Australia vs India 1st ODI fantasy 11 predictions: Top Dream11 picks

The Indian will lock horns with Australia in the first One Day International (ODI) match of the much-awaited India’s tour of Australia on November 27, 2020. The Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney will host the inaugural game from 9:10 AM (IST) onwards. 

The series against Australia will be the first international challenge for the ‘Men in Blue’ amid coronavirus outbreak. One the other hand, the Aussies played an overseas limited-overs tour against England. They lost the T20Is 1-2 but came back stronger to register a 2-1 victory in the One Day matches. Let’s look at our fantasy 11 predictions for this clash and here are top picks for Australia vs India.

Team Preview

Australia

The Australian team currently holds the fourth spot in the ICC ODI Rankings. The Aussies registered a great series victory last time they played One Day cricket earlier this year. However, most of their stars failed to put up a remarkable performance at the recently-concluded edition of Indian Premier League (IPL).

The likes of Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Finch, Pat Cummins and Steve Smith failed to impress at their respective franchises. But playing on their home ground will give them a slight advantage over Virat Kohli’s men.

India

The entire tour of Australia won’t be an easy affair for the ‘Men in Blue’ as they last played international cricket in March 2020 against New Zealand. Virat Kohli and co would also miss the services of limited-overs cricket vice-captain Rohit Sharma. The right-hander is currently recovering from a hamstring injury, picked while playing for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2020.

Moreover, skipper Virat Kohli had an ordinary IPL season for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the UAE. However, the Indian bowling attack is in prime form and will give a tough challenge to the kangaroo batsmen.

Ideal Playing XIs

Team India Playing XI

• Shikhar Dhawan
• Mayank Agarwal
• Virat Kohli (C)
• Shreyas Iyer
• KL Rahul (WK)
• Hardik Pandya
• Ravindra Jadeja
• Navdeep Saini
• Mohammed Shami
• Yuzvendra Chahal
• Jasprit Bumrah

Team Australia Playing XI

• Aaron Finch (C)
• David Warner
• Marnus Labuschagne
• Steve Smith
• Glenn Maxwell
• Marcus Stoinis
• Alex Carey (WK)
• Pat Cummins
• Mitchell Starc
• Adam Zampa
• Josh Hazlewood

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Key Players

• Australia: David Warner, Steve Smith, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc
• India: Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah

Top picks for Dream11 Fantasy Captain

Here are our three picks for probable Dream11 Fantasy captain for Australia vs India:

• Virat Kohli
• KL Rahul
• David Warner

Top picks for Dream11 Fantasy Vice-Captain

Here are our three picks for probable Dream11 Fantasy vice-captain for Australia vs India:

• Jasprit Bumrah
• Mitchell Starc
• Shikhar Dhawan

Dream11 Fantasy Team 1

Wicket-keeper:

• KL Rahul (C)

Batsmen:

• Shreyas Iyer
• Marnus Labuschagne
• Shikhar Dhawan
• Virat Kohli
• David Warner

All-rounder:

• Marcus Stoinis

Bowlers:

• Pat Cummins
• Jasprit Bumrah
• Mohammed Shami
• Mitchell Starc (VC)

Dream11 Fantasy Team 2

Wicket-keepers:

• KL Rahul
• Alex Carey

Batsmen:

• Aaron Finch
• Steve Smith
• Shikhar Dhawan
• Virat Kohli (C)

All-rounder:

• Hardik Pandya

Bowlers:

• Josh Hazlewood
• Jasprit Bumrah (VC)
• Yuzvendra Chahal
• Mitchell Starc 

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