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India vs. Australia, 1st T20I: Australia Elects to Bowl, India off to a Quick Start

Canberra, October 29th – Australia won the toss and elected to bowl first in the opening T20 International against India at Canberra today. India’s opening pair of Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill started aggressively, but Sharma was dismissed for 19 by Nathan Ellis, caught by Tim David. At the time of writing, Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill are at the crease.

India is looking to continue its strong head-to-head record against Australia in T20s. Of the 32 matches played previously, India has won 20, while Australia has won 11, with one match ending in no result.

Reddy Ruled Out

In team news, all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been ruled out of the first three T20Is due to a stiff neck. He was already recovering from a blow to his left elbow sustained during the second ODI in Adelaide. The BCCI medical team is monitoring his progress.

Teams:

  • India XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.
  • Australia XI: Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Tim David, Matt Short, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Philippe, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood

The series holds significant importance for India as they look to continue their dominance over Australia in T20 cricket, especially on Australian soil, where they haven’t lost a T20 series since 2008. Captain Suryakumar Yadav has a significant responsibility to maintain this record.

Australia T20 Squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott (First 3 Matches), Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman (Third to Fifth Match), Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis (Fourth & Fifth Match), Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood (First 2 Matches), Glenn Maxwell (Third to Fifth Match), Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Matt Short, Marcus Stoinis

India T20 Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (vc), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar.

Stay tuned for further updates and live scores.

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