AUS vs IND Dream11 Prediction: After losing the ODI series, India have begun this ongoing T20I series pretty well. In the controversy-hit first match, India played better cricket than Australia no doubt. Ravindra Jadeja and Yuzvendra Chahal played crucial roles in Indian victory along with debutant T Natarajan. But now they are back at Sydney where India lost first couple of ODIs convincingly against the hosts. We will preview AUS vs IND Dream11 contest.

After being sent into bat, Shikhar Dhawan was done by a cracking delivery from Mitchell Starc very early. After that, Virat Kohli again fell to a leg-spinner but KL Rahul did well for a consolidation role at the other end. Sanju Samson showed glimpses of his talent for a short while but his dismissal triggered a middle-order collapse. It was Ravindra Jadeja who landed some handy blows in the last couple of overs to take India to a total of 161 runs. Moises Henriques took 3 wickets for Australia.

Before the Australian innings began, India replaced Ravindra Jadeja with Yuzvendra Chahal as former had suffered a concussion according to the medical personnel of Indian team. Aaron Finch and D’Arcy Short began promisingly for Australia with a 56 runs partnership for the opening wicket. But then they lost Aaron Finch, Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell very quickly. Once those experienced options gone, Australia were always chasing the required rate. In the end, they fell short by 11 runs as Yuzvendra Chahal and T Natarajan scalped 3 wickets each.

In head-to-head comparisons, India have been dominant against Australia in this format of the game. India have won 12 matches while Australia had 8 successful outings from 22 encounters between these two sides. In last 5 matches, both sides have won two matches each while one match was washed out in 2018 series.  

Pitch and Conditions

From what we saw during the ODIs, Sydney surface is as good for batting as it can get. It had nothing for the bowlers and expected to remain same today as well. A perfect summer’s evening is expected temperatures wise in Sydney today.

AUS vs IND Dream11 Teams Match Details

Fixture name: Australia Vs India, 2nd T20I

Competition: India’s tour of Australia 2020-21, T20I Series

Date: 6th December 2020

Time: 1:40 PM IST

Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

Head to Head (Last 5 games)

Australia: 02, India: 02, NR: 01

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Australia: LWLLW
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Last Match at the Venue

Australia (164/6, 20 Overs) lost to India (168/4, 19.4 Overs) by 6 wickets, 25th November 2018.

AUS vs IND Dream11 Team Prediction

Let’s take a look at the squad news and AUS Vs IND Dream11 predictions for today’s encounter.

Australia Team News

• There are plenty of changes expected in Australian playing XI today due to various reasons.
• Australia are sweating over captain Aaron Finch’s fitness, if he doesn’t play, then D’Arcy Short will open with Matthew Wade today. Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell will remain two key components of Australian batting lineup.
• Moises Henriques will continue to bat at number 5 position while Alex Carey could come back in the team in the absence of other options.
• Sean Abbott is their designated all-rounder while Nathan Lyon may play in place of Mitchell Swepson today. Since Mitchell Starc is out due to personal reasons, Andrew Tye is expected to play while Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood are confirmed spots in our AUS vs IND Dream11 predictions.

AUS Playing 11 (Probable)

Matthew Wade
D’Arcy Short
Steve Smith
Glenn Maxwell
Moises Henriques
Alex Carey
Sean Abbott
Andrew Tye
Nathan Lyon
Adam Zampa
Josh Hazlewood

India Team News

• We will see few changes in Indian team as well today.
• Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul will continue to open for them while Virat Kohli will bat at number 3 position. Sanju Samson will be looking to make most of the opportunities he is getting at the moment.
• Shreyas Iyer may replace Manish Pandey in the middle order while Hardik Pandya and Washington Sundar will remain India’s all-rounders.
• Deepak Chahar, T Natarajan and Yuzvendra Chahal are confirmed to start today as well while Jasprit Bumrah may play in the place of Mohammed Shami today.

IND Playing 11 (Probable)

KL Rahul
Shikhar Dhawan
Virat Kohli
Sanju Samson
Manish Pandey
Hardik Pandya
Washington Sundar
Deepak Chahar
T Natarajan
Yuzvendra Chahal
Jasprit Bumrah

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Captain Picks

For Small Leagues

• Steve Smith remains first pick from the Australian side today as well. He has been hitting everything from the middle so far. After a couple of low scores, it is only fair to expect a substantial outing from him today. He hit two hundreds from 62 balls each when both teams met in the ODIs at SCG.
• Yuzvendra Chahal came as a concussion substitute in the last match and delivered a memorable performance for India. he took 3-25 from his 4 overs which also included crucial wickets of Aaron Finch and Steve Smith. With some inexperienced options in Australian batting lineup, he is set to play another important role for his team today.
• KL Rahul has been among the runs ever since the beginning of IPL season in September. He belted tons of runs for Kings XI Punjab at top of the order before coming to Australia. Yes, there are many questions over his intent early on but he guarantees some runs every time he takes the field in this format.    

For Grand Leagues

• Adam Zampa bowled beautifully in the first match in continuation of his impressive run of performances in limited overs cricket. His match-ups against Virat Kohli and KL Rahul will remain critical to outcome of this match today.
• Matthew Wade can be a wild-card pick today if you are looking for a differential in the grand leagues. He is likely to bat in the opening position where he usually prefers in this format. With fielders up in the circle, that should really suit his style of batting.
• Virat Kohli is more than handy grand leagues option today. He was dismissed cheaply in the first match and with the quality of his batsmanship, you can expect a score is just round the corner. With series victory in the sights, he will have extra push up his sleeves to deliver a knock-out punch.

Who will win AUS vs IND Today Match Prediction?

As per our Today Match Predictions, India are favourites to win this game today as Australia are struggling with their playing XI due to injuries. Although Ravindra Jadeja is out of the series, India have enough match-winners in their ranks to take out this particular encounter. But you cannot underestimate any Australian team, can you?

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