India vs Australia, 1st T20I: Fantasy XI Prediction, Top Captaincy And Vice-Captaincy Picks

India are all set to take on Australia in the curtain raiser of the five-match Australia tour of India 2023 T20I series on November 23. Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam will host this clash, scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM IST. With India naming a fairly young and inexperienced squad as compared to Australia, it can prove to be challenging for fantasy cricket players to pick the right combination of players to get maximum returns.

Talking about their recent performances in T20Is, India achieved a historic milestone by securing their first-ever gold medal in cricket at the 19th Asian Games held in September-October this year.

Meanwhile, Australia dominated South Africa in the series held in August-September 2023, clinching a 3-0 whitewash. The Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh earned the Player of the Series accolade, amassing 186 runs, which included two half-centuries.

As far as head-to-head match-ups in T20Is are concerned, India and Australia have faced off on 26 occasions. While India won 15 times, Australia emerged triumphant in 10 instances. One clash concluded with no result.

IND vs AUS fantasy XI for first T20I

Wicket-keepers: Ishan Kishan

Batters: Suryakumar Yadav, Travis Head, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma

All-rounders: Glenn Maxwell, Shivam Dube

Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Nathan Ellis, Ravi Bishnoi

We have opted for an 8:3 combination with the majority of the hosts' players.

Ishan Kishan will get the nod ahead of Matthew Wade. The Indian wicket-keeper has amassed 686 runs in 29 T20Is with the help of four half-centuries.

Suryakumar Yadav, Travis Head, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Varma will be our four batters expected to fire on all cylinders.

Travis Head