India vs Australia HIGHLIGHTS, 5th T20I: Play called off due to rain, IND win series by 2-1

India vs Australia HIGHLIGHTS, 5th T20I: The fifth T20I between India and Australia in Brisbane has been called off due to the rain. Australia won the toss and invited India to bat first at the Gabba. The Men in Blue got off to a flying start as Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill forged a 52-run partnership for the opening wicket in five overs, but the rain came down heavily, and it got heavier. India win the series by T20I series by 2-1.

The Men in Blue are leading the series by 2-1 after defeating Australia by 48 runs in the fourth game. The first match of the series was abandoned due to rain, and the hosts won the second T20I by 4 wickets. The Men in Blue made a brilliant comeback and won the next two matches.

In the fourth T20I, Suryakumar Yadav and Co. defeated Australia by 48 runs to take a 2-1 lead in the series. Asked to bat, India scored 167 for 8 with vice-captain Shubman Gill scoring 46 runs.

Abhishek Sharma (28), Shivam Dube (22) and skipper Suryakumar Yadav (20) also made useful contributions with the bat. Chasing the target, the hosts bundled out for 119 runs in 18.2 overs with Mitchell Marsh top-scoring a 24-ball 30.

Washington Sundar picked up three wickets, Axar Patel and Shivam Dube also took two wickets each, while Varun Chakaravarthy and Jasprit Bumrah accounted for one each.

The play has been called off due to the rain at the Gabba in Brisbane. The Men in Blue win the five-match series by 2-1. That's all for today, do join us for the first Test between India and South Africa on November 14. Till then, goodbye and take care.

Heavy rain is blowing across the Gabba while the fans in the stadium wait patiently in their seats.

Players are walking off the field while ground staff bring in the covers. It's not raining at the moment. It's a precautionary measure. There's some very heavy rain on the radar.

528 balls - Abhishek Sharma

573 balls - Suryakumar Yadav

599 balls - Phil Salt

604 balls - Glenn Maxwell

609 balls - Andre Russell/ Finn Allen

Nathan Ellis comes into the attack and concedes 12 runs in the overs. Dwarshuis drops Abhishek Sharma's catch on the third ball, and he smashes a maximum over midwicket on the last ball of the over.

Ben Dwarshuis concedes 16 runs in the over. Shubman Gill hits a boundary through extra cover on the first ball. He smashes another boundary over midwicket on the third ball. He smacks two consecutive boundaries on the fourth and fifth delivery. Brilliant batting from India's vice-captain.

Shubman Gill - 26*(12)

Abhishek Sharma - 9*(6)

Xavier Bartlett comes into the attack and gives away 8 runs in the over. Shubman Gill smashes a boundary through extra cover on the fifth ball.

Abhishek Sharma and Gill are at the crease. Dwarshuis opens the attack and concedes 11 runs in the first over. Abhishek Sharma hits the boundary on the fourth ball over mid-off. Shubman Gill smashes a boundary through midwicket on the last ball.

"Until you're winning the game and losing the toss, it's fine. Want to go out and express ourselves. Always good to understand what the team's goal is. All batters realised it wasn't a 200 wicket. All boxes ticked in the last game, just want to continue the same. Always good to win bilaterals. At the same time, what combination you want is more important. Other than openers, this is one format where everyone has to be flexible with batting positions. One change - Tilak is resting, Rinku comes in," said Suryakumar at the toss.

India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma(w), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.

Australia: Mitchell Marsh(c), Matthew Short, Josh Inglis(w), Tim David, Josh Philippe, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa.

Australia won the toss and elected to bowl first in the fifth T20I at the Gabba in Brisbane.

Jasprit Bumrah is just one wicket away from reaching 100 T20I scalps. If he achieves it, he will become the first Indian bowler to claim 100 wickets across all three formats.

Total matches - 34

India won - 22

Australia won - 12

Mitchell Marsh(c), Matthew Short, Josh Inglis(w), Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Xavier Bartlett, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Philippe, Tanveer Sangha, Mahli Beardman.

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

A very Good Afternoon to all the cricket fans around the world. Welcome to the live coverage of the fifth and final T20I between India and Australia from the Gabba. The Men in Blue are leading the five-match series by 2-1.