Rain Washes Out Final T20; India Win Series 2–1, Mitchell Marsh Confident of Leading Australia in 2026 World Cup

The fifth and final T20 match between India and Australia at the Brisbane ground on Saturday was washed out without a ball being bowled. With that result, Team India won the five-match T20 series 2-1. This is the third consecutive series loss for Australia in the last four years. Nevertheless, Australian captain Mitchell Marsh showed a lot of confidence regarding his captaincy in the T20 World Cup 2026 during the post-match presentation, as his team learned and improved a lot in this series.

After the match, when Mitchell Marsh was asked whether he or Pat Cummins would captain Australia in the 2026 T20 World Cup, Pat Cummins was a contender for the captaincy. Meanwhile, under Marsh's captaincy, Australia failed to reach the semi-finals of the 2024 T20 World Cup. Therefore, this question was also very important for cricket fans. Marsh said, "I think I will remain the captain."

Despite losing the series to Team India, Mitchell Marsh did not seem overly worried. He explained that although the team lost the series, many things had improved. He said, "Overall, it was a great series. Congratulations to India for winning the matches. We need to learn a lot and take the positives forward. The team we are preparing for the World Cup has a remarkable ability to adapt to the situation and play in any position. The players have performed well, and that's all we want."

Although Australia lost the series, Mitchell Marsh has performed well for Australia as a captain and batsman. He has scored 2,083 runs in 81 T20 matches, including one century and 11 half-centuries. He has also taken 17 wickets. The next T20 World Cup will be played between India and Sri Lanka, and Mitchell Marsh has considerable experience from playing in the IPL.