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Australia ask India to bat 1st

Adelaide - Australian captain Aaron Finch won the toss and chose to bowl in the first Twenty20 at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday.

Australia recalled veterans Shaun Tait and Shane Watson to their team along with Big Bash League stars Chris Lynn and Travis Head.

For India, 22-year-old Hardik Pandya will make his international debut.

Teams:

Australia - Aaron Finch (captain), David Warner, Steve Smith, Chris Lynn, Travis Head, Shane Watson, Matthew Wade, James Faulkner, Kane Richardson, Cameron Boyce, Shaun Tait

India - Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravi Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashish Nehra

Umpires: Simon Fry (AUS), John Ward (AUS)

TV Umpire: Paul Wilson (AUS)

Match Referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL)


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