India vs Australia 1st ODI Match Preview
India vs Australia 1st ODI Match Previews
Both teams will look to get this series off to a winning start, with the India having a slight dominating.India kick off their tour Down Under with a three-match ODI series, the first of which takes place on Friday in Sydney. Both teams are almost full-strength, with Rohit Sharma being the only big-name player not to feature.
Aaron Finch will continue as a Captain Australia, with Pat Cummins serving as his vice. KL Rahul was named vice-captain of India's ODI side in Rohit Sharma's absence.
Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal will battle each other for a spot.
It will be approx 9 months when Indian team will play a international cricker.
Australia Likely Playing 11:
Aaron Finch (C),David Warner, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey (WK), Marcus Stoinis/Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Adam Zampa
India Likely Playing 11:
Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli (C), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal and Navdeep Saini
Pitch and condition:
The game should be high-scoring if the pitch plays true to recent form. Teams batting first have win six of the last seven matches and the average first-innings total in that period has been 305. The weather is expected to be warm and sunny, with a high of around 24 degrees Celsius.
Everyone has the fire, but the champions know when to ignite the spark.
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