India will face Australia in the first of the three-match ODI series. This article provides details about Australia’s Playing 11 vs India for the first match of the series.
Australia Playing XI vs India- 1st ODI, India Tour of Australia 2025:
Openers: Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head
Australia would like to get things back on track after a disappointing performance in the ODI series against South Africa at home and register a win in the first ODI against India in Perth.
The selectors have named a strong squad for this particular series, which marks the return of certain key players in both the batting and bowling departments.
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The biggest name that finds a place in the ODI squad to take on India is experienced fast bowler Mitchell Starc, who recently announced his retirement from T20I cricket and only plays one white ball format.
Another in-form player that has been included in the squad is young fast-bowling all-rounder Mitchell Owen, who will add power and depth to the batting lineup.
Australia will open the batting with Mitchell Marsh, who also happens to be the team’s captain for this particular series in the absence of Pat Cummins, and will be partnered by Travis Head.
Both batters will look to get the team off to a good start while playing in an aggressive manner, which they are known for.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Josh Philippe (wk), Tim David, Matthew Short, Cameron Green, Mitchell Owen
The opening duo will be followed by a middle order that sees the return of promising all-rounder Mitchell Owen, who wasn’t a part of the last ODI series that the Aussies played against South Africa.
The team management would want Owen to get back into rhythm and build on the good start that he has had to his international career.
While Owen will bat at number six or seven, the top five of the Australian batting order will be formed by Josh Philipe, Tim David, and Cameron Green.
The home team would bank their top five batters to play the majority of the overs while batting or while chasing to increase their chances of winning.
Despite the Aussie batting extending till number one, they would want the specialist batters to get the job done and not rely on Mitchell Starc, who is more potent with the bat in Test cricket.
Bowlers: Mitchell Starc, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood
The hosts will be boosted by the return of Mitchell Starc, who will feature in an ODI game after a while.
Starc will be partnered by another experienced fast bowler, Josh Hazlewood, who is expected to take the new ball with Starc.
Kangaroos also have a couple of young pacers in the lineup in the form of Xavier Bartlett and Mitchell Owen, who will fulfill the role of fast bowling all-rounder.
As far as the team’s spin bowling department is concerned, it will be handled by Matthew Kuhemann, with Matthew Shot and Travis Head being the other two spin bowling options.
