India clinch series as rain washes out Gabba T20I

India wrapped up the five-match T20I series 2-1 after the final game at the Gabba was abandoned due to inclement weather just 4.5 overs into play. The result marked Australia's fourth bilateral T20I series defeat since 2022, with three of them coming against India.

Mitchell Marsh won the toss and opted to bowl on a green-tinged surface, but both Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma showed it was a good pitch to bat on.

Abhishek attacked from the outset and rode his luck, with Glenn Maxwell dropping a simple chance at mid-off in the first over and Ben Dwarshuis spilling a top edge in the fourth. Despite not being at his fluent best, he pulled Nathan Ellis for a six out of the ground and became the fastest batter among Full Member nations to reach 1000 T20I runs, achieving the milestone in just 528 balls.

Gill looked in much better touch, striking 6 fours in his 16-ball 29, including four in an over off Dwarshuis.

Play was halted 21 minutes into the match as a precaution against lightning, even though it wasn't raining at the time. After a delay of over two hours, the match was called off, handing India the series win.