A five-match Twenty20 International series between Australia and India will begin in Visakhapatnam on November 23.
It will be a chance for the young players to flourish on the big stage, even though the most of the elite players have been rested.
Each individual battle will determine the series’ outcome.
Here, we go down the pivotal player encounters from the impending T20I series.
Examining the record head-to-head
India leads the head-to-head record between the two teams, who have played in 26 Twenty20 Internationals.
Australia has won 10 games compared to the Men in Blue’s 15 victories.
One game came to a close without any outcome.
Out of the 10 T20Is the Australians have played in India against the Men in Blue, they have only prevailed in four of them.
Ravi Bishnoi vs. Glenn Maxwell
In Twenty20 Internationals, Glenn Maxwell has a respectable record against India and has been playing well lately.
Given that the leggie has only ever dismissed him once in four T20 innings, his matchup with Ravi Bishnoi should be interesting.
In 75 T20I innings, Maxwell has succumbed to spinners 41 times overall while hitting a batting average of 150.35.
In 2023, Bishnoi has taken eight wickets in Twenty20 international matches.
David Tim vs Arshdeep Singh
Right now, Tim David is among the top finishers in Twenty20 cricket. However, Arshdeep Singh, who has excelled in that phase, will be his opponent in the slog overs.
This year, David has amassed the second-most 444 runs in death overs (16–20) over 28 innings.
Arshdeep has taken 61 wickets in this portion of his T20 career in 78 innings (ER: 9.17).
vs Adam Zampa, Suryakumar Yadav
This year, Suryakumar Yadav has scored 433 T20I runs at a 54.12 average, displaying incredible form.
In the middle overs, his matchup against Adam Zampa should be entertaining.
In their three T20 encounters, the leggie has just once removed him while giving up 45 runs (SR: 204.54).
With 12 wickets at 24.93 from 14 T20Is against India, Zampa is Australia’s top wicket-taker against the Indians.
Nathan Ellis vs. Rinku Singh
This T20 season, Rinku Singh has been outstanding in the slog overs, smashing 408 runs at a strike rate of 201.98.
Nathan Ellis will therefore be crucial in countering him with his slower deliveries.
In eight Twenty20 Internationals, he has taken 18 wickets at an astounding average of 11.88.
Ellis has taken 80 wickets in 96 T20 innings in 16–20 overs (ER: 8.77).