IND vs AUS LIVE Updates, 1st T20I Scorecard: Will Rain Play Spoilsport in Vizag?

India vs Australia, 1st T20I live match updates: Four days after the 2023 ODI World Cup concludes, the focus shifts to India’s five-match T20I series against Australia, the first of which is on Thursday in Visakhapatnam. India have named a relatively young squad, with all seniors, including Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, rested. Suryakumar Yadav becomes the 13th Indian man to lead the national team. Australia have also rested a number of older players, with Matthew Wade leading the way.

IND vs AUS Likely to play XI

India: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (C), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar

Australia: Matthew Short, Travis Head, Steve Smith, Matthew Wade (c, wk), Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Tanveer Sangha, Jason Behrendorff