Australia vs India 1st ODI: Preview, Probable XI, Head-to-Head and Fantasy 11
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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.
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.
Match Details
- Date: November 27, 2020
- Time: 9:10 AM (IST) onwards
- Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Squads
Team India Full Squad
Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (Vice-Captain & Wicket-Keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur
Team Australia Full Squad
Aaron Finch (Captain), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey (Wicket-Keeper), Pat Cummins (Vice-Captain), Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Daniel Sams, Kane Richardson, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa
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
Head-to-Head
- Total matches played: 145
- Australia won: 78
- India won: 52
- No Result: 10
- Abandoned: 5
Fantasy XI
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)
Key Players
- Australia: David Warner, Steve Smith, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc
- India: Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah
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