This five-match T20I series between Australia and India will begin only four days following Australia’s convincing win over India in the ODI World Cup final. The series is a part of the preparation for the USA and Caribbean T20 World Cup, which is just six months away.
The bulk of India’s senior players, who competed throughout the month-long ODI World Cup 2023 were rested for the forthcoming bilateral series between Australia and India, hence the side would not field a full strength lineup.
India vs Australia T20I Series: Venues
First T20I: Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Vishakhapatnam
Second T20I: Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Third T20I: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Fourth T20I: Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur
Fifth T20I: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
India vs Australia T20I series: Schedule
1st T20I: Vishakhapatnam – Nov 23, Thursday (7:00 pm IST)
2nd T20I: Thiruvananthapuram – Nov 26, Sunday (7:00 pm IST)
3rd T20I: Guwahati – Nov 28, Tuesday (7:00 pm IST)
4th T20I: Raipur – Dec 01, Friday (7:00 pm IST)
5th T20I: Bengaluru – Dec 03, Sunday (7:00 pm IST)
India vs Australia T20I series: Team news
India’s captain will be Suryakumar Yadav instead of Rohit Sharma, who has been rested for the series. The only member of the Indian team who competed in the World Cup final is Suryakumar Yadav.
For the first three games, vice captain Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead the team. Ruturaj will remain with the team as a player for the final two T20Is. Howver, Shreyas Iyer will be the vice-captain for the fourth and fifth Twenty20 Internationals. Ishan Kishan, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, and Arshdeep Singh are also part of the youthful Indian squad.
First-choice players in the Australian squad, including David Warner, Josh Hazlewood,Pat Cummins, Mitchell Marsh and Mitchell Starc, have also been granted time off.
India vs Australia T20I series: Squads
India’s full squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vc), Ishan Kishan, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Shreyas Iyer (last 2 T20Is only)
Australia’s full squad : Matthew Wade (c), Aaron Hardie, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Ellis, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matt Short, Sean Abbott, Tim David, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa
Who will be the IND vs AUS t20 2023 Squad Captain?
Like mentioned above, Suryakumar Yadav would be leading the side in the absence of full-time captain Rohit Sharma. Hardik Pandya was the first-choice skipper after Rohit Sharma in T20Is. However, since he is on the sidelines, Suryakumar has been chosen for the captaincy role.
T20 India vs Australia Player list
India’s predicted XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (WK),Axar Patel, Mukesh Kumar, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi
Australia’s Predicted XI: Matthew Wade (WK), Steve Smith, Travis Head, Matt Short, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Jason Behrendorff, Kane Richardson, Sean Abbott
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