India, having secured back-to-back series wins in Australia, first under Virat Kohli’s leadership in 2018-19 and then under Ajinkya Rahane’s captaincy in 2020-21, are now eyeing third consecutive win
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In this prediction, we will analyze AUS vs IND Fantasy 11 Prediction, Cricket Tips, Predicted Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For 1st Test. Team India and Australia are all set to cross swords in the historic Border Gavaskar Trophy Showdown, with the series opener kick-offs from November 22 at Optus Stadium in Perth. The tourists eye their third consecutive Test series win on the trot on the Australian turf, and the strong hosts aim to go all guns blazing to stop the visitors in their bid to reclaim the showpiece event.
Coming to the team dynamics, Team India skipper Rohit Sharma will not be available for the opening Test match due to the birth of his second child. At the same time, number three batter Shubman Gill has been ruled out due to injuries. With the spot in the 2025 WTC Final at stake, the tourists need to win at least four of the five matches. However, this seems to be a challenging one this time due to the struggling Indian batting lineup.
On the flip side, Australia’s top order seems inexperienced, and their hopes of avoiding another shambolic defeat rest on Smith, Head, and Labuschagne. However, the pace trio of Cummins, Starc, and Hazlewood will aim to crush India’s low confidence and dominate the series-opening Test match.
Meanwhile, India vs Australia rivalry seems to be one of the memorable contests across all the formats, and this November marked the first anniversary of Pat Cummins and his men’s win during the final showdown of the 2023 ODI World Cup against Team India. For Team India, this upcoming tour would provide another chance to avenge the heartbreak while the 2023 WTC Final champions aim to reverse the losing trend against the Men in Blue in the red-ball game. The Indian Cricket team is the current holder of the Border Gavaskar Trophy, in honor of two batting legends, Allan Border of Australia and India’s Sunil Gavaskar.
Match Information- AUS vs IND Fantasy 11 Prediction
Probable PlayingXI
Australia
Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, TM Head, NA McSweeney, MR Marsh, AT Carey, Pat Cummins(C), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
Bench:JP Inglis, SM Boland
India
KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, SN Khan, Virat Kohli, K Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Rishabh Pant, DC Jurel, JJ Bumrah(C), Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
Bench:Rohit Sharma, AR Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Ravichandran Ashwin, Prasidh Krishna, RA Jadeja, H Rana
Injury News
Weather Report- Light Rain
Win Prediction- Australia
Pitch Condition- Balanced
Avg 1st Inning Score- 456
Pitch Report
Captains- 8.5
Pat Cummins AUS | bowl
Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins has been in the tremendous form and set to pose big threat to the opponents. The 31-year-old skipper would be aiming to crush the struggling Indian batting line up in Perth to help his side defeat Team India in series opening Test match. The 2023 World Test Championship winning skipper aims to defend their title and they needs to thwart the tourists in the series. The right-arm pacer’s ability to give early breakthroughs to his side can give you tons of the fantasy points. In addition, he can also bat at the lower order of the game which will give you additional fantasy points.
Jasprit Bumrah IND | bowl
Team India’s sensational bowler Jasprit Bumrah will be aiming to pose big threat to opponents in the series opener in the absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma. The right-arm pacer might crush the Aussie batters early in the game to help Team India takes the lead and his ability to put batters under the pressure can bolster your fantasy points. The Men in Blue aims to bounce back after suffering loss against Kiwis and the players like Bumrah can make a difference in the Perth Test match. Do not miss him at all!
Yashasvi Jaiswal IND | bat
Despite being inexperienced player in the Australia conditions, you must have this young batter as a captaincy pick in your Dream 11 team. The left-handed batter has been in the sublime form especially in the Test cricket and his ability to bat under the pressure can put Aussies on the back foot. The southpaw needs to step up in the absence of Rohit Sharma and his great start for the Indian team might give you high returns. So prefer keeping him as compared to any other batters or bowlers as a captaincy pick while making a Dream 11 team.
Avoid Player Message- 8
Mitchell Marsh- AUS | ALL- 9