IND vs AUS 1st T20 Match Date, Time: India and Australia will lock horns in an exciting 5-match T20I series, starting Wednesday, as the road to the T20 World Cup intensifies with the top two teams on the rankings going up against on another.
Both teams have recorded stupendous winning streaks in the format and it will be interesting to see how the contest unfolds over the next 10 days in Australia.
Predicted XIs
India predicted XI for first T20I: Shubman Gill (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh/Kuldeep Yadav.
Player in focus: In the form of his life, Abhishek Sharma’s form will be crucial for India to boss the Aussie strips. With a terrific game square of the wicket, it will be interesting to see how he fronts up to the shorter, skiddier lengths from Australia.
Canberra📍
A chilly evening 🥶, but the fielding intensity remains on point ahead of the T20I series 🔥
🎥 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝, ft. #TeamIndia #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/W4otqJo9pe
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 28, 2025
Australia predicted XI for first T20I: Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Short, Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Tanveer Sangha.
Player in focus: Skipper Mitch Marsh has been in tremendous form, averaging over 125 in his last four innings.
Head-to-head and Form
Australia vs India in T20Is: Head-to-head – Australia won: 11; India won: 20.
Form
Australia: WWWWWLWWNW (most recent first)
India: WTWWWWWWWL
Match Squads
Australia T20 squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott (games 1-3), Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman (games 3-5), Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis (games 4-5), Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood (games 1-2), Glenn Maxwell (games 3-5), Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis.
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India T20 squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar.
India vs Australia T20I series – Full schedule
October 29: First T20I v India, Manuka Oval, Canberra, 1:30pm IST
October 31: Second T20I v India, MCG, Melbourne, 1:30pm IST
November 2: Third T20I v India, Bellerive Oval, Hobart, 1:30pm IST
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November 6: Fourth T20I v India, Gold Coast Stadium, Gold Coast, 1:30pm IST
November 8: Fifth T20I v India, The Gabba, Brisbane, 1:30pm IST
India vs Australia T20Is 2025 livestreaming details
The India vs Australia T20I series will be streamed live on the JioHotstar app and website and telecast on the Star Sports network.
