How to watch India vs Australia 1st ODI online for free | India vs Australia 1st One Day International

The Indian fans are preparing for exciting times as the Indian Cricket team, under the captaincy of newly appointed skipper Shubman Gill, are preparing to square off with fierce-rivals Australia in a bilateral tour comprising three One-Day International games and five T20 International encounters. The exciting 1match between India and Australia is starting from October 19. The match between the two teams will be played at the Optus Stadium in Perth.

In this series, the pair of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli is returning to the field. Rohit and Virat last played the final match of the Champions Trophy for India. This time, Shubman Gill has been made the captain of the team in place of Rohit Sharma in the BKT ODI series. At the same time, both these experienced players, led by Shubman Gill, will perform brilliantly and give Team India a strong start. Let's know when and where to watch the match between India and Australia.

These players are not included in the squad for the Australia Tour

India's fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya are not in the team this time, so the Indian team will have to perform well in their absence. At the same time, batsmen and fast bowlers will have to perform well in the middle order. At the same time, five important players of the host team Australia are not part of this series.

Australia captain Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Adam Zampa, Alex Carey and Josh Inglis are not part of the Perth match. The absence of these players can become a big challenge for stand-in captain Mitchell Marsh and the team management.

Head-to-head record for both teams

So far, 152 matches have been played between India and Australia in ODIs, in which Australia has won 84 matches and India has won 58 matches, while 10 matches ended without result. However, in the last 10 ODIs, India has won 6 times over Australia, and India has won 4 matches.

When will the match start?

The first match of the three-match BKT Tyres ODI series between India and Australia will be played on Sunday, 19th of October Perth's iconic at the Optus Stadium. The match will start at nine AM Indian time, while the toss will be at 8:30 AM.

Where to watch the match for free?

The first ODI between India and Australia will telecast live on Star Sports 2 SD+HD (English) and Star Sports 1 Hindi SD+HD (Hindi) Network in India. At the same time, live streaming of this match can be seen on the JioHotstar app and website. At the same time, you can watch this match on DD Sports for free.

India and Australia Teams

India: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Australia squad: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Matthew Renshaw, Matthew Short, Mitchell Starc.

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