Overview

• India won the toss and elected to field in the first T20 match against Australia, just four days after the two countries met in the Cricket World Cup final.
• Suryakumar Yadav is leading India, with only three players from the World Cup squad included in the T20 team.
• Matthew Wade is captaining Australia, with several members of the World Cup-winning squad having returned home.
• The T20 series includes five matches, with the first taking place in Visakhapatnam, India.
• Both teams have rested several star players for the series, with India's Shreyas Iyer joining as vice-captain for the last two T20s.