The fifth and final Twenty20 between Australia and India was washed out after a storm swept across Brisbane’s Gabba ground on Saturday, leaving Suryakumar Yadav’s tourists as 2-1 series winners.

After being put in to bat, India’s openers Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill made a bright start to the innings by putting on 52 without loss in just under five overs before the match was stopped, initially for lightning.

Gill took the early initiative and pummelled six fours in his 29 not out, while his partner Abhishek was dropped by Glenn Maxwell and Ben Dwarshuis on his way to an unbeaten 23.

The sellout crowd at the Gabba hung around optimistically waiting for play to resume but the stormy weather persisted and the match was abandoned some 2-1/2 hours after it started.

The opening match in

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