India vs Australia Prediction: India to start the home series with a win

India will kick off the three T20 International series against Australia starting on 20th Sept at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium. Will the men in blue put their recent performance behind and come out on top?

India form

India are coming into the game after a shocking Asia cup exit in super fours. One bright spot in India's exit was Virat Kohli coming back in form and scoring a century. Men in blue are the favourites to win the world cup along with Australia but losing to Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Asia cup has shaken that. India will have to get their perfect combination to do well in the world cup. This Australian tour can not have come at better time for Indians.

India Predicted Lineup

KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal

Australia form

Australia is coming off a 3-0 ODI series win over the neighbours. New Zealand. They were exceptional in the series and had clean-swept the Kiwis. Australia played and won its last T20 series against Sri Lanka. The Aussies find it very difficult to get a positive result against India but it will be a good outing before the cup.

Australia Predicted Lineup

Aaron Finch (c), Josh Inglis, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Cameron Green, Matthew Wade (wk), Sean Abbott, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa

Expert Tips

The Indian subcontinent will assist the batters in Punjab. The toss-winning team will look to bowl first and then chase down the total. Both teams have heavy hitters who can enter the game in the last stages. We expect India to win as the series is played at home.