After 10 months, India will be playing their first T20I game when they will be locking horns with Australia in the opening game of the three-match series at Manuka Oval in Canberra. The venue also hosted the final ODI of the series played on Wednesday. Australia had won the ODI by a 2-1 margin, but the visitors managed to salvage pride with a win in the final ODI. The Men in Blue will hope to carry forward teh momentum and register a win in the opening T20I.
The last time two teams locked horns in a T20I series in Australia, the series ended at 1-1. Two years before that, MS Dhoni-led India had whitewashed Australia 3-0. Going into the contest, there will be changes in the playing XI of both teams. Marnus Labuschagne isn’t considered to be a T20 specialist and he will be replaced at the top. The right-handed batsman had opened the innings in the third ODI.
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For India, Deepak Chahar is a confirmed selection in the playing XI. He is likely to come in for Jasprit Bumrah, who is expected to be rested. Yuzvendra Chahal will also be back into the playing XI in place of Kuldeep Yadav, who isn’t part of the T20I squad. KL Rahul will open the innings with Shikhar Dhawan.
Let us take you all to the Probable Fantasy XI you can create with the following tips:-
Wicket-Keepers
KL Rahul seems to be a better pick as he has been known for making a strong comeback and he will be much more effective on pitches in Australia. However, for Australia, Alex Carey will be keeping the wickets as he is known for playing match-winning knocks, but in order to maintain the balance of the Fantasy XI, Rahul seems the better pick.
Batsmen
Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Aaron Finch, and Steve Smith have always been the prime contenders for fantasy cricket. Even, D’Arcy Short also is added in fantasy cricket and that will depend on the balance of the squad. Apart from them, there are some useful batsmen in the line-ups as well, like Mayank Agarwal, and Manish Pandey.
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All-rounder
There are some really reliable all-rounders in both the teams but citing the pitch in Canberra, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, and Glenn Maxwell seems to be the perfect fit. Apart from them, the good all-rounder for IPL fantasy cricket is Moises Henriques.
Bowlers
Both the teams don’t have decent bowling line-ups but they don’t have practiced a lot. Bowlers like Adam Zampa, Sean Abbott, Deepak Chahar, and Mohammed Shami become the obvious choices for the IPL Fantasy XI on the sticky track of Canberra. Apart from them, some crucial bowlers can be like, Navdeep Saini, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc.
Fantasy Suggestion 1:
KL Rahul (c), Aaron Finch, Steven Smith, Virat Kohli, Ashton Agar, Glenn Maxwell (vc), Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Adam Zampa, T Natarajan, Yuzvendra Chahal
Fantasy Suggestion 2:
KL Rahul, Steve Smith, Virat Kohli (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Aaron Finch (vc), Glenn Maxwell, Josh Hazlewood, Mohd Shami, Adam Zampa, Jasprit Bumrah
