and the trend has continued against Australia.

India will, however, breathe a sigh of relief as Bumrah was his vintage best, showing no signs of rust after returning from his back injury.

In the batting department, the famed top order comprising Rohit, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli needs to be more consistent. The trio has not fired in unison for a while.

Suryakumar Yadav has also been patchy in the past few games with Hardik Pandya churning out match-winning performances.

Another chink in the Indian batters' armour is leg spin. The have continued to struggle against leggies and Adam Zampa has utilised this weakness well.

The Australians, on the other hand, would also be concerned with their bowling.

After outplaying India in the first game, the Australians were at the receiving end in the second match, eventually losing by a massive six wickets. While Aaron Finch and Matthew Wade managed to put runs on the board, their bowling department failed miserably once again.

In the absence of the injured Nathan Elis, pacers Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Daniel Sams leaked over 11 runs an over. All-rounder Cameron Green has also been expensive.

Wade has been brilliant with the willow but with a World Cup to defend in their backyard, the Australian team management would like the big-hitting Glenn Maxwell, who has scored just a run in two games, to pick up form.