Australia vs India 2020/21, 1st Test: Toss Report

The day has finally arrived as India and Australia are all set to renew their celebrated Test rivalry with the historic day-night Test at the Adelaide Oval. The occasions cannot get any bigger. The top two Test teams are locking horns against each other in the mouth-watering clash.

The fans will be hoping that both the teams show their aggressive sides in the Tests after showing their soft and friendly sides in the limited-overs series. Both the teams will be fancying their chances in Adelaide. Australia have a stunning record at the venue especially with the pink-ball, having won all the four day-night Tests at the Adelaide Oval so far.

On the other hand, India have done well at the venue too and had won the last Test between the two sides in Adelaide. The visitors have a strong bowling lineup which can make things extremely tough for the hosts. All in all, one can expect another classic between the two teams.

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Toss report:

India have won the toss and have opted to bat first against Australia in the first Test at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide.

Playing elevens:

India announced their playing eleven on the eve of the series-opener while Australa decided to wait till the last moment.

India:

Mayank Agarwal, Prthiv Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Wriddiman Saha, R Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah

Australia:

Joe Burns, Matthew Wade, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head(w/c), Cameron Green, Tim Paine, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood