India beat Australia by two wickets, take 1-0 lead in five-match series

IND vs AUS 1st T20I live updatesSuryakumar Yadav will have to suppress the massive disappointment of an ICC World Cup 2023 final defeat somewhere in the deeper confines of his heart whilst leading a bunch of GenNext stars against a mighty Australian side in a fivematch IND vs AUS T20I series starting on Thursday The scars of defeat are too deep and it would take time for those wounds to healWith just around 96 hours of turnaround time from World Cup to the next series it hardly leaves Yadav with any chance of introspection as he gets ready to play his favourite formatAs the captain of the side he will not only want to win the series but also check out some of the best young Indian exponents of the shortest format who will be on trial for next years ICC T20 World Cup in June and July in the Americas West Indies and USAThe young guns like Yashasvi Jaiswal Rinku Singh Tilak Verma Jitesh Sharma and notsoyoung Mukesh Kumar have all made their international debuts in past few months but their first real Test will be against a very strong Australian T20 side which will have some of their World Cup heroes like opener Travis Head Glenn Maxwell legspinner Adam Zampa and former skipper Steve Smith in its ranksAlso ReadThe best and worsts of World Cup 2023With skipper Rohit Sharma Virat Kohli and KL Rahul not being considered for the shortest format since the 2022 T20 World Cup semifinal defeat one will get a real idea about the bunch of players earmarked by the national selectors for next years mega eventIND vs AUS 1st T20I Full squadsAustralia Travis Head Matthew Short Steven Smith Josh Inglis Glenn Maxwell Marcus Stoinis Tim David Matthew Wadewc Sean Abbott Adam Zampa Nathan Ellis Jason Behrendorff Tanveer Sangha Kane Richardson Aaron HardieIndia Ishan Kishanw Yashasvi Jaiswal Suryakumar Yadavc Tilak Varma Shivam Dube Rinku Singh Axar Patel Ravi Bishnoi Arshdeep Singh Prasidh Krishna Mukesh Kumar Washington Sundar Avesh Khan Ruturaj Gaikwad Jitesh SharmaAlso ReadIndias young T20 stars face first real test against World Cup foes AustraliaIND vs AUS 1st T20I Probable playing XIIndia Ruturaj Gaikwad Ishan Kishan Yashasvi JaiswalTilak Varma Suryakumar Yadav Rinku Singh Shivam DubeJitesh Sharma Washington Sundar Axar Patel Arshdeep Singh Prasidh Krishna Mukesh KumarAustralia Mathew Wade Travis Head Steve Smith Glenn Maxwell Marcus Stoinis Tim David Aaron Hardie Nathan Ellis Kane RichardsonSean Abbott Jason Behrendorff Adam ZampaIND vs AUS 1st T20I Dream11 predictionWicketkeeper Ishan Kishan Mathew WadeBatters Yashasvi Jaiswal Suryakumar Yadav Travis HeadAllrounders Glenn Maxwell Washington Sundar Axar PatelBowlers Nathan Ellis Prasidh Krishna Adam ZampaCaptain Yashasvi JaiswalIND vs AUS 1st T20I Confirmed playing XIsAustralia Matthew Short Steven Smith Josh Inglis Aaron Hardie Marcus Stoinis Tim David Matthew Wadewc Sean Abbott Nathan Ellis Jason Behrendorff Tanveer SanghaIndia Ruturaj Gaikwad Yashasvi Jaiswal Ishan Kishanw Suryakumar Yadavc Tilak Varma Rinku Singh Axar Patel Ravi Bishnoi Arshdeep Singh Mukesh Kumar Prasidh KrishnaIND vs AUS 1st T20I Toss reportIndian skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to field first against Australia in the first T20I of the fivematch series1042 PM India win by two wickets1012 PM 1945 174Yadav gets caught by Hardie at longon as he attempts to power a pitchedup slower delivery outside off down the ground Skipper Yadav departs for a blazing 80 from 42 balls featuring 9 fours and 4 sixes932 PM 1714 16Rinku Singh effortlessly swivels to flick Stoinis full length delivery to the deep backward square leg boundary however Stoinis follows it up with a short ball called wide In the same over Yadav plays a superb shot making room to slap a slower delivery behind point for four and Rinku Singh expertly guides a length delivery wide of short third man for another boundary918 PM 802 10Skipper Yadav punches a length delivery down the ground for a single while Ishan manages a run with a heave behind square on the legside908 PM 632 6Yadav capitalizes on loose deliveries striking two boundaries off Nathan Ellis while Ishan Kishan adds a single to the total with a punch to midoff859 PM 111 05Jaiswal calls Gaikwad for a second run but a miscommunication leads to a disastrous mixup resulting in Gaikwad getting run out without facing a delivery Jaiswal initially signaled for the second run but changed his mind leaving Gaikwad stranded midway down the pitch Gaikwad departs for a duck run out by Nathan Ellis with assistance from Wade840 PM 2083 20Mukesh Kumar bowls a brilliant mix of deliveries to Tim David including a full toss outside off that hits the latter on the pad a brilliant yorker forcing him to squeeze it down the ground Marcus Stoinis on the other hand manages to drive a yorker to longon and benefits from a noball adding complexity and drama to the final overs of Australias innings against India823 PM 2033 18Arshdeep has a mix of deliveries in store for David including a very full ball smeared to longoff for a single a six over cover as David capitalizes on a wide yorker a risky single with a directhit miss another single with a yorker to longoff a wide yorker and a wide ball outside off a boundary through extra cover off a backofalength delivery and two consecutive wides outside off809 PM 1612 16Smith is run out by a combination of Prasidh and Mukesh Kumar as he stumbles while mistiming a pull shot to short fine leg Inglis having committed to the single leaves Smith short of his ground Smith departs for 52 off 41 balls including eight fours759 PM 1201 14Steve Smith survives a massive topedge while attempting a slog over the onside scoring two runs as it drops wide of the fielder at short third man followed by a wide ball a single with a thick inside edge on the drive and a boundary with another topedge on the sweep contributing to the flow of boundaries while Josh Inglis adds three runs with a single and a couple off a leading edge746 PM 1151 13Josh Inglis dominates with a powerful six over longon backtoback boundaries including a stylish insideout drive another six over longon that brings up his fifty and a single off the wrong un contributing to an expensive over of 18 runs while Steven Smith adds a single by nudging the ball wide of midwicket738 PM 831 10Inglis showcases a mix of shots including a sublime guided four and a lofted drive for two runs while surviving a missed pull shot and an awaygoing delivery and Steven Smith contributes with a sliced single to deep point726 PM 401 6Josh Inglis manages to score four runs with a wellplaced shot to deep backward point but faces consecutive armballs by Indias Axar unable to beat backward point with a cut and later punching to cover while Steve Smith adds a single with a thick inside edge to short fine leg719 PM 351 5Matthew Shorts innings comes to an abrupt end as Ravi Bishnoi deceives him with a welldisguised googly delivery712 PM 200 2In Prasidhs opening over Matthew Short smashes a boundary with a wellexecuted pull to put in 13 runs on the board while Steve Smith opening for the first time in any form of cricket showcases a mix of drives and cuts including two boundaries in a strong start for Australia705 PM Match beginsIn the opening over bowled by Arshdeep Singh Steve Smith and Matthew Short managed to score a run each with the former hitting a boundary off an overpitched delivery while surviving a close LBW shout and a dropped catch in the process