India to play their first T20 Internationals against Australia today at Mohali's PCA Stadium

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• Sep 20, 2022 | Poonam Nath

India and Australia are to play against one another in the opening T20I today at PCA Stadium in Mohali, marking the start of the T20 World Cup.

Digital Desk: With less than a month till the T20 World Cup, both India and Australia will hunt for their strongest starting lineup. On Tuesday at the PCA IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali, the opening T20I of the three-game series will take place between the two teams. 

After overcoming their individual ailments, India's Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel are back in the lineup, and Australia will try to give Tim David, a powerful hitter, his first T20I cap. It will be intriguing to observe how players like Steve Smith and Virat Kohli perform for their teams.

India's team would now like to get back to winning ways after failing to advance to the Asia Cup final.

Today's first T20I between Australia and India will be played in Mohali.

The Star Sports Network will air the Twenty20 International between Australia and India.

The 1st T20I between Australia and India streaming will also be available on Disney+ Hotstar.

IND vs AUS Team Playing:

Ahead of today's match, Indian Cricketer KL Rahul stated that "Nobody is great. Nobody in the changing room is perfect. Everyone has a goal in mind and a certain task to do. Strike rates are obviously calculated on an overall basis. When the batsman has played at a specific strike rate, you'll never know whether it was crucial for him to play at a 200-strike rate or whether the team could have still prevailed by playing at a 100-120 strike rate."

To which Australian team's Captain Aaron Finch has also something to say- "We are aware of Steve's abilities. He is among the top players who have ever participated in the game across all platforms. So we know the skill that he's got and the game understanding and the tactical savvy that he's got. We, therefore, have complete faith in his ability to perform very well in whatever capacity he is assigned within the squad's organizational framework."

Playing XI Squads:

India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Dinesh Karthik, Ravichandran Ashwin, Deepak Chahar, Deepak Hooda, Umesh Yadav

Australia Squad: Aaron Finch(c), Matthew Wade(w), Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Cameron Green, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Daniel Sams, Kane Richardson, Josh Inglis, Nathan Ellis