India vs Australia T20I Series Preview: India would start as a definite favorite if their Australia tour began with the T20I series. Several Indian players had a great 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) in the UAE: KL Rahul was the leading scorer in runs, Mayank Agarwal scored big and at a fast pace Virat Kohli, albeit not in his prime , contributed significantly, Shikhar Dhawan transformation from anchor to aggressor saw him racking up over 600 runs in competition, Hardik Pandya showed why he is one of the top finishers in limited overs cricket, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami were among the best pitchers Rapids of the tournament, Yuzvendra Chahal was RCB’s playmaker in the over middle overs and Washington Sundar was brilliantly restrictive in both powerplay and middle overs.
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In contrast, except for David Warner and Marcus Stoinis, the rest of the Australian superstars fared poorly in the IPL. Australian captain Aaron Finch posted six scores below 20 and had a strike rate of 111.2, Glenn Maxwell was an outright upset and did not hit a six in the 11 innings he hit in the tournament; he missed a fifty and had a terrible strike rate of 101.88 in competition.
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David Warner scored big, but he wasn’t at his destructive best and Pat Cummins had a low hit rate until the final games of the tournament.
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But as it developed, the ODIs preceded the T20I series and Australia was quick to run with the return to form of its two heavyweights – Finch and Maxwell. Steven Smith gave an ODI batting masterclass in the first two games, while Adam Zampa outlasted his more famous Indian counterpart Yuzvendra Chahal with his leg spin variations. Therefore, while India has the best all-time record and T20 form, Australia will have the confidence after winning the ODI series and also a better understanding of local conditions.
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What’s at stake and form T20I
With the T20 World Cup in India less than a year away, both teams would want to team up and establish their permutations and combinations. India is undefeated in their last 6 T20I series (they have won five of these), from the 3-0 beating of the West Indies in August 2019 to their sensational 5-0 sweep in New Zealand in January 2020. Australia was defeated 2-1 in England, but had won all 4 of their previous bilateral series, including victories in South Africa and India.
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India would also like to win the series and square the contest before the start of the Trials in late December. A win for Australia would give them the psychological advantage heading into the test series.
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India has the best win-loss ratio in the history of T20I cricket having won 83 of the 134 matches they have played in the format. Even in form, India has the best win-loss ratio of any major team in the world – as of January 1, 2018, they have won 28 of the 43 matches they have played in the format. Australia is at No. 3 having won 20 and lost 11 of the 33 games it has played in this time frame.
India also has an advantage over Australia head-to-head, having won 11 (and lost 8) of the 20 meetings between the two nations. Australia beat India 2-0 the last time these two teams met in a T20I series, in India in February 2019. The previous two series, 2017 in India and 2018 in Australia, were tied at 1-1. India had swept the series 3-0 in Australia in 2016.
Last 5 games: Australia has the lead in the last five games with a 4-1 record against India.
India
In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul will hold the key to India’s luck in the series. Kohli is the tallest runner in T20I history and has a brilliant record against Australia. Rahul has a total of 1,003 runs at an average of 43.6 and a strike rate of just over 145 since 2018.
India will open with Rahul and Dhawan and may place Manish Pandey, who had a decent IPL career, at No. 5. Hardik and Jadeja will enter No. 6 and 7 thanks to impressive performances in the ODI series.
Kuldeep Yadav can get the go ahead before Chahal. The Chinese bowler has an excellent record in T20I cricket (in contrast to his record in IPL) since 2018, having chosen 27 wickets in just 12 innings at an economy rate of just 6.77! India may also want to try Washington Sundar, which was very restrictive on the power play in the IPL. T Natarajan is expected to make his debut at T20I.
Australia
Finch, Smith and Maxwell will be Australia’s big three in the batting lineup. The Australian captain has scored 982 runs with a hit rate of nearly 163 in 31 games since 2018. Maxwell has averaged and hit rate above 40 and 150 in this time frame.
Andrew Tye is Australia’s leading wicket receiver in T20I cricket for the past three years with 31 wickets in just 18 innings in this time frame. He could get the go ahead before Mitchell Starc in Canberra. Ashton Agar could be your playmaker in the middle with the ball. He has chosen 29 wickets in 25 games at an excellent economy rate of 6.62 since early 2018.
Numbers that matter
584: Added Virat Kohli against Australia
It is the highest in the India-Australia T20I rivalry. Kohli has racked up 584 runs in 15 innings against Australia with an average of 64.88 and a strike rate of 147.1, including 6 in the fifty.
145.86: Glenn Maxwell’s attack rate against India
15: Jasprit Bumrah’s Wickets count against Australia
It is the highest in the India-Australia T20I rivalry. Bumrah has chosen 15 wickets in 11 games at 20.13 each at an economic rate of 7.45.
5.68: Adam Zampa has an excellent economy rate against India
45.65 and 146.1: Attack rate and average of KL Rahul in T20I cricket
Rahul has scored 1,461 runs in 38 innings of T20I, including 2 hundreds and 11 fifties.
Australia (possible XI): 1 Aaron Finch (captain), 2 Matthew Wade, 3 Steven Smith, 4 Glenn Maxwell, 5 Moises Henriques, 6 Alex Carey (week), 7 Ashton Agar, 8 Sean Abbott, 9 AJ Tye, 10 Adam Zampa , 11 Josh Hazlewood
India (possible XI): 1 Shikhar Dhawan, 2 KL Rahul, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 Manish Pandey, 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Deepak Chahar, 9 T Natarajan, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Kuldeep Yadav
WHAT: India vs Australia 1st Q20I
WHEN: 1:40 pm IST, December 4
WHERE: Manuka Oval, Canberra
LIVE STREAM: Sonyliv
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