India will face Australia The first match of a five-match T20I series. This article provides details about the first match of the series, India’s Playing XI vs Australia.
India playing XI vs Australia – 1st T20I, India Tour of Australia 2025:
Opener: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill
India will be boosted to win the opening match of the five-match T20I series against Australia by replicating the same performance that the team put up in the final ODI of the recently concluded ODI series.
The Men in Blue will be hoping to maintain their momentum in the T20 format following their victory in the 2025 Asian Cup final.
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Suryakumar Yadav’s side have been on a roll since winning the T20 World Cup last year and will be hoping to maintain the same form in the upcoming five-match T20I series..
The visiting team’s management and selectors decided to keep the key players who won the Asia Cup and add Washington Sundar to the team..
The visitors are likely to stick with the combination of Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill at the top of the order..
The duo will be entrusted with giving the team a positive start in the first six overs, something the Indian team has achieved over the past year..
Individually, both the batsmen will be looking to put up a good match as Abhishek remains in good form and Shubman wants to score runs in T20I cricket.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel
The middle order, like the top order, has been in good form following the opening match and they hope to further strengthen that form by controlling the middle overs in the first T20I against Australia.
India’s mid-order has names like Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube, all of whom are capable of playing match-winning innings and will aim to do so in the series opener.
Apart from the above-mentioned batsmen, Rinku Singh, who has made a name for himself as a finisher in T20I cricket in a short span of time, is also expected to find a place in the squad after missing most of the recent matches.
One of the team’s biggest strengths in recent T20I cricket has been the depth of the team’s batsmen, which could come to the fore in the match.
Bowlers: Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
The bowling attack will be further boosted by the return of Jasprit Bumrah, who was rested for the ODIs, for the five-match T20I series.
Jasprit Bumrah partners Harshit Rana to complete the fast bowling department, coming into the match with a four-wicket win in the final ODI.
When it comes to spin bowling resources, it consists of Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel.
The Men in Blue will likely go into the match with four specialist bowlers and Shivam Dube as the fifth bowling option.