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Australia will lock horns with India in the first ODI of the three-match series, scheduled to be played at Perth Stadium on Sunday, October 19.
Led by Shubman Gill, India will have their star players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma back in the squad. On the other hand, Australia, led by Mitchell Marsh, has lost multiple players due to injuries.
AUS vs IND, ODI Series, Match 1, Match Details
Match: Australia vs India, ODI Series, Match 1
Time & Date: 9:00 AM IST, Sunday, October 19
Venue: Perth Stadium, Perth
AUS vs IND, ODI Series, Match 1 Pitch Report
The Perth surface is expected to assist fast bowlers with good enough pace and bounce on offer. Batters need to toil hard to score runs in the middle overs. Any score above 280 would be a tough ask for the chasing side.
AUS vs IND, ODI Series, Match 1 Probable XIs
Australia
Mitch Marsh (c), Travis Head, Matt Short, Matthew Renshaw, Josh Philippe (wk), Mitch Owen, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Matthew Kuhnemann.
India
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Prasidh Krishna/Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.
AUS vs IND, ODI Series, Match 1 Winner Prediction
Match Winner: India
India and Australia bagged 18 wins each in the last 10 years when they clashed against each other in this particular format. Though Australia is expected to have a home advantage on their side, we can anticipate a thrilling win for the visitors.
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