Australia were in the unfamiliar position of batting first but failed to put enough runs on the board in conditions that suited the chasers. Tim David and Marcus Stoinis were the only Australians to put the pressure back on the bowlers, though the hosts will hope to recall Glenn Maxwell for the fourth T20 in the five-match series on Thursday. Mitch Marsh is talking to Fox Sports…

India have been on the back foot from the coin toss all tour but made the most of Suryakumar Yadav calling correctly in Hobart and having an opportunity to bowl first.

India chase down their 187-run target with five wickets in hand at Bellerive Oval in Hobart and level the T20 series against Australia at 1-1. While Australia relied on powerful half-centuries from Tim David and Marcus Stoinis to set a challenging total, each of the tourists’ batters reached double figures as India secured their win with nine balls remaining.

An Australia attack missing Josh Hazlewood for the rest of the series struggled to contain India’s run rate, though Nathan Ellis (3-36) and Xavier Bartlett (1-30) at least picked up wickets at critical times to keep the hosts in the game. Washington Sundar (49no) top-scored for India and helped keep their noses in front with four sixes while Jitesh Sharma (22no) joined the all-rounder to steer their side to victory.