New Delhi: Aaron Finch’s Australia won the toss and asked Virat Kohli’s Team India to bat first in 1st T20 at Manuka Oval, Canberra.
India secured a consolation win in the third and final ODI against Australia and the Men in Blue will be looking to carry forward the momentum into the three-match T20I series.
Australia and India are currently ranked at the second and third spot in the ICC T20I Team Rankings and the series will go a long way in also preparing for the T20 World Cup that is to be played in November 2021.
T Natarajan will be playing his first game in the shortest format of the game after making an ODI debut on Wednesday. Ahead of the match, Natarajan got his T20I debut cap from pacer Jasprit Bumrah.
? ODI debut in the last game
? T20I debut todayTake a bow, T Natarajan ?
Never give up! Dreams do come true ? pic.twitter.com/eWTZLA12eS
— ICC (@ICC) December 4, 2020
Two days after making his ODI debut against Australia, India pacer T Natarajan marked his T20I debut in the opening game of the three-match T20I series against Australia on Friday.
Australia have opted to bowl first in the T20I opener!
?? D’Arcy Short is set to open for Australia alongside Aaron Finch!
?? T Natarajan is now set to make his T20I debut ?#AUSvINDpic.twitter.com/fM1CmrujhZ
— ICC (@ICC) December 4, 2020
Australia Playing XI: Aaron Finch (c), D’Arcy Short, Matthew Wade (wk), Steve Smith, Moises Henriques, Glenn Maxwell, Sean Abbott, Mitch Starc, Mitch Swepson, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
India Playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul (wk), Virat Kohli (c), Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Shami, Thangarasu Natarajan
