🏏India tour of Australia, 2025: AUS vs IND,1st T20I, Canberra🏏 - Page 3

Thanks for the tag 💙. India s t20 team' s good. Hope we win this series.

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Go India 🇮🇳

The young Indian side, relatively new to Australian conditions, will be eager to make an impact in this five-match T20 series. The comparatively larger grounds and extra bounce here could pose an early challenge, but they’ll look to adapt quickly. With the ball, India will depend on Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh to make early inroads, while the spin duo of Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav - both in excellent form, will aim to stifle Australia’s explosive middle order through the middle overs. All set for an exciting contest as the defending T20 World Champions face off against the Aussies in Canberra!

18:15 Local Time, 07:15 GMT, 12:45 IST: Australia wrapped up the ODI series 2-1, and the focus now shifts to the T20 leg of the tour. It was an emotional end for Indian icons - Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who played their final match on Australian soil; both departing in trademark fashion. Rohit dazzled with a magnificent century, while Kohli’s composed innings at the Sydney Cricket Ground was a fitting farewell. With the stalwarts signing off this tour in style, the baton now passes to India’s next generation.

Originally posted by: Savera84

Probable Best Performers of the Match

Probable Best Batter — Abhishek Sharma

The young opening batter from Punjab — Abhishek Sharma, is among the latest batting sensations in international cricket right now. He was the Player of the Match in the Men in Blue's Asia Cup triumph, and has already scored a couple of centuries in just 23 innings so far. Currently, the No. 1 T20I batter in the ICC Rankings, Abhishek Sharma is expected to garner a lot of attention from the fans for the upcoming match.

Excited to watch Abhishek's innings He is really a treat to watch

Btw thank you for the tag Raji

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All the best team India.👍

Australia have opted to chase

Sorry Surya....

Originally posted by: Nishnesh

Australia have opted to chase

Sorry Surya....

According to Surya,we were looking to bat first,anyways.

SKY: We wanted to bat first as the wicket could get slightly slower as the game goes on. They know what is to be done, know the roles really well. Big headache, good headache to have. Guys missing out are, Rinku, Washi, Jitesh, Arshdeep and Nitish.

Mitch Marsh: We are going to bowl first. Looks like a good wicket, always is a nice wicket when we come here. It's exciting. All teams now pushing their bill towards the World Cup. 11 players, few batters, bowlers and all-rounders (smiles).

Australia have won the toss and have opted to field

Teams:

Australia (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh(c), Travis Head, Josh Inglis(w), Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Philippe, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood

India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah