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India vs Australia LIVE Score 1st T20: The battle for supremacy between the top two T20I sides in the world begins on Wednesday (29 October) as world No 1 India take on the second-ranked Australia at the Manuka Oval, Canberra. India and Australia will be playing a five-match T20I series, a perfect test for the two favourites ahead of the 2026 T20 World Cup.
India would have added motivation to do well against Mitch Marsh’s Australia after losing the ODI series 2-1. But they will have to do it without Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who retired from the T20Is. The India squad in the shortest format is now dominated by the youngsters under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav.
Battle of T20I supremacy begins in Canberra
Shubamn Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana, the Indian squad is loaded with multiple match-winners, but so is Australia as well.
With Travis Head, Matthew Short, Tim David, Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Owen, Xavier Bartlett, Sean Abbott, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Philippe and Nathan Ellis in the squad, the Aussies will be a tough opponent at home.
Nonetheless, India, who recently won the Asia Cup 2025 and are the defending world champions, have what it takes to win in Australia and fans would not settle for anything less.
The fans, however, would wish rain stays away from the first T20I. The forecast stays rain could impact the match in Canberra, but a washout is unlikely.
India vs Australia T20I series: Live streaming and squads
The India vs Australia T20I series will be live-streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in India and the matches will also be broadcast live on Star Sports TV channels.
Australia squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Tim David, Josh Inglis (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Owen, Xavier Bartlett, Sean Abbott, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Philippe, Nathan Ellis, Tanveer Sangha, Ben Dwarshuis
India squad: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Jitesh Sharma
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