IND vs AUS 1st T20i Toss Update: The first T20 International match between India and Australia is being played in Canberra. Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, Team India is out to avenge the ODI series defeat. The match will start at 1:45 pm Indian time.
India vs Australia 1st T20I Toss Update: Today the first match of the 5-match T20I series is being played between India and Australia. There is going to be a face-to-face between the two teams on the ground of Manuka Oval in Canberra. Australian captain Mitchell Marsh has won the toss and decided to bowl first. For the first time under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian team is coming to play 20-20 format series on Australian soil. Kangaroos had won the ODI series, so Team India is also coming with the intention of taking revenge. An exciting match is expected.
All eyes will be on Indian batting
All fans are going to keep an eye on Indian batting against Australia. In this series, there will be a big responsibility on the shoulders of batsmen like Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson and batsmen like Suryakumar Yadav and Shubhman Gill. Especially how Abhishek uses the new ball in this match, it will also be interesting to see. His recent form is excellent. Coming after scoring 300 runs in Asia Cup 2025. His career strike rate is close to 200. At the same time, Surya has not batted for a long time. He would like to regain his rhythm against Australia.
How will Team India play in front of Josh Hazlewood?
Josh Hazlewood can become the biggest threat to the Indian batsmen. He bowls on precise line and length with both new and old balls. His ball comes with good bounce, which can put Team India’s batsmen in trouble. Josh can become a big challenge for Abhishek Sharma. In such a situation, if Abhishek has to make a good start in Australia, then this deadly bowler will have to play properly. At the same time, Hazlewood can become a cause of trouble for Surya and Sanju also. Apart from this, he is bowling well in the ODI series. He troubled Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma a lot.
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What total will be good against Australia?
If they want to make a good start in the series by winning the first match, then Team India will have to put a big and good total on the board while batting first. Australia’s batting has explosive openers like captain Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head. Apart from this, there are match-winning batsmen like Josh Inglis, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis and Mitchell Owen in the middle order. Considering Australia’s strong batting, India should post at least 180+ total on the board.
India’s playing 11: Abhishek Sharma, Shubhman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah.
Australia’s playing 11: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Philippi, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhneman, Josh Hazlewood.
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