IND vs AUS T20Is | The last match in Garden City is expected to reach a crescendo

India's young, energetic cricket team has sealed the series 3-1, providing cues to a bright future. Fans eagerly await the final match in Bengaluru, with Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma and Ravi Bishnoi leading the way. Australia's Travis Head is the most high-profile player still in India, and may be key to a high finish. India may rotate players for the inconsequential match, while weather could be a factor. Fans hope for a rain of runs, not rain.

In a jam-packed cricketing calendar, where every series bleeds into the next, to find meaning in each international game is tough. When it dawned that India and Australia were scheduled to start a five-match T20I series just four days after the World Cup final, the overarching feeling was of weariness.

But the past 10 days have proved that fatigue is a term that doesn’t exist in Indian cricket’s lexicon. A young and energetic side, led by the experienced Suryakumar Yadav, has not only sealed the series 3-1, but also provided enough cues to a bright future.

And these performances have only ended up whetting the fans’ appetite for more. As the caravan moves to the Garden City for the final match on Sunday, it is expected to reach a crescendo.

The likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma and Ravi Bishnoi have been central to this. Jaiswal’s belligerent hitting at the top, Ruturaj’s elegant classicism, Rinku’s unveiling of hitherto unknown dimensions to his batting, Jitesh’s finishing and Bishnoi’s top-draw bowling, especially in the PowerPlay, have enthralled the audience.

If there is a worry, it is the fast-bowling department, where more will be expected from Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar, Mukesh Kumar and Avesh Khan.

For Australia, finishing its India sojourn on a high will be the target, and Travis Head may well be key to this. Of the party that won the World Cup, Head — player-of-the-match in the final — is the most high-profile player still remaining in India.

The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is the ideal habitat for the kind of breakneck pace of batting Head revels in. A feast is in the offing, if the 29-year-old gets going.