Finch plays 100th ODI

March 02, 2019 13:19

Australia captain Aaron Finch has won the toss and elected to bat first in the first ODI against India in Hyderabad on Saturday.

India captain Virat Kohli says they would have bowled anyway and carry the momentum from the ODIs in New Zealand and Australia.

Chahal has been rested and India go in with 2 spinners in Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav.

Ashton Turner to make his ODI debut for Australia

The five-match series against Australia is important for a handful of Indian players who want to nail down their places with solid performances against the tourists who have slipped to sixth in world rankings.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has leapfrogged Dinesh Karthik to be Mahendra Singh Dhoni's understudy behind the stumps, but needs to prove his maturity against Australia to make the flight to England.

Lokesh Rahul has been thrown a lifeline despite a slump in form and a brief suspension he incurred for inappropriate comments on a television show. The opener impressed with scores of 50 and 47 in the Twenty20 matches against Australia.

Australia play an ODI series against Pakistan in United Arab Emirates later this month but coach Justin Langer will hope the series against world number two India will provide answers to many questions.

Finch's lack of form at the top of the batting order has been a concern for a team who eagerly await the return of Steve Smith and David Warner from ball-tampering suspensions which expire at the end of the month.

Usman Khawaja did reasonably well in the home ODI series against India, and while he may not match the strike rate of some of his team mates, Finch's poor form means Australia will keep an eye on how the left-hander fares against India.

Playing XI

India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (c), Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (w), Kedar Jadhav, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah

Australia: 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

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