India vs Australia 1st ODI Live Cricket Score Streaming: India take on Australia. (Source: Cricket Australia/Twitter)India vs Australia Ind vs Aus 1st ODI Live Cricket Score Streaming Online: After a humbling in the T20I series against Australia, Virat Kohli & Co. will prepare themselves to take on Aaron Finch-led Australia in the 1st ODI on Friday. The focus in the series will be on the potential World Cup players, as they look to make most of the opportunity to put their names in the hat.
But skipper Kohli has maintained that their team will also be looking to win every match, despite trying out a few combinations. For Australia, who will be feeling confident after the T20I series win, the big focus will be on the out-of-form skipper, who will look to regain some form before the World Cup. Catch live score and updates of India vs Australia 1st ODI.
HERE WE GO!
Usman Khawaja faces the first ball from Mohammed Shami. The out of form Aaron Finch is on the other end. HERE WE GO!
Harsha Bhogle on India's team's selection
National Anthems
The players are out in the middle and it is time for the National Anthems. First up, it will be Australia's National Anthem which will be followed by India's National Anthem.
Teams
Australia (Playing XI): Aaron Finch(c), Usman Khawaja, Marcus Stoinis, Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell, Ashton Turner, Alex Carey(w), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Jason Behrendorff
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w), Kedar Jadhav, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah
Skippers speak
Virat Kohli: We would have bowled first. We have done well chasing a lot in ODIs. And we wanted to back our strengths. This surface is going to be hard and it will be good to bat on. We want to continue what we did in New Zealand and Australia. Our intensity was top-notch and that's exactly we need here. A couple of things we need to work on in our middle-order. We want to up the scoring rate more in the middle overs. We are pretty balanced as a side. We are giving Chahal a break today so Jadeja comes in. We will rotate our wrist spinners. Rest, we have the same combination of 2 fast bowlers, Vijay Shankar and Ravindra Jadeja to provide us the balance and give us depth in batting. Our top-order is same as we played in New Zealand.
Aaron Finch: We will bat first. It looks like a dry wicket. Hopefully, we can post a big score. We want to keep improving all the time. We have made good ground in ODIs in the last 4-5 months. We have made very good progress. Alex Carey comes in, Jhye Richardson misses out.
TOSS!
Virat Kohli flips the call. Aaron Finch call heads. It is heads.
Australia win toss, elect to bat!
Ashton Turner gets a debut
Australia have handed a debut to Ashton Turner. Former Aussie legend Matthew Hayden presents him with the ODI cap.
MS Dhoni suffers injury scare at net sessions ahead of 1st ODI
India wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni suffered an injury scare during the team’s training net session on Friday at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The right-armer was hit on his right forearm while taking throwdowns from the Indian team’s support staff member Raghavendra, the news agency PTI reported.
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Don’t see IPL having any influence on World Cup selection, says Virat Kohli
With Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant fighting for the second wicketkeeper’s slot, Kohli said that nothing will change with how the IPL goes for any of the players. “We need to have a solid team. Before we head into the IPL, we need to be absolutely clear of what team we want for the World Cup. I don’t see anything changing on how the IPL goes for any of the players. If one or two players do not have a good IPL season, it doesn’t mean that they are out of the picture for the World Cup. Those things are not going to matter.”
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Glenn Maxwell will get opportunity higher up the order, says Aaron Finch
A day before the first ODI between India and Australia, Australian skipper Aaron Finch said that they would like to examine the wicket before listing their playing XI for the series opener in Hyderabad. However, the skipper said that Alex Carey will be likely to be a part of the XI that will be fielded for the first ODI and added that Glenn Maxwell will get an opportunity higher up the order.
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Practice session for India ahead of World Cup
This lack of buzz for an India-Australia series, which begins in Hyderabad on Saturday, is unfathomable. Historically, even in isolation, match-ups between these two sides have produced a gravitating urgency. But the obsession this time is so pronounced on the forthcoming World Cup that the five-match series seems more like a trailer of a big-budget movie.
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Glenn Maxwell - High or low?
Question of the ages - at what position will Glenn Maxwell come out to bat?
Australia are the nets
Australia team are raring to go after the T20I series win and are already at the nets.
India team will enter with new kits
India have changed something about themselves - they are donning a new kit in the series, which will continue at the World Cup.
Hello and Welcome!
Hello and welcome to the LIVE COVERAGE of the first ODI between India and Australia. After suffering a 2-0 defeat against Australia in the recently-concluded T20I series, team India would like to start the ODI campaign on a winning note. Stay tuned for LIVE UPDATES