IND vs AUS Head-to-Head, Playing XI, Menuka Oval Pitch Report, Squads | India vs Australia 1st T20I 2025

The IND vs AUS 1st T20I Match will be played on October 29, 2025, in Canberra. This match is going to be very exciting as both teams have excellent fire power, especially India. So, the Australian Team needs to play their best cricket in the 1st T20I against India, but it’s not going to be easy to defeat India in T20I cricket.

Australia won the three-match ODI series by 2-1, and they will be aiming to repeat the same in the five-match T20I series between both the two teams. However, Australia is going with a little inexperienced team; the middle-order is quite new, so the Indian team will try to expose this weakness.

On the other hand, India has done an exceptional job in the T20I cricket. Currently, They are dominating in International cricket, but the major concern for them is their pace bowling as they are heavily dependent on Jasprit Bumrah. Overall, the Indian Team is going to dominate Australia in this T20I series.

IND vs AUS 1st T20I Match Details:

Match Between: India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team 

Date: October 29, 2025

Venue: Menuka Oval Cricket Ground, Canberra

Time: 1:45 PM (IST)

Live Streaming Details: Star Sports & Jio Hostar app (India & Sri Lanka), Fox Cricket & Kayo Sports (Australia), PTV Sports & Myco/Tamasha app (Pakistan), Willow TV (USA & Canada), Sky TV (New Zealand).

IND vs AUS Head-to-Head in T20Is:

IND vs AUS Playing XI [Expected]

Menuka Oval Pitch Report for IND vs AUS 1st T20I:

The Menuka Oval Pitch for the 1st T20I between India and Australia is expected to be a batting surface, but with good bounce and pace. If we look at past records, the Menuka Oval favors batters due to its flat surface and fast outfield. Spinners will come into action as the game progresses and the pitch gets slower.

India vs Austalia Today Match Prediction:

Both teams have plenty of good players, but the Australian Team has a slight edge because of their home conditions. However, the Indian Team has played good cricket in Australia in the past, and they are expected to perform better in the 1st T20I in Canberra.

But, India still leads the head-to-head records, and they have been consistent in the T20I cricket, so it’s going to be a little challenging to beat Australia in Canberra, but they are expected to win the 1st T20I in a close contest.

India National Cricket Team T20I Squad:

Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jitesh Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana.

Australia National Cricket Team T20I Squad:

Mitchell Marsh (Captain), Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis (Match 4-5), Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Hazlewood (Match 1-2), Glenn Maxwell (Match 3-5), Matthew Kuhnemann,  Sean Abbott (Match 1-3), Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman (Match 3-5), Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Tanveer Sangha, Nathan Ellis.

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