India vs Australia, 1st T20I: Stats Preview of Players' Records and Approaching Milestones

After defeating India in the recently-concluded World Cup final, the champions Australia now face the Men in Blue in a five-match T20 international series. The first encounter is scheduled to take place on Thursday, November 23 at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. All the big guns from both the sides will miss the series as India will be captained by Suryakumar Yadav and the Aussies by Matthew Wade.

Talking about the home side, some prominent names like regular skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Shreyas Iyer, and Shubman Gill have been rested after the completion of the summit clash just a few days ago. For the World Cup winners, captain Pat Cummins, David Warner, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood will be out of action.

Steven Smith, who struggled for form in the World Cup, is likely to open the innings in the shortest international format. Travis Head, the hero of the mega final, is a part of the series while all-rounders Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis are likely to feature in the first game. For the hosts, IPL regulars Ruturaj Gaikwad, Jashasvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dube, and Rinku Singh will appear in the opener. 

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of the 1^st T20I between India and Australia:

Head-to-Head: India and Australia have met each other 26 times in T20Is with the Asian giants winning on 15 occasions and the Aussies on 10 and one game ended with no result.

3 – Matthew Wade (47) needs three grabs to complete 50 catches in T20 internationals.

6 – Travis Head (94) needs six sixes to reach 100 maximums in international cricket.

7 – Glenn Maxwell (443) requires seven sixes to complete 450 maximums in T20s.

63 – Tilak Varma (1937) is 63 runs short of completing the milestone of 2000 runs in T20 matches.

3 – Ruturaj Gaikwad (147) is three big hits away from reaching 150 maximums in T20s.

2 – Nathan Ellis (148) needs two scalps to get to 150 wickets in T20s.

2 – Axar Patel (148) requires two wickets to get to 150 scalps across formats.

3 – Adam Zampa (247) requires three wickets to get to 250 wickets across formats.

40 – Marcus Stoinis (4960) requires 40 runs to reach the landmark of 5000 runs in the T20 format.

3 – Tanveer Sangha (47) is three scalps away from completing 50 wickets in T20 matches.

4 – Maxwell (146) is four scalps away from reaching 150 wickets in T20 cricket.