Match Details
The 1st of the three-match T20I series between Australia and India will be played at the Manuka Oval in Canberra.
This match will start at 1:40 PM IST (7:10 PM local). It will be live on Sony Ten 1 HD and Sony Ten 3 HD. Live streaming will be available on Sony LIV.
Preview
After a hard-fought ODI series which Australia won, the two teams will lock horns in the T20Is. The first of the three-match T20I series is set to be played at the Manuka Oval in Canberra where the final ODI was played. India will be confident of doing well after a scintillating 13-run victory. Almost all of their players in the T20I squad were busy featuring in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and shifting from 50 overs to 20 overs shouldn’t be much of a problem.
Like India, even Australia players were busy in the IPL and rather some of them played the ODIs like T20s itself. Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell‘s strike-rate in the ODI series were superb and those are ominous signs for India. The hosts will hope to start the tussle in the shortest format on a winning note. But they will miss the services of David Warner (injured) and Pat Cummins (rested).
AUS vs IND Weather Report for Match 1
The Australian Capital will witness a pleasant weather throughout on Friday. The temperature will be around 19-21 Degrees Celsius from 7 PM in Canberra while there is no chance of rain whatsoever.
Pitch Report
In the Only T20I played at the Manuka Oval so far, Steve Smith won the Man of the Match award. Australia had chased down 151 runs comfortably against Pakistan courtesy Smith’s unbeaten 80 last year at the venue. Out of the two BBL matches last season, one was abandoned while the other had winner emerging with the help of DLS method.
Average first innings score
150 (Only T20I played at the venue in 2019)
Record of the chasing teams
Won – 1; Lost – 0
Injury & Availability News
Marcus Stoinis was injured in the first ODI and didn’t play further part in the series. He is with the team but there is no update on his fitness.
D’Arcy Short has replaced David Warner for the T20I series.
Mitchell Starc also suffered injury ahead of the 3rd ODI. Though Aaron Finch was confident of the pacer getting fit in time, it is unlikely that Australia will risk him ahead of the Test series.
AUS vs IND Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Australia
Aaron Finch (C), D’Arcy Short, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey (WK), Moises Henriques/Marcus Stoinis, Cameron Green, Ashton Agar, Sean Abbott, Josh Hazlewood/Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa
Bench– Marnus Labuschagne, Marcus Stoinis/Moises Henriques, Daniel Sams, Matthew Wade, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood/Andrew Tye.
India
KL Rahul (WK), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (C), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah
Bench– Mayank Agarwal, Washington Sundar, Sanju Samson, T Natarajan, Navdeep Saini
AUS vs IND Top picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:
KL Rahul won the Orange Cap in the IPL 2020 opening the innings for Kings XI Punjab (KXIP). He scored 670 runs in the tournament and also looked in decent touch in the ODI series.
Steve Smith smashed runs for fun in the ODI series. He scored back to back 62-ball tons against India and at three, will be crucial again for the team.
Glenn Maxwell smashed 19-ball 45, 29-ball 63 and 38-ball 59 in the three ODIs to enter into the T20I series in scintillating nick. Expect fireworks from his bat again.
Hardik Pandya the batsman did well in the ODI series ending as India’s leading run-getter. He scored runs at a strike-rate of almost 115 and will be looking to do a notch better in the T20Is.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection
Captain Options: Steve Smith, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli
Vice-Captain Options: Aaron Finch, Glenn Maxwell, Hardik Pandya
Suggested Playing XI No. 1 for AUS vs IND Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – KL Rahul (C)
Batsmen – Aaron Finch (VC), Steve Smith, D’Arcy Short, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli
All-Rounders – Ashton Agar, Hardik Pandya
Bowlers – Adam Zampa, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar
Suggested Playing XI No. 2 for AUS vs IND Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – KL Rahul
Batsmen – Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli, Steve Smith
All-Rounders – Ashton Agar, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya (C), Glenn Maxwell (VC)
Bowlers – Adam Zampa, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami
Expert Advice
It would be wise to make Steve Smith captain of your Grand League team. His IPL record wasn’t that good for Rajasthan Royals this season but the way he batted in the ODI series was magical.
AUS vs IND Today’s Probable Winners:
India are expected to win the match.