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India to Bat First as Australia Wins Toss in Series Opener

CANBERRA: Australia have won the toss and elected to field in the first T20 international against India, being played here today. Indian team will bat first. The match marks the beginning of the T20 series between the two sides.

Sanju Samson has been included in the starting XI. However, India has suffered a setback with Nitish Kumar Reddy ruled out of the first three matches due to a neck muscle strain. He was already recovering from a left thigh injury sustained during the second ODI in Adelaide when the new injury occurred.

Playing XI:

  • Australia: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (C), Josh Inglis (WK), Tim David, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Philippe, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood
  • India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar

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