India vs Australia 1st T20I Live Updates: Suryakumar Yadav jokes with coach Gautam Gambhir during a training session in Canberra.
India vs Australia 1st T20I Live Updates: While the three-match ODI series attracted a lot of attention due to the return of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli after being away from the game for several months, it is the five-match T20I series starting today that holds the real key on this tour, as far as both India and Australia are concerned. The five-match set will be played between two teams that will consider themselves favorites for the upcoming T20 World Cup, which India will enter not only as hosts but also as defending champions. Meanwhile, Australia are in the middle of a T20 stir on home soil and know this is their chance to send a strong message to the Indian camp.
Predicted XI of India vs Australia 1st T20 match
After the Asia Cup, India will back its team to remain in the same position most of the time and achieve victory. There’s no need to change what’s not working, but Gambhir likes to be proactive.
At the start of the series, however, not too many shocks should be expected: this team should not look too dissimilar to the one that played the final in Dubai, with the superstar batting unit and the fast bowling duo of Bumrah and Arshdeep holding their place. However, Rinku Singh may miss out on providing additional pace bowlers to Nitish Kumar Reddy, and it looks like Kuldeep Yadav’s place in this team is never going to be safe.
India’s predicted XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dubey, Nitish Kumar Reddy/Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav/Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.
Australia, meanwhile, are still a team experimenting and trying to figure out how they can help their talent turn into a monstrous T20 team. The key to this is the recent in-form Tim David batting high and facing a lot of balls. Glenn Maxwell is not for the first few matches, but Matt Short may get another chance after a strong ODI series.
Josh Hazlewood is leading the bowling unit in the absence of Adam Zampa on paternity leave, meaning Matthew Kuhnman has a chance to stake his claim in the playing eleven ahead of the subcontinent World Cup.
Australia’s probable XI: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Tim David, Matt Short/Josh Phillippe, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Owen, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnman, Josh Hazlewood
India vs Australia T20I head to head
India and Australia have faced each other 32 times in T20 cricket. In that period, India have dominated the Australian team, this is the only format where they have the advantage. It’s not even particularly close: out of 32 fixtures, India have won 20, while Australia have won only 11.
Recently, India had won their previous encounter in St Lucia during their victorious World Cup campaign in the Caribbean, as Rohit Sharma’s masterclass sank the Australians. Earlier, India had hosted a five-match series at home in 2023, where they defeated the Australian team 4-1. Australia will have to go back to early 2019 when they last won a series over India in this format. India has won its only match in Canberra, which was played in 2020.
India vs Australia 1st T20I Major Match
Abhishek Sharma vs Josh Hazlewood: Abhishek Sharma is the number one ranked batsman in T20I cricket, and has been out of this world in thrashing the opposition bowlers in the powerplay and giving India incredible starts. He has a big challenge to face Josh Hazlewood, who has been in excellent and sensational form in the ODIs. He has the ability to overpower and completely unsettle the opposition batsmen, and if he gets Abhishek out in the powerplay, it is a completely different ball game.
Kuldeep Yadav vs Tim David: Tim David has batted at number four for the Australian T20 team to maximize Australia’s strength in the middle overs. To limit this threat – and ensure Jasprit Bumrah can bowl two in front of dangerous openers – India may need to play Kuldeep Yadav as their main middle-overs strike bowler. The onus will be on Kuldeep to keep things calm and provide important wickets in the middle order, especially against David, who often becomes uncomfortable if he cannot read the spin.
Weather Forecast for India vs Australia 1st T20I in Canberra
Canberra, the capital of Australia, will host the first T20 match at Manuka Oval. There is a possibility of cloudy weather during the day, but the risk of rain is not very high. Especially as the evening approaches, the weather is expected to remain dry. A full match is likely to take place, and hopefully there will be no delayed start if there is any inclement weather at that time.
Live streaming of India vs Australia 1st T20 match
India vs Australia 1st T20 match will be telecast on Star Sports Network in India. India vs Australia 1st T20 match will be livestreamed in India on JioHotstar.
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Predicted XI of India vs Australia 1st T20 match
After the Asia Cup, India will back its team to remain in the same position most of the time and achieve victory. There’s no need to change what’s not working, but Gambhir likes to be proactive.
At the start of the series, however, not too many shocks should be expected: this team should not look too dissimilar to the one that played the final in Dubai, with the superstar batting unit and the fast bowling duo of Bumrah and Arshdeep holding their place. However, Rinku Singh may miss out on providing additional pace bowlers to Nitish Kumar Reddy, and it looks like Kuldeep Yadav’s place in this team is never going to be safe.
India’s predicted XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dubey, Nitish Kumar Reddy/Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav/Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.
Australia, meanwhile, are still a team experimenting and trying to figure out how they can help their talent turn into a monstrous T20 team. The key to this is the recent in-form Tim David batting high and facing a lot of balls. Glenn Maxwell is not for the first few matches, but Matt Short may get another chance after a strong ODI series.
Josh Hazlewood is leading the bowling unit in the absence of Adam Zampa on paternity leave, meaning Matthew Kuhnman has a chance to stake his claim in the playing eleven ahead of the subcontinent World Cup.
Australia’s probable XI: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Tim David, Matt Short/Josh Phillippe, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Owen, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnman, Josh Hazlewood
India vs Australia T20I head to head
India and Australia have faced each other 32 times in T20 cricket. In that period, India have dominated the Australian team, this is the only format where they have the advantage. It’s not even particularly close: out of 32 fixtures, India have won 20, while Australia have won only 11.
Recently, India had won their previous encounter in St Lucia during their victorious World Cup campaign in the Caribbean, as Rohit Sharma’s masterclass sank the Australians. Earlier, India had hosted a five-match series at home in 2023, where they defeated the Australian team 4-1. Australia will have to go back to early 2019 when they last won a series over India in this format. India has won its only match in Canberra, which was played in 2020.
India vs Australia 1st T20I Major Match
Abhishek Sharma vs Josh Hazlewood: Abhishek Sharma is the number one ranked batsman in T20I cricket, and has been out of this world in thrashing the opposition bowlers in the powerplay and giving India incredible starts. He has a big challenge to face Josh Hazlewood, who has been in excellent and sensational form in the ODIs. He has the ability to outwit and completely destabilize opposition batsmen, and if he gets Abhishek out in the powerplay, it is a completely different ball game.
Kuldeep Yadav vs Tim David: Tim David has batted at number four for the Australian T20 team to maximize Australia’s strength in the middle overs. To limit this threat – and ensure Jasprit Bumrah can bowl two in front of dangerous openers – India may need to play Kuldeep Yadav as their main middle-overs strike bowler. The onus will be on Kuldeep to keep things calm and provide important wickets in the middle order, especially against David, who often becomes uncomfortable if he cannot read the spin.
Weather Forecast for India vs Australia 1st T20I in Canberra
Canberra, the capital of Australia, will host the first T20 match at Manuka Oval. There is a possibility of cloudy weather during the day, but the risk of rain is not very high. Especially as the evening approaches, the weather is expected to remain dry. A full match is likely to take place, and hopefully there will be no delayed start if there is any inclement weather at that time.
Live streaming of India vs Australia 1st T20 match
India vs Australia 1st T20 match will be telecast on Star Sports Network in India. India vs Australia 1st T20 match will be livestreamed in India on JioHotstar.
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