India tour of Australia (2025)

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Australia call-up Under-19 World Cup star to face India

An impressive young quick added to Australia's squad to play India to allow a pair of experienced pacers to prepare for the Ashes.

Uncapped quick Mahli Beardman is in contention for an international debut after he was added to Australia's squad for the final three matches of their T20I series with India.

Beardman is one of four players added to the squad as Australia re-shuffled their troops for the T20I portion of the India series as a host of experienced stars drop out to prepare for the Ashes.

Veteran all-rounder Glenn Maxwell (games 3-5), left-arm quick Ben Dwarshuis (games 4-5) and keeper-batter Josh Philippe (all games) are the other players added to the Australia squad alongside Beardman, who earns a call-up after a pair of strong performances in domestic cricket earlier this month.

Beardman was part of the Australia squad that won the ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup in South Africa last year, with the right-armer claiming 10 wickets for the tournament as the Aussies claimed a fourth title.

The addition of the extra players to Australia's squad allows experienced pacers Josh Hazlewood and Sean Abbott to skip the backend of the series and instead concentrate on fine tuning their Ashes preparation with the red-ball at domestic level.

The Aussies have also added uncapped all-rounder Jack Edwards and spinner Matt Kuhnemann in their squad for the final ODI against India in Sydney on Saturday, with top-order batter Marnus Labuschagne dropping out of the squad so he can play at domestic level with Queensland.

Australia hold a 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series following a narrow two-wicket triumph over India in Adelaide on Thursday.

There are two Sheffield Shield matches scheduled in Australia prior to the opening Test of the summer against England in Perth from November 21, with selectors keeping a close eye on the five-match series that is part of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship cycle.

Australia T20I squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott (games 1-3), Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman (games 3-5), Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis (games 4-5), Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood (games 1-2), Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell (games 3-5), Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.

Australia ODI squad (third game): Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Jack Edwards, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Matt Renshaw, Matthew Short, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa

T20I Series schedule:

First T20I: October 29, Canberra
Second T20I: October 31, Melbourne
Third T20I: November 2, Hobart
Fourth T20I: November 6, Gold Coast
Fifth T20I: November 8, Brisbane

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Any team can look very ordinary in Australian Conditions.
Australian conditions are so alien and difficult to adapt.

 

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All public tickets sold out for tomorrow's ODI at SCG

 

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New saviour Renshaw gone for 56. No century

Australia 195/5

 

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India’s Tour of Australia

Medical Update – Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer sustained an impact injury to his left lower rib cage region while fielding during the third ODI against Australia in Sydney on 25th October 2025. He was taken to the hospital for further evaluation.

Scans have revealed a laceration injury to the spleen. He is under treatment, medically stable, and recovering well. The BCCI Medical Team, in consultation with specialists in Sydney and India, is closely monitoring his injury status. The Indian Team Doctor will remain in Sydney with Shreyas to evaluate his day-to-day progress.

DEVAJIT SAIKIA

Honorary Secretary

BCCI

 

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Shreyas has always been unlucky with injuries, I remember him getting foot injury while diving a couple of years back in an ODI.

 

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Australia's T20 rejuvenation to be tested against world's best


'We can score anything': Australia's gung-ho Powerplay approach

Australia's T20 rejuvenation will face its biggest test over the next fortnight, and the challenge of facing the format's reigning champions India will be further amplified after their revolving door of squad changes saw another key player omitted, possibly for the series.

Mitch Marsh's side have lost just once in 11 T20Is since committing to a more daring batting style prompted by their failure to get out of the group stage at each of the last two T20 World Cups.

India, the winners of last year's tournament in the Caribbean and co-hosts of the next one in February, will provide the sternest examination of the emboldened approach that has taken the Aussies to series wins over West Indies, South Africa and New Zealand this year.

All-out attack: Aussies set to amplify aggressive intent in T20Is

"There has been a shift," McDonald told reporters in Canberra, which will host the series opener on Wednesday evening.

