Arshdeep, Varun and Washington guided India level the series

Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakravarthy shared five wickets before a scintillating 23-ball unbeaten 49 by Washington Sundar guided India to a convincing five-wicket win over Australia, Despite Tim David’s 74 off 38 balls - Marcus Stoinis’ 64 off 39 balls and India leveled the series 1-1 during the third T20 international.

Arshdeep, Varun and Washington guided India level the series
Arshdeep Singh picked up Travis Head in the first over © Cricket Australia via Getty Images

Catch the Cricket highlights of the 3rd T20I match between Australia and India, played on November 02, 2025, at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart. This match was part of India's tour of Australia, a 5-match T20 international series where India beat Australia by 5-wickets.

Match Highlights

India secured a comfortable 5-wicket win over Australia in the third T20I and levelled the series with 1-1 in the five-match series.

Match Stats : 
  • India’s successful chase of 187 was their joint fifth highest against Australia in T20 Internationals (T20Is).
  • Tim David equaled his joint second fastest fifty for Australia in T20Is, reaching the milestone in 23 balls. It was also the second fastest fifty by an Australian batsman against India in T20Is, after Cameron White’s 19-ball half-century at Hyderabad in 2022.
  • Tim David’s 74 was his fifth highest score for Australia in T20Is and the joint ninth highest by an Australian batsman against India in the format, tied with Aaron Finch.
  • Australia’s total of 186 was their joint ninth highest against India in T20Is and their third highest total at Hobart.
  • Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Short put together 64 runs, forming the second highest sixth-wicket partnership for Australia against India in T20Is. The highest is an unbeaten 91-run stand between Glenn Maxwell and Matthew Wade at Guwahati in 2023.

Australia Innings:

Australia posted 186 for 6 in 20 overs with Tim David was the top-scorer with 74 off 38 balls featuring 8 fours and 5 sixes with a strike rate of 161.11.

Marcus Stoinis smashed a 64 off 39 balls hitting 8 fours and 2 sixes, at a strike rate of 164.10, Matthew Short remained a unbeaten 26 off 15 balls including 2 fours and a six with a strike rate of 173.33.

India Bowling:

For India, Arshdeep Singh was the best bowler for India - who picked up 3 wickets, Varun Chakravarthy claimed 2 wickets and Shivam Dube took 1 wicket.

India Innings:

India chased down the target of 187, scoring 188 for 5 in 18.3 overs with Washington Sundar was the top-scorer with a scintillating unbeaten 49 off 23 balls featuring 4 sixes and 3 fours with a strike rate of 213.04. 

Tilak Varma contributed 29 off 26 balls contained a six & a four, while Abhishek Sharma smashed a 25 off 16 balls featuring 2 sixes and 2 fours with a strike rate of 156.25.

Suryakumar Yadav blasted a 24 off 11 balls hitting 2 sixes and a four with a strike rate of 218.18, Jitesh Sharma hammered a unbeaten 22 off 13 balls contained 3 fours with a strike rate of 169.23, Axar Patel contributed 17 off 12 balls with a four, and Shubman Gill scored 15 off 12 balls including a boundary.

Australia Bowling:

Australia’s best bowler was Nathan Ellis, who took 3 wickets for 36 runs in 4 overs. Marcus Stoinis and Xavier Bartlett took one wicket each.

Player of the match:

Arshdeep Singh was named Player of the Match for his superb bowling performance to taking 3 wickets for 35 runs in 4 overs.

Here is a Embedded YouTube video by cricket.com.au

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