Australia wins the toss and sends India in to bat in Twenty20 series opener at Canberra

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Australian players celebrate their series win over India after their One Day International cricket match in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

India's not out batters Virat Kohli, right, and Rohit Sharma, second right, walk off the field with Australian players after their One Day International cricket match in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft) — Australian players celebrate their series win over India after their One Day International cricket match in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

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1:15 AM on Wednesday, October 29

The Associated Press

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia captain Mitch Marsh won the toss and sent India in to bat in the series-opening Twenty20 international on Wednesday, hoping to get an early idea of form ahead of the T20 World Cup against the defending champions.

Australia won the three-match one-day international series 2—1, starting with a seven-wicket victory in Perth and following up with a two-wicket win in Adelaide.

The T20 World Cup will be held in India early next year and both countries are using the five-game series Down Under to fine-tune in the shortest international format before going back into test mode.

After skipping the ODI series, Jasprit Bumrah is returning to India's XI led by Suryakumar Yadav.

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Lineups:

Australia: Mitch Marsh (captain), Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Tim David, Mitch Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Philippe, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood.

India: Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.

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