India and Australia are the two best teams in ODIs, and both will see the series as an opportunity to find the combination for the 2027 ODI World Cup.
In terms of team news, India will be without ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah, with Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj and Harshit Rana as pace bowling options. This is seen as India’s weak link in the squad as barring Siraj all lack experience in this format of the game. Kuldeep and Axar Patel will be key as spinners, especially at Perth Stadium. If India have to win the series, the batting unit needs to fire. There are concerns about the form of Rohit and Kohli, thus runs from Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul become crucial.
For Australia, they’ll miss a few players like Josh Inglis and Cameron Green due to injuries. Glenn Maxwell and Steve Smith have retired from the format. But they still have plenty of firepower in batting, with Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Short, Josh Philippe, among others. With Starc returning to the squad and Hazlewood fit, along with spinners Cooper Connolly and Matthew Kuhnemann, they have a quality bowling unit.
India vs Australia Toss Time
The toss for the India vs Australia first ODI will take place at 8:30 AM IST, with play set to resume at 9:00 AM.
India vs Australia Live Streaming
Star Sports has the broadcast rights for the series, and the match can be watched on Star Sports channels. The live streaming will be available on JioHotstar
India Squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Dhruv Jurel, Prasidh Krishna
Australia Squad: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe(w), Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Starc, Xavier Bartlett, Josh Hazlewood, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann