AUS vs IND Prediction, T20I Series 2025, Match 1, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

Australia will lock horns with India in the first T20I of the five-match series, scheduled to be played at the Manuka Oval in Canberra on Wednesday, October 29.

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Led by Mitchell Marsh, Australia is entering this series on the back of a 2-0 T20I series win over New Zealand away from home earlier this month. On the other hand, India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, stood unbeaten in the Asia Cup 2025 campaign, winning the title last month.

AUS vs IND, T20I Series 2025, Match 1, Match Details

Match: Australia vs India, T20I Series, Match 1

Time & Date: 1:45 PM IST, Wednesday, October 29

Venue: Manuka Oval, Canberra

AUS vs IND, T20I Series 2025, Match 1 Pitch Report

Both these sides played one T20I at this venue way back in December 2020, with India coming out on top by 11 runs. Both batters and bowlers will have decent assistance on this surface. Any score above 180 would be a tough ask for the chasing side.

AUS vs IND, T20I Series 2025, Match 1 Probable XIs

Australia

Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Josh Inglis (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Kuhnemann, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood.

India

Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Sanju Samson (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana.

AUS vs IND, T20I Series 2025, Match 1 Winner Prediction

Match Winner: India.

India has been exceptional in the shortest format of the game, winning the Asia Cup 2025 campaign recently. Though there will be tough competition between these two sides, we can expect India to come out on top quite comfortably.

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