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India vs Australia 1st T20 Match Prediction: It will be a revenge series for India and the heartbroken fans who saw Australia clinching the World Cup in the final at India’s home. The match will be played at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, from 7:00 PM and 13: 30 GMT.

Indian Cricket Team will look to leave all the past and prepare for next year’s T20I World Cup. Not a single player is included from the World Cup squad in the T20 side except Suryakumar Yadav, who is named as the team’s captain and will be looking to lead his team to win the series by 5-0 to take revenge.

🚨 NEWS 🚨#TeamIndia’s squad for @IDFCFIRSTBank T20I series against Australia announced.

Details 🔽 #INDvAUS https://t.co/2gHMGJvBby
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 20, 2023

It is going to be a whole new Indian team that is going to play the series against Australia, but many fans were upset because Sanju Samson and Yuvi Chahal are not part of the team. However, India wants to give more experience to young players like Gaikwad and Tilak Varma, who have already featured for Indian teams in ODI and T20.

The Sixth-time ODI World Champion will be in high spirits and will be looking to start their T20 campaign with a blast after winning the final against India. They won the last T20 World Cup in 2021 when no one expected it to be because, in that World Cup, everyone thought it would be Pakistan, India, or England, but it was Australia.

Mathew Wade will lead the side, and some of the World Cup-winning squad players will also feature in the T20 series against India, like Travis Head, who was the player of the match in the final for his century, and then Steven Smith, who scored two back to back century in the Big Bash. Maxwell and Warner will join it a bit late.

When and Where To Watch India vs Australia 1st T20 Match

Match	India vs Australia Final Match
Date & Time	November 23, 2023, 7:00 PM IST
Venue	Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
Where to Watch	Disney Hotstar

Player Injury Report For India vs Australia 1st T20 Match

All players are fit, but few players like Shreyas Iyer will join the team from the 4th match.

India vs Australia Head-to-Head T20 Record

Match Played	26
India Won	15
New Zealand Won	10
Tie/NR	1/1

In the recent 5 T20I matches, India won 3 out of five, and India defeated Australia in the last two matches.

Weather Conditions For India vs Australia 1st T20 Match

There is a slight chance of rain in the morning, which can delay a match a bit.

Pitch Report of Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, In India vs Australia 1st T20 Match On November 23, 2023

Match Played	9 Matches
Batting first won	3 Matches won
Batting second won	6 Matches won
Average 1st innings scores	119 Runs
Highest Team innings total	179/5 by IND
Lowest Team innings total	82/10 by SL

Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam pitch has been one of the best batting pitches, but in recent matches, the pitch has been slow and favored spin more than pacer. Both bowling options got around equal wickets, which means it will be a balanced pitch.

Team Preview Of India

India must forget the past, and all the young players must perform bravely against the experienced Australian side. It is not going to be easy, but they should look for the T20 World Cup right now and win it next year to give fans a new aura to keep supporting the Indian Cricket team. The bowling and batting unit needs to perform at their best to give some happy moments to India.

Important players for the India Team in the match against Australia

1- Yashasvi Jaiswal has been great for the Indian team in Test and T20 since his debut. He played 8 T20 matches, scoring 232 runs with an average of 38.67 and a strike rate of 161.11.

2- Suryakumar Yadav will be the key player for the India side and will be looking to do everything he failed to do in the final. He had an excellent record against Australia in the T20 series last year. He scored 69 runs innings when he got the full chance to bat against them and is said to be the best T20 batter in recent times.

3- Arshdeep Singh has been a key player for India in the death overs, but after coming from the injury, he lacked rhythm because last time, he bowled five no-balls in one match. However, he is good with yorkers and wide-line bowling.

Team Preview Of Australia

Australia will be going to give chances to their new players in the T20 series, like Aaron Hardie and Mathew Shorts. Matthew Wade will be going to lead the side and can be considered as a future captain.

Important players for the Australia Team in the match against India

1- Travis Head will be in full confidence after scoring a century in the final against India. He did not have an excellent average in the T20 against India, but recently, he changed his way of batting.

2- Matthew Short has been one of the best all-rounders in the Big Bash and domestic league, but he did not score much in the three international matches. He can bowl some off-spin, too.

3- Sean Abbott is one of the upcoming bowling all-rounders for the Australia team. He has eight wickets in three matches and also scored 54 in the ODI against India.

India vs Australia 1st T20 Match Prediction

India will be the favorite to win, but it can go another way.

India vs Australia 1st T20: Probable Playing 11 of India

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar, Arshdeep Singh