1st T20I Live: Match Halted Due To Bizarre Reason; Aus Opt To Field vs India

India vs Australia, 1st T20I LIVE Updates: Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill are at the crease for India. Australia skipper Mitchell Marsh won the toss and opted to field during the first T20I encounter against India in Canberra. Arshdeep Singh missed out as India went with two specialist pacers – Jaspirt Bumrah and Harshit Rana – while three spinners – Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy – were included. India suffered a major setback as Nitish Kumar Reddy was ruled out of three matches due to injury. Suryakumar Yadav and Co, who recently won the Asia Cup 2025, are in red-hot form. However, Australia’s potential cannot be taken lightly as their squad features the likes of Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh and Josh Hazlewood. (Live Scorecard)

India vs Australia Score, 1st T20I, straight from Manuka Oval, Canberra: