Australia vs India 1st Test Match: The battle of best vs best is about to begin. Australia and India will lock horns for the much-awaited opener of the Border Gavaskar Trophy on Thursday. Both sides will focus on ending the game on a happy note.
Australia will be a bit backstabbed by the number of injury concerns. But they have enough strength to pull things comfortably.
Virat Kohli and Co. on the other hand will look to repeat the 2018-19 drama. It will be a super important game for India as the skipper will be a part of the first test. Kohli will try to set the tone for the rest of the games.
Australia vs India 1st Test, Match Preview, Playing 11, and Dream11 Fantasy Tips:
Match: Australia vs India 1st Test Match
Day/Date: Thursday, 17th December 2020
Timing: 9:30 AM (04:00 AM GMT / 02:30 PM LOCAL)
Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Pitch Report from Adelaide Oval for the first test game:
Playing with the pink ball in Oval has been bowlers’ paradise. There is enough movement for the seamers early on however, it will become much easier to bat later on. At night time a bit of movement will do for the seamers again.
It would be a close contest with the bowlers of the two sides. The temperature will hover around the 20s and chances of slight rain are expected.
Where to watch the 1st Test between Australia and India?
The first test between Australia and India will be aired in Sony SIX, Sony TEN 1 and Sony TEN 3 for Indians.
Australia vs India 1st Test Probable Playing 11:
Australia Playing 11:
Joe Burns, Matthew Wade, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Tim Paine (c & wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
Full Squad Australia:
Tim Paine (c), Sean Abbott, Joe Burns, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, James Pattinson, Will Pucovski, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade, David Warner.
India Playing 11:
Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), R Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah.
Full Squad India:
Virat Kohli (capt), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-capt), Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj.
Australia vs India Dream 11 Fantasy Tips:
Matthew Wade, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Virat Kohli, Cameron Green, Jasprit Bumrah, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, R Ashwin.
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