Team India’s Playing XI Canberra 1st T20I: The first match of the five-match T20 series is being played between India and Australia at Manuka Oval, Canberra. In this match, the Indian team got a chance to bat first. Kangaroo captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss. In the match, many major changes were seen in the playing 11 of both the teams.
At the beginning of this match, an update came that the all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy Are out of the first three T20 matches. The all-rounder suffered an injury to the quadriceps of his left leg during the second ODI played in Adelaide. Now he has complained of neck stiffness (neck spasm), which has affected his recovery and movement. The BCCI medical team is constantly monitoring his condition.
Team India’s playing XI in Canberra T20I: Abhishek Sharma, Shubhman Gill, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Harshit Rana, Shivam Dubey, Akshar Patel, Kuldeep YadavVarun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia’s playing XI in Canberra T20I: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Tim David, Mitch Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Philippe, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnman, Josh Hazlewood.
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Arshdeep did not get a chance
Arshdeep Singh was kept out of Canberra T20. Who has been the best T20 bowler for India in recent times. India replaced him Harshit Rana Was included, so that the lower order batting remains strong. Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar also had to sit on the bench in the first match.
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