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Playing XI-

India:

Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni(w/c), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah

Australia