India vs Australia 1st ODI: Match Preview, Pitch Report, Possible Lineups, and Dream XI Team Prediction

Team India will take on Australia in a 3-match ODI series, starting on 22nd September. Both teams will take this series as their final preparation ahead of the mega event, the ODI World Cup 2023. KL Rahul will lead the Indian side in this series for the first two matches while Pat Cummins will be leading the Aussies. Mohali will be hosting the India vs Australia 1st ODI tomorrow. This will be the second time this year that Australia will engage in a three-match ODI series on Indian soil, having previously won 2-1. Australia have secured victories in their last two ODI series against India.

India clinched the Asia Cup after a commanding performance in the final against Sri Lanka, showcasing their bowling powers. KL Rahul will lead the side for the first two matches, with Rohit Sharma returning to lead in the third. Ravichandran Ashwin will make his ODI comeback after nearly 20 months. Virat Kohli, Kuldeep Yadav, and Hardik Pandya will also rejoin the squad for the third ODI.

Australia will come into this series after playing a five-match ODI series against South Africa. Although they registered wins in the first two matches, they lost the next three straight games which led to a disappointing series defeat. Pat Cummins will lead the side this time after his absence in the South Africa series. 

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India vs Australia 1st ODI: Match Preview

• Match: India vs Australia 1st ODI
• Date: 22nd September, 2023
• Time: 1:30 P.M. (IST)
• Venue: PCA Stadium, Mohali

India vs Australia | Head-to-Head

Australia are in the lead in terms of head-to-head battle in ODI cricket. Both sides have played a total of 146 matches in their 43-year ODI cricket rivalry.  Australia has an 82-54 win/loss record over India in these matches, with ten matches ending in no result.

India vs Australia | Pitch & Weather Report

The PCA Stadium pitch in Mohali will favour the batters in this clash. Over the last five ODI matches here, the average first innings total has settled at 253 runs. Teams winning the toss may opt to chase, given that four out of the last five games were won by the side batting second. Among the last five matches played at the PCA Stadium, one match saw an exceptionally high score in the first innings, totaling 392 runs. Chasing could be easy on this pitch as both innings have comparable run totals.

India vs Australia | Possible XI

India:

Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Kl Rahul (C), Tilak Varma, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja (Vc), Shardul Thakur, R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj

Australia:

David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Alex Carey (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Pat Cummins (c), Josh Hazlewood, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa

IND vs AUS | Dream XI Team Prediction