Gayle (56 off 17) 12-ball – 2, 0, 6, 6, 6, 6, 2, 6, 6, 4, 1, 6 : Yuvraj (58 off 16) 12-ball – 0, 4, 1, 4, 4, 1, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6
SydneyThe Australian selectors have recalled pace sensation Shaun Tait after five years for Twenty20 International which also included the top performers in the Big Bash League (BBL), Chris Lynn and off-spinner Nathan Lyon
Lyon was also named for the remaining two One-Day Internationals against India.
Lyon has been knocking on the doors of the limited overs squad with impressive performances in the longer format and he recently picked a five-wicket haul in a T20 game for the Sydney Sixers against Hurricanes in the BBL.
Lyon will replace Joel Paris in the squad while David Warner who was granted a paternity leave also returns taking the place of Usman Khawaja.
Apart from the two changes in the ODI squad, the selectors have also announced a 17-man squad for the three match T20I series against India.
Aaron Finch will lead the team while Steven Smith and Warner have been rested for the final two games to allow them to prepare for the limited overs series against New Zealand.
Shaun Marsh is likely to partner Finch at the top in the absence of Warner with Shane Watson also available to flex the batting muscle along with Glenn Maxwell.
Chris Lynn’s consistent performance for the Brisbane Heat in the BBL has earned him a spot in the middle order.
In the eight games of the ongoing BBL, Lynn has amassed 378 runs at a strike-rate of 173.39 and has scored three fifties and a century as well.
Travis Head who is the third highest run-getter in the BBL 2015 also gets a call from the selectors.
With Mitchell Johnson already retired and Mitchell Starc out with injury, the selectors have recalled Shaun Tait after a gap of almost five years.
Tait has 10 wickets from eight games of the BBL 2015 while Cameron Boyce (11 wickets) and Western Australia’s medium fast bowler Andrew Tye (13 wickets) also feature in the squad.
Expressing happiness over the return of Warner and Lyon, National selector Rod Marsh is keen to see the performance of the off-spinner with the white ball.
Our choice of Nathan Lyon comes off the back of good form in the KFC BBL and we decided the time is right to have another look at him in the shorter forms of the game.
Both Usman Khawaja and Joel Paris now become available for their BBL clubs.
“We have told them to go back to those clubs and demand we select them again through outstanding performances.”
Two of the notable omissions in the T20I squad has been George Bailey and Mitchell Marsh.
With already a century and a fifty in the three games against India, Bailey is in the form of his life while Mitchell adds a lot of depth to the Australian lineup with his all-round skills.
Despite their exclusion, Rod confirmed that the pair is still in contention to make it to the ICC World T20 in India.
Sadly we could not find places for George Bailey and Mitchell Marsh in the Twenty20 International squad but for both of them, and for others who have missed out on places in that line-up, the door is certainly not closed for selection for the ICC World Twenty20.
We know what both those players are capable of, and both have significant experience of playing Twenty20 cricket in India where the ICC World Twenty20 takes place, but we want them to continue to press their cases for inclusion while we take this opportunity to look at other contenders.
With the three-wicket win over India in the third ODI in Melbourne, Australia have taken an unassailable lead of 3-0 in the series.
Australia ODI squad: Steven Smith (captain), Aaron Finch, David Warner, George Bailey, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade, James Faulkner, John Hastings, Scott Boland, Kane Richardson, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh.
Australia T20I squad: Aaron Finch (captain), David Warner (first game only), Steven Smith (first game only), Shane Watson, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade, James Faulkner, John Hastings, Shaun Marsh, Cameron Boyce, Nathan Lyon, Chris Lynn, Travis Head, Kane Richardson, Andrew Tye, Scott Boland, Shaun Tait
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