IND vs AUS Dream11 Prediction, 1st T20I: India will take on Australia in the first match of the 5-T20I series at the YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Thursday.
India and Australia recently locked horns in the final of the World Cup 2023 on Sunday. India lost the title match by six wickets. The two sides were involved in a 3-match ODI series just before the World Cup 2023. India won the series 2-1.

The T20I series will officially kick off India and Australia's preparation for the World Cup 2024 which will be held in the USA and the West Indies. India will be without their T20I captain Hardik Pandya who is recovering from a calf injury. Suryakumar Yadav has been named captain. The other senior members have been rested.
India Squad for T20I series vs Australia: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar
Australia Squad for T20I series vs India: Matthew Wade (c), Aaron Hardie, Jason Behrendorff, Sean Abbott, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matt Short, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa
Wicket-keeper: Ishan Kishan, Matthew Wade
Batter: Suryakumar Yadav, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Travis Head, Yashasvi Jaiswal
All-rounder: Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel
Bowler: Adam Zampa, Ravi Bishnoi
Captain: Ishan Kishan, Vice-captain: Suryakumar Yadav
India Predicted Playing 11 vs Australia: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar
Australia Predicted Playing 11 vs India: Matthew Wade (c), Jason Behrendorff, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
Matches: 26
India Won: 15
Australia Won: 10
NR: 1
A total of seven players who were part of Australia's World Cup 2023-winning team, are featuring in the T20I series. India, on the other hand, will be led for Suryakumar Yadav who will be making his captaincy debut for India. Most of the players part of the India squad featured in the Asian Games 2023 where they won gold. However, the challenge they will face against pumped up Australia will be different. If the wicket is not very spin-friendly, a mouth-watering contest is on the cards. Australia have a chance to take an early lead.
Minimal chances of rain in Visakhapatnam on Thursday, November 23. With a humidity level of 71 percent, the temperature level in the city will hover around 29 degree celsius. The wind speed at the venue is expected to hover around 14 km/h.
Series: India vs Australia T20I series, Australia tour of India 2023
Match: India vs Australia, 1st T20I of 5-match series
Venue: YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam
Start Time: 7:00 PM IST, Thursday - November 23
Channels: Sports18 and Colors Cineplex
Live Streaming: JioCinema will live stream the India vs Australia T20I series for free.