AUS vs IND Dream11 Team Prediction: After the drama of IPL, the much awaited Australia series kickstarts and it begins with the ODI series. The Men in Blue have played plenty of cricket in the IPL but they will be eager to play for the first time for the country after the pandemic. Australia on the other hand would look to dominate the visitors from the beginning. So, let’s look at the AUS vs IND Prediction.
Fixture: Australia vs India; Australia vs India ODI series
When: 27 November, 09:10 AM IST
Venue: Sydney cricket ground, Sydney
Head to Head:
Total games: 51
AUS: -36
IND: – 13
NR: 2
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AUS Team News: No news of injuries
Playing combination: Skipper A Finch and D Warner will open the innings with S Smith at 3. M Labuschange and M Stoinis will form the middle order with wicket-keeper A Carey playing the finisher’s role. The trio of P Cummins, M Starc and J Hazlewood will handle pace artillery with A Zampa as the lone spinner.
AUS Playing 11:
1 David Warner, 2 Aaron Finch (capt), 3 Steven Smith, 4 Marnus Labuschagne, 5 Marcus Stoinis, 6 Alex Carey (wk), 7 Glenn Maxwell, 8 Pat Cummins, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Josh Hazlewood.
IND Team News:
Injuries, unavailability: No injury news.
Playing combination: With no R Sharma, India might be tempted to open with S Dhawan and KL Raul but considering the strategy in New Zealand ODIs, India will go with M Agarwal as the second opener and Rahul being slotted at number 5. V Kohli and S Iyer will form the middle order with H Pandya as the finisher. With Pandya not completely fit India might go with five bowlers which means M Pandey and S Samson sit out. J Bumrah and M Sham are fixed while management will choose one between N Saini and S Thakur. Y Chahal will be the lead spinner with R Jadeja he provides the batting cushion at number 7.
IND Playing 11:
1 Shikhar Dhawan, 2 Mayank Agarwal, 3 Virat Kohli (capt), 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 KL Rahul (wk), 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8. Navdeep Saini, 9 Yuzvendra Chahal/Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Mohammed Shami, 11 Jasprit Bumrah.
In AUS vs IND Dream11 prediction, the form of S Iyer and KL Rahul will give a lot of confidence to India as they bolster the batting which already has S Dhawan and V Kohli at the top. In bowling, role of Y Chahal is critical while J Bumrah and M Shami will be important too. Australia will look at Warner, Finch and Smith to get the runs while Cummins and Starc will be the wicket providers.
AUS vs IND Dream11 Prediction:
Wicket-keepers: KL Rahul
Batsmen: D Warner, V Kohli, S Dhawan, M Agarwal
All-rounder: M Stoinis, R Jadeja
Bowlers: P Cummins, M Starc Y Chahal, J Bumrah
Captain and vice-captain:
S Dhawan is a all or nothing player. And considering his form in the IPL and his likeness to Australian pitches, the Indian opener should have a gala series. He has 5688 runs in 133 ODI innings and has an average of 45.14. Importantly he has scored 17 hundreds and thus can be expected to make a big score.
V Kohli had a dip in form before the pandemic and his IPL was average as per his standards. So expect the King Kohli to roar back in style in the ODI series. And he arguably the best ODI batsman in the world at the moment. So having him on the team is a must. He has close to 12 thousand ODI runs at an average of 59.33 and 43 hundred.
KL Rahul was the best batsman in the IPL and before that he was having a dream run in international cricket. He will be expected to score big runs at number 5. Rahul has played 32 ODIs and has scored 1239 runs at an average of 47.65. He has scored 4 hundred and 7 fifties.
M Starc is a man for the big occasions and he will be eager to bowl at India’s star-studded batting line-up. The left-arm pacer has played 94 ODIs and has claimed 183 wickets at a bowling average of 22.48.
The history and the conditions suggest Australia have an edge in this contest. However, Team India will have a lot of hunger as they will be keen on making an impact plus most of their key players are in good form. So in the AUS vs IND Dream11 today match prediction, expect IND to win the game.