"We're 11 games in now from the initial conversation. When we set out on this journey, we'd failed in a couple of World Cups previously, so we wanted to shift and stretch the boundaries on what we thought we could do.

"So yeah, we have been more aggressive, we've played people in different positions. Tim David has batted a little bit higher than previously.

"Our admission was that we haven't been successful in a couple of campaigns. We've got to change things up. We've got to stretch ourselves.

"Is it the style that can win a World Cup? We believe so. Will we have to pivot and nuance it slightly, depending on whether we're in Colombo or Delhi or Kolkata? There's no doubt about that."

Adam Zampa is the latest in the 'out' column for the home side with the star leg-spinner leaving to attend to the imminent birth of his second child following Saturday's third ODI in Sydney.

It had been hoped Zampa might feature in the series' final two games in Queensland, close to his home in northern NSW, but McDonald ruled him out of the series on Monday.

Left-arm tweaker Matthew Kuhnemann should get some considerable game time in Zampa's absence, while leggie Tanveer Sangha has been called in as the squad replacement.

Josh Hazlewood is only available for the first two games of the series before he moves into Ashes preparation. Sean Abbott, who sported heavy strapping on his right hand at training on Monday after he split the webbing between his fingers in a Shield game, is only available for the first three with selectors also eager for the paceman to be ready for the Test summer.

Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis (both returning from injury) and the uncapped Mahli Beardman are the reinforcements for the latter portion of the series, which will see matches played in Hobart, Brisbane and the Gold Coast after Friday night's sell-out in Melbourne.

Josh Inglis meanwhile appears set to take back the gloves after Josh Philippe and Alex Carey both had stints in his absence due to a calf injury. Inglis missed the NZ T20Is and India ODIs, with a recent illness not aiding his recovery.

Australia are still working out how to cover Mitchell Starc, who retired from the format earlier this year, with the likes of Dwarshuis, Abbott, Kuhnemann and Xavier Bartlett all jostling for spots behind death specialist Nathan Ellis.

"We're gathering information around what that next crop will be. We've been so stable with Starc, Cummins, Hazelwood in white-ball formats," said McDonald.

"So to see Ellis shape as a frontline bowler, how we use him, to see Xavier Barlett, Sean Abbott now gets a little bit more runway in terms of pressing his claims as well, then Mahli Beardman joining us in the middle of this series is exciting.

"We're excited by that next crop."

India have brought out the world's top-ranked T20I batter (Abhishek Sharma) and bowler (Varun Chakaravarthy) for their first matches in the format since winning the Asia Cup last month.

But the sight of Jasprit Bumrah practicing his yorkers on a Manuka Oval centre wicket might be the one that induces Australian headaches.

Bumrah, who missed the recent ODI portion of India's trip, had hit top speed on the practice wickets during India's training session on Monday. An ensuing spell in the middle of Manuka Oval was cut short due to afternoon rain.

"You're playing against India, so it's a really good test on whether this style will hold up," said McDonald.

"They're the number-one ranked team in the world, I think we're number two. We're excited to test ourselves against the best.

"Those younger players that have got some opportunity, what better opportunity than to play against the best team in the world and stand up in that environment."

Australia v India T20Is 2025

Australia squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott (games 1-3), Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman (games 3-5), Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis (games 4-5), Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood (games 1-2), Glenn Maxwell (games 3-5), Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe (wk), Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa

India squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar

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Hope Shreyas Iyer pull through fine and recovers fully. Good luck to him.

 

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India’s Tour of Australia

Medical Update – Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer sustained an impact injury to his left lower rib cage region while fielding during the third ODI against Australia in Sydney on 25th October 2025. He was taken to the hospital for further evaluation.

Scans have revealed a laceration injury to the spleen. He is under treatment, medically stable, and recovering well. The BCCI Medical Team, in consultation with specialists in Sydney and India, is closely monitoring his injury status. The Indian Team Doctor will remain in Sydney with Shreyas to evaluate his day-to-day progress.

DEVAJIT SAIKIA

Honorary Secretary

BCCI

Sounds like a really painful freak injury. Best wishes to him.