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India Fields First in T20 Series Opener Against Australia

Suryakumar Yadav and Matthew Wade captain their respective teams in the first of five matches, with several star players rested for the series.

  • 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.
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