India and Australia will lock horns in a three-match T20I series to prepare for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, starting next month. The first of the three games will take place at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Tuesday, September 20.
The Men in Blue had a surprising exit from the Super 4 of the Asia Cup 2022 and need to answer a few questions ahead of the global T20 competition. India will also welcome back Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel – who had missed the Asia Cup – and thus will be at near full-strength. The think tank will also have to choose between Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant.
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Australia, on the other hand, get in without some of their mainstays like Mitchell Marsh, David Warner and Marcus Stoinis. The opportunity for Tim David, as a result, throws up more possibilities as they look to finalise their best eleven with a month to go for the start of the global T20 tournament.
Match Details
1st T20I – India (IND) vs Australia (AUS)
Date and Time: 20th September 2022, 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Pitch Report
The longer square boundaries and the possibility of dew will be factors taken into consideration at Mohali. The teams winning the toss will hope to bowl first on this wicket.
Predicted Playing XIs
India (IND): Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Australia (AUS): Aaron Finch (c), Josh Inglis, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood.
IND vs AUS – Fantasy Team Suggestions
Fantasy Team 1: Josh Inglis, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (c), Steve Smith (vc), Tim David, Glenn Maxwell, Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Fantasy Team 2: Matthew Wade, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Tim David, Glenn Maxwell (vc), Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
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