he 1st T20 match of the Australia tour of India, 2022 is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, 20th September 2022 at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali.

India disappointed its fans in the recent tournament Asia Cup. They are the most successful team in the Asia Cup and had won the most titles in this tournament. This was very rare as they could not even qualify for the final. They lost important matches against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. India had made some changes in the squad for this home series against Australia but almost 95% of the players are the same who were part of the side in the Asia Cup. Umesh Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah are back on the team.

Rohit Sharma is going to lead India in this home series. He was good in some matches of the Asia Cup. We can expect that he will play the main role to handle the top batting order of India. Virat Kohli is back to good form after a very long time. He scored his 71st century against Afghanistan in Asia Cup. He is the other batter who had played a lot of matches against the bowlers of Australia and can perform well. Suryakumar Yadav will surely get a place in the final playing eleven for this match while KL Rahul is the other who is confirmed in the playing eleven. Ravi Bishnoi and Arshdeep Singh were part of the bowling squad of India in Asia Cup and both bowlers had been dropped from this home series. Harshal Patel had been added to the squad.

Australia played its most recent T20 series against Sri Lanka back in June 2022 where they won the series with a margin of 2-1. The squad of Australia is almost the same as it was against Sri Lanka. We know that Aaron Finch had announced retirement from ODI cricket but he is playing T20 cricket for Australia and will be leading the side on this tour of India. Steven Smith is the other batter who will be opening the batting inning for Australia with Aaron Finch. Australia has a number of batting and bowling all-rounders in their squad.

Tim David and Glenn Maxwell are batting all-rounders in the Australian squad. Josh Inglis and Mathew Wade are wicket keepers in the Australian team. Australia has the services of the best bowlers. Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Kane Richardson, Adam Zama, and Nathan Ellis are leading bowlers of Australia while Ashton Agar, Cameron Green, Daniel Sams, and Sean Abbott are bowling all-rounders on the Ashes team.

India had played a total of 179 T20 matches where they won 117 matches and opposing teams won 57 matches. Their 5 matches ended with no result.

Australia had played a total of 162 T20 matches so far. They won 86 while other teams won 73 matches. 3 matches in Australia ended with no result.

India had played 23 T20 matches against Australia where they won 13 matches and Australia won 9 matches. One match between these two teams ended with no result.

According to the match prediction, India is the favorite team to win this match. The reasons why Australia is a favorite team in this match, are mentioned below:

• India is overall a strong and experienced team
• India has young and motivated players in the squad
• The batting order of Australia is strong and experienced
• India has the advantages of home crowd, ground, and conditions
• The bowling department of Australia is world-class

We have no doubt that India is the best team when we compare it with Australia. They have strong batting order and bowling unit, so the winning chances of India for today’s match have been increased. The equation of winning the chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

India has a 54% chance to win this match
India has a 46% chance to win this match

The toss can play an important role in the decision of this match. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may elect to field first.

The 1st T20 match between India and Australia is going to be played at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali. This is one of the biggest venues in India in terms of crowd capacity. The pitch at this venue is good for batting. It also has a bit of help for the spin bowlers. As per the live cricket score, a total of 170 runs should be a par score.

The weather forecast in Mohali on match day is good. There are almost no chances of rain and we may have a full match to watch.

India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Australia: Aaron Finch (Captain), Steven Smith, Tim David, Glenn Maxwell, Ashton Agar, Cameron Green, Daniel Sams, Sean Abbott, Josh Inglis, Matthew Wade, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood.

We will update you shortly.

Date: Tuesday, 20th September 2022
Time: 02:00 PM GMT / 07:30 PM LOCAL / 06:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium
• Location: Mohali, India
• Opened: 1993
• Capacity: 30000
• Ends: Pavilion End, City End
• Time Zone: UTC +05:30
• Home to: Punjab
• Floodlights: Yes
• Curator: Daljit Singh

• Total matches: 5
• Matches won batting first: 2
• Matches won bowling first: 3
• Average 1st Inns scores: 177
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 170
• Highest total recorded: 211/4 (19.1 Ov) by IND vs SL
• The highest score chased: 211/4 (19.1 Ov) by IND vs SL
• Lowest score defended: 180/5 (20 Ov) by NZ vs PAK

Aaron Finch (C), Steven Smith, Tim David, Glenn Maxwell, Ashton Agar, Cameron Green, Daniel Sams, Sean Abbott, Josh Inglis, Matthew Wade, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Nathan Ellis.