India vs Australia 1st Match ODI Live Preview, Pitch Report, Probable XI, Match Details & More (2023)
India and Australia will clash in the first ODI of their three-match series on Friday, September 22, at the PCA IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. This marks the second instance this year that Australia will engage in a three-match ODI series on Indian soil, having previously won 2-1.
Amazingly, Australia have gotten triumphs in their last two ODI series against India, making way for one more astonishing challenge between these two cricketing monsters.
Australia heads into this series with a rollercoaster ride in their new five-match ODI series against South Africa. In spite of the fact that they secured wins in the initial two matches, their fortunes dwindled, prompting a frustrating last standoff. In that game, Australia battled to arrive at 193 runs while pursuing an overwhelming 316-run target.
Australia has uncovered a 18-player arrangement for this series, with Pat Cummins continuing his captaincy obligations after his nonattendance in the South Africa series. Travis Head, World Cup-bound, will not partake because of a left-hand break supported during the fourth ODI against South Africa. Marnus Labuschagne, the main run-scorer in the South Africa series, is in the crew and might actually supplant Head On the planet Cup crew.
India secured the Asia Cup with an ordering execution in the last against Sri Lanka, displaying their bowling ability. Driven by Mohammed Siraj, the bowling unit limited Sri Lanka to a simple 50 runs, permitting India to seal triumph by 10 wickets. This competition tended to a few worries for India, and they'll presently zero in on tending to any excess ones in this impending series.
KL Rahul assumes control as chief for the initial two matches, with Rohit Sharma getting back to lead in the third. Ravichandran Ashwin marks his ODI rebound after almost 20 months. Excitingly, Virat Kohli, Kuldeep Yadav, and Hardik Pandya will likewise rejoin the crew for the third ODI.
Pitch Report
Expect the PCA Arena contribute Mohali to incline toward the hitters in this conflict. Over the last five ODI matches here, the normal first innings absolute has settled at 253 runs. Groups winning the throw might pick to pursue, considering that four out of the last five games were dominated by the side batting second.
Climate projection
Expect a temperature drifting around the 30-degree Celcius mark all through the game. The climate is supposed to remain clear, giving ideal circumstances to this match.
Probable XI
Australia
David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Alex Carey (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Pat Cummins (c), Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa
India
Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Kl Rahul (C), Tilak Varma, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja (Vc), Shardul Thakur, R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj