Jasprit Bumrah-led Indian cricket team is competing against Pat Cummins' Australia in the opening Test of the five-match Test series which is being played at the Optus Stadium in Perth, on November 22 (Friday). India have won the last two Border-Gavaskar Trophy editions which were played in the land down under and they would like to pull off a similar kind of performance this time around. However, the series is crucial for both teams as it will decide the fate of the World Test Championship Final.
India won the toss and elected to bat first. The team batting first here has won all four matches. Nitish Reddy and Harshit Rana will be making their debuts and Washington Sundar is the lone spinner for the side. Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja will not be part of the Perth Test.
Captains at toss
"We are going to bat first, looks like a good wicket. Very confident with our preparation. We played a Test match here in 2018 so we know what to expect. The wicket gets quicker. Nitish makes his debut. We have 4 quicks and Washi is the lone spinner," said Jasprit Bumrah after winning the toss.
"We were 50-50, either way we are pretty happy. Feel well placed, pretty fresh. Any format we (India-Australia) play seems fiercely fought. Nathan McSweeney makes our debut at the top of the order," said Cummins.
Head-to-Head
Both of them have played each other in 107 red-ball matches. Out of them India have won 32 and Aussies have been victorious on 45 off them. 29 of them ended in draw and one in tie.
IND vs AUS Playing XIs
India: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Mohammed Siraj
Australia: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
IND vs AUS Squads
India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Mohammed Siraj, Sarfaraz Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar, Abhimanyu Easwaran
Australia Squad: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins(c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Scott Boland
