Australia Playing 11 vs India– 1st ODI, 2023

Australia Playing 11 vs India– 1st ODI, 2023. Australia takes on India in a three-match ODI series heading into the ODI World Cup starting with the first ODI on Thursday, September 22. The match starts at 1.30 pm IST. The second ODI will be played on Sunday (September 24) and the third will be played on Wednesday (September 27). 

Last-minute injuries to Mitchell Starc and Steve Smith have also ruled them out of the South Africa series. Smith was recovering from a tendon injury to his left wrist, while Starc was ruled out with groin soreness. All the senior players are now back in the squad with David Warner part of the ODI squad as well.

He played in the ODI series against South Africa. The Aussies are heading into this IND vs AUS series after losing the South Africa ODI series. They won the first two games but lost the final three games to lose the series.

Australia have announced a full-strength squad with Pat Cummins returning as the skipper. He missed the South Africa series with a wrist injury as Mitchell Marsh led in his absence. Cummins will lead Australia against India and also in the ODI World Cup. 

Heading into this series, Australia lost an ODI series 3-2 to South Africa. They won the first two games but lost three on the trot to lose the series. In the previous ODI series played against India earlier this India, the Aussies won 2-1. 

They have a favorable record against India in Mohali as well winning four of the five games played. In this article, we take a look at Australia’s playing XI for the first ODI against India. 

Australia Playing 11 vs India– 1st ODI, 2023

David Warner 

Warner will open the batting against India. He recently played the ODI series against South Africa and scored 206 runs in five matches. The southpaw has scored over 1,000 runs against India in ODIs. He might come up against Ashwin early. 

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