IND vs AUS: Australia’s Predicted Playing XI Against India, 1st T20I

Updated - 20 Sep 2022, 08:55 PM

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Australia is set to play a three-match T20I series against India. The IND vs AUS 1st T20I takes place on September 20 (Tuesday). The venue of the match is IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. Rohit Sharma leads India in the IND vs AUS T20I series while Aaron Finch leads Australia.

Australia recently played an ODI series against New Zealand in which they bagged a brilliant 3-0 victory. In their previous T20I series against Sri Lanka in June 2022, Australia grabbed a 2-1 series victory. Now, they will aim to outplay India. Ahead of IND vs AUS 1st T20I, here we talk about Australia’s predicted playing XI in the match.

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IND vs AUS: Australia’s Predicted Playing XI Against India, 1st T20I

Aaron Finch

Aaron Finch
Aaron Finch (Image Credit: Twitter)

Aaron finch is the skipper of Australia in the IND vs AUS T20I series and will lead the team in the 1st T20I match. He will also open the innings for the team. The right-handed batsman scored just 10 runs in 3 games in the previous ODI series against New Zealand. He will aim for a better show in the series against India.

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Josh Inglis

Josh Inglis
Josh Inglis (Credits: Twitter)

Since David Warner is not part of the Australia squad in the IND vs AUS T20I series, Josh Inglis might be promoted as the other opener. Inglis was part of the previous ODI series against New Zealand. He scored 10 runs in the 1 game he played. The right-handed batsman has played 7 T20I games so far and scored 179 runs at an average of 29.83 at a strike rate of 144+.

Steve Smith

Steven Smith
Steven Smith. Pic Credits= Twitter

Steve Smith might be the one-down batsman for the team in the IND vs AUS 1st T20I. The right-handed batsman showed a marvellous performance in the previous ODI series against New Zealand. He smacked 167 runs in 3 games at an average of 55.66. Smith also slammed 1 fifty and 1 century in the series.

Glenn Maxwell

Glenn Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell. Image: ICC

Glenn Maxwell might be a middle-order batsman for the team. In the previous ODI series against New Zealand, the right-handed batter scored 41 runs in 3 games at an average of 13.66. Maxwell also hunted 6 wickets for the team in 3 games. He will also be a crucial occasional spinner for the team against India.

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Matthew Wade (WK)

Matthew Wade might be the wicketkeeper and another middle-order batsman for the team. The left-handed batsman last played in the T20I series against Sri Lanka in June 2022. He scored 39 runs in 2 innings with a crucial knock of unbeaten 26 runs in one match.

Cameron Green

Cameron Green
Cameron Green (Credits: Twitter)

Cameron Green might be an all-rounder for the team in IND vs AUS 1st T20I. He gave an outstanding performance in the previous ODI series against New Zealand, scoring 114 runs in 2 games. He also slammed a match-winning 89-run knock in one game. The right-arm medium pacer also picked 2 wickets in 2 games at an average of 29.0.

Ashton Agar

Ashton Agar, (Credits: Twitter)

Ashton Agar might be a spinner bowler for the team in IND vs AUS 1st T20I. In his last T20I series against Sri Lanka, the left-arm spinner picked 1 wicket in 3 matches. In 46 T20Is so far, Agar has picked 7 wickets at an average of 22.30 and an economy of just 6.48. He is a crucial spinner for Australia in the shortest format.

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Adam Zampa

Adam Zampa
Adam Zampa (Image Credit: Twitter)

Adam Zampa might be another spinner for the team in IND vs AUS 1st T20I. In the previous ODI series against New Zealand, the right-arm spinner bowled brilliantly, picking 7 wickets in 3 games at an average of 18.0 and an economy of 4.34. He will look to deliver a similar good performance against India.

Pat Cummins

Pat Cummins
Pat Cummins (Image Credit: Twitter)

Pat Cummins is back to the Australian team after missing some series this year. He will be one of the pacers for the team. Cummins last played a T20I series against Sri Lanka in February this year. He picked 2 wickets in 2 games. He has made a comeback to the white-ball format after a long time.

Josh Hazlewood

Josh Hazlewood. Photo- Getty
Josh Hazlewood. Photo- Getty

Josh Hazlewood might be another pacer for Australia in the match. The right-arm pacer picked 4 wickets in 3 games in the last ODI series against New Zealand, bowling at an average of 23.25. He will be a crucial pacer for the team against India.

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Kane Richardson

Kane Richardson
Kane Richardson (Image Credit: Twitter)

Kane Richardson might be another pacer for Australia in IND vs AUS 1st T20I. The right-arm pacer gave a fabulous performance in his previous T20I series against Sri Lanka in June 2022. He picked 5 wickets in 3 games at an average of 19.20. In the absence of Mitchell Starc, Australia might prefer to go ahead with Richardson.

 

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