Hyderabad (Telangana),  Australia is on an even footing with India, having bounced back to level the three-match T20I series at 1-1 after great losing in the ODI series 1-4.

The two sides is going to meet in the third and final T20I match at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium to be played today.

In Guwahati where Australia registered an eight-wicket win came as a silver lining.

Left-arm paceman Jason Behrendorff, worked up the Indian top order with quality swing and seam bowling, and Adam Zampa's wrist spin looked at par with that of his Indian corresponding person.

Apart from him, Moises Henriques and Travis Head also pace up and ended India's battle while chasing 119 in Guwahati.

In the lead up to the decider match, a couple of off-field breaking news - a rock tossed at the Australian team bus in Guwahati and Ashish Nehra's looming retirement announcement - have been key talking points.

Teams:

India: Virat Kohli (capt), Rohit Sharma (vice-capt), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Axar Patel.

Australia: David Warner (capt), Jason Behrendorff, Marcus Stoinis, Dan Christian, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Aaron Finch, Travis Head, Moises Henriques, Glenn Maxwell, Tim Paine (wk), Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Andrew Tye. (ANI)