Australia opt to bowl in first India T20

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VISAKHAPATNAM, India, Feb 24, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Australia skipper Aaron
Finch won the toss and elected to field first in the first Twenty20
international against India in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.

The tourists have handed batsman Peter Handscomb his T20 debut at the
start of the two-match series. He will also keep wickets.

“It looks like a really nice wicket and I don’t think it is going to
change much,” Finch said at the toss.

“Hopefully, we can chase down the total.”

Captain Virat Kohli returns to lead India after taking a break during the
limited-overs series in New Zealand.

Rookie leg-spinner Mayank Markande is set to make his international debut
as Kohli insists the team is looking to fix 50-over World Cup spots during
the current series.

“There are people who might be potential contenders for our World Cup
squad and we want to give them more game time,” said Kohli, whose side will
also play five one-day internationals after the T20 matches.

“KL Rahul will get more game time as he has been out for a while, Shikhar
Dhawan has been rested.”

India: Virat Kohli (capt), Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Rishabh Pant,
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Krunal Pandya, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra
Chahal, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah

Australia: Aaron Finch (capt), D’Arcy Short, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn
Maxwell, Peter Handscomb, Ashton Turner, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins,
Jhye Richardson, Jason Behrendorff, Adam Zampa

Umpires: Nitin Menon (IND) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (IND)

TV Umpire: Anil Chaudhary (IND)

Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)