New Delhi. The first T20 between India and Australia is being played in Visakhapatnam. Australia recently defeated India in the World Cup final. In such a situation, there will be maximum pressure on Team India. Senior players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli are not part of this series. Team India looks completely changed in the playing eleven of the first match. The captaincy is in the hands of Suryakumar Yadav. Also, players like Yashshwi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh have got a chance in the playing eleven. Suryakumar Yadav has won the toss and decided to bowl first.
So far 9 T20 matches have been played at this ground in Visakhapatnam, in which the team batting first has managed to win 3 matches, while the chasing team has won 6 matches. In such a situation, Team India has the upper hand here as they have decided to bat later. The average first innings score here is 119 runs. Second innings score is 105 runs. The thing to note is that there is no score of 127 runs in T20 yet on this pitch.
Playing XI of both teams
Australia’s playing eleven – Steve Smith, Matthew Short, Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardy, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (Captain), Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff, Tanveer Sangha
India’s Playing XI – Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashshwi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan (capt), Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Akshar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Irishan Krishna.
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Tags: India vs Australia, Rinku Singh, Suryakumar Yadav
First published: November 23, 2023, 18:46 IST