3rd T20I: Australia beat India

In the third and final T20I, Australia beat India by 12 runs on Tuesday in Sydney to avoid a series whitewash. After winning the toss and decidec to bowl first in the dead rubber. Wade smashed 80 off 53 deliveries, while Maxwell hit 54 as Australia set a 187-run target for India, but with no batsman offering substantial support to Kohli, India failed to chase down the total, with Mitchell Swepson bowling a match-winning spell helped Australia beat India, who won the series 2-1. 

The defeat brought an end to India's 10-match winning streak in the shortest format of the game. It also ended India's hopes of registering a 100 per cent win record in T20Is in the calendar year. After Australia won the ODI series 2-1, India have now won the T20I series. The two teams will now face off in four Test matches, beginning on December 17.