Indi and Australia are gearing up for their first IND vs AUS 1st ODI at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, ahead of the match, check out the pitch report, predicted playing XIs, how to watch live, and more
Indi and Australia recently faced off in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy where India triumphed 2-1.
Wankhede Stadium Mumbai pitch report today, weather forecast, playing 11 and stats for IND vs AUS 1st ODI 2023
Steve Smith to lead Australia in ODIs against India
📰David Warner and Ashton Agar will join the team ahead of the first ODI on Friday, March 17, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
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The two sides will now face off in the white ball arena in a three-match ODI series from March 17 to 22.
IND vs AUS 1st ODI Wankhede pitch report
The first match of the IND vs AUS ODI series will take place at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Wankhede Stadium pitch is known to favor the batters and slightly help out the fast bowlers as well. Batting teams can see their scores go upto 350 on this pitch. As such, the teams that win the toss will surely choose to bat first.
IND vs AUS 1st ODI Wankhede weather conditions
Meanwhile, as for the weather conditions, the Indian summer is slowly creeping into its peak. Weather conditions for the first ODI match in Mumbai shows a maximum temperature of 36 degree Celsius, Meanwhile, the minimum temperature shows around 26 degree Celsius. The weather forecast also shows no chances of rainfall.
Rohit Sharma to miss first match
Team India captain Rohit Sharma, will miss the first match of the IND vs AUS ODI series following family commitments. As per his absence, Hardik Pandya will captain the side against Australia.
Meanwhile, Ravindra Jadeja will also make a return in the ODI squad for the first time following a knee surgery last year. Jasprit Bumrah on the other hand will miss out yet again as he recovers from his back injury.
Steve Smith takes up captaincy reigns
The Australian side will also see a change in the captaincy reigns as Pat Cummins is unlikely to return for the ODI series as well. This means that Steve Smith will lead the side against the men in blue throughout the series.
David Warner will also feature in the squad for the upcoming series despite suffering a hairline fracture in his elbow during the Test series. Ashton Agar will also join the ODI squad as well despite not playing any matches in the Test series. Alongside Agar, both Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh will return to the ODI setup.
IND vs AUS ODI predicted playing XI
Team Australia predicted playing XI
Captain: Steve Smith
David Warner, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, Adam Zampa, and Mitchell Starc.
Team India squad predicted playing XI
Captain: Hardik Pandya
Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, SuryaKumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, and Mohammed Shami.
IND vs AUS ODI live telecast and streaming
Fans in India can watch live broadcast of the three-match ODI Series on the Star Sports Network. Meanwhile, fans can also catch all the live stream action on the Disney+ Hotstar app and Website.
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