India vs Australia 1st T20I Preview: Squads, schedule, head-to-head record, key match-ups and more

Team India will seek an imminent revenge when they host Australia in a five match T20I series. Following their disappointing defeat in the recently held World Cup final, the Men in Blue will try seek some solace by taking advantage of their home condition. The series will kickstart from November 23 at Visakhapatnam.

3 things you need to know

• India to take on Australia in a 5 match T20I series
• The first match will be at Visakhapatnam
• The series will kickstart on November 23

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Suryakumar Yadav will lead India for the first time as this new look side will be put through their paces. Most of the members are from the Asian Games winning squad while some players also made himself available after the hectic World Cup campaign. Having already secured the ODI and Test series the onus will be on the Men in Blue to whitewash the Aussies on the Indian soil.

On the other hand, the Aussies have retained seven players from the World Cup winning squad and the likes of Travis Head and Adam Zampa would jump in on another opportunity to sink the Indian boat. Zampa's recent World Cup triumph could prove to be handy while Head will try to maintain his scorching form for his country.

Key Matchups in IND vs AUS

Suryakumar Yadav vs Adam Zampa

Tackling Adam Zampa's spin would be a major issue for Indian batters and who could be better than Suryakumar Yadav to handle the pressure. Sky has been India's best bet in the T20I series and the 33 year old will try to redeem himself after a underwhelming ODI World Cup.

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IND vs AUS full T20I schedule

India and Australia squads for T20i series

India: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar

Australia: Matthew Wade (c), Jason Behrendorff, Sean Abbott, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matt Short, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa.