IND vs AUS 1st T20I Date, time, venue: India and Australia are set to clash in a thrilling 5-match T20I series starting Wednesday, as the top two teams in the T20 rankings battle for supremacy. Both sides come into the series on impressive winning streaks, promising high-octane cricket over the next 10 days across Australia.
India and Australia Full Series Schedule
October 29: First T20I – India vs Australia, Manuka Oval, Canberra, 1:30 PM IST
October 31: Second T20I – India vs Australia, MCG, Melbourne, 1:30 PM IST
November 2: Third T20I – India vs Australia, Bellerive Oval, Hobart, 1:30 PM IST
November 6: Fourth T20I v India, Gold Coast Stadium, Gold Coast, 1:30pm IST
November 8: Fifth T20I v India, The Gabba, Brisbane, 1:30pm IST
India and Australia Predicted Playing XIs and Key Players
India Predicted XI (1st T20I): Shubman Gill (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh/Kuldeep Yadav.
Player in focus: In the form of his life, Abhishek Sharma’s form will be crucial for India to boss the Aussie strips. With a terrific game square of the wicket, it will be interesting to see how he fronts up to the shorter, skiddier lengths from Australia.
Australia Predicted XI (1st T20I): Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Short, Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Tanveer Sangha.
Player in focus: Skipper Mitch Marsh has been in tremendous form, averaging over 125 in his last four innings.
India and Australia Head-to-Head and Form
Australia vs India in T20Is: Australia won: 11; India won: 20
India and Australia Recent Form
- Australia: WWWWWLWWNW
- India: WTWWWWWWWL
India and Australia Full Squads
Australia T20 Squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott (games 1-3), Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman (games 3-5), Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis (games 4-5), Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood (games 1-2), Glenn Maxwell (games 3-5), Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis.
India T20 Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar.