India vs Australia, 1st T20I: Match Preview, Prediction, Head-To-Head, Pitch And Weather Reports, Fantasy Tips

22.11.2023 - 07:41 sports.ndtv.com

India will be up against Australia in the first T20I of the Australia tour of India 2023 on Thursday, November 23 at the Dr.

Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. The match will start at 7:00 PM IST. India enters the upcoming match on the back of a six-wicket defeat to Australia in the ODI World Cup 2023 final.

However, the team, now under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav, will look for a positive impact from the changes in personnel.

Meanwhile, Matthew Wade will captain the Australian side, who will be playing his first international series in more than a year.

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South Africa will face India in the second of the three-match T20I Series on Tuesday, December 12, at St George's Park in Gqeberha, South Africa. The match commences at 8:30 PM IST. Following the washout of the opening clash in Durban during the India tour of South Africa, the action now shifts to St George's Park for the second game of the series. The Men in Blue are coming into this series after a dominating T20I win against Australia. Suryakumar, who led Team India to a 4-1 victory, will once again be captain for the shortest format of the game against the Proteas.

India vs South Africa 1st T20I Live Streaming And Live Telecast: Where To Watch Live

India take on South Africa in the first of three-match T20I series, starting on Sunday. Team India is scheduled to play in an all-format series against South Africa, encompassing three T20Is, an ODI leg and a Test series. Suryakumar Yadav is set to captain India's T20I team. India enter the series having beaten Australia 4-1 in the recently concluded T20I series at home. Meanwhile, Aiden Markram will lead South Africa in the T20I series.

India's Predicted XI vs South Africa, 1st T20I: Who Will Make Way For Shubman Gill?

After drubbing Australia by a 4-1 margin in the five-match T20I series, the Indian cricket team will be high on confidence when it takes on South Africa on the latter's soil in a three-match series in the shortest format. Suryakumar Yadav will continue to lead the team in T20Is as Rohit Sharma remains absent in the format. The likes of Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja are back in the squad and it will be interesting to see which players make way for them.

Rinku Singh Reveals Message From Rahul Dravid Ahead Of 1st T20I Against South Africa

India middle-order batter Rinku Singh feels the extra pace and bounce on offer on South African pitches will need a little more effort and practice to get used to. Giving his assessment about the South African wickets after India's first practice session here, Rinku, who played a vital role in India clinching the five-match T20I series series against Australia recently said, "When I battered here today, there was extra bounce here compared to Indian wickets.

India vs Australia, 5th T20I: Preview, Fantasy XI Predictions, Pitch And Weather Reports

India will be up against Australia in the fifth T20I of the Australia tour of India, five T20I Series 2023 on Sunday, December 3 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, India. The match will start at 7:00 PM IST. Having secured the series, Team India will look to finish on a positive note in the fifth match against Australia. Suryakumar Yadav and Co will be keen to provide valuable playing time to individuals such as Shreyas Iyer and Deepak Chahar, who are gearing up for the upcoming T20Is against South Africa commencing on December 10.

"The Plan Was...": Suryakumar Yadav Reveals Death-Over Strategy Against Australia In 4th T20I

After India's 20-run victory against Australia in the fourth T20I match at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Friday, the 'Men in Blue' skipper Suryakumar Yadav praised his side and said that the players have shown character to seal a win. Speaking at the post-match presentation, Suryakumar revealed that in the team meeting, he asked the players to be fearless in the game. He also hailed Axar Patel and said that the way he bowled was unbelievable. "Other than toss, everything (went well). Boys showed character and that was most important for us. We spoke in the meeting before the game to go out and express yourself and be fearless. I always love putting Axar under pressure and the way he bowled was unbelievable. The plan (during the death overs) was to go for the yorkers and then see what happens," he said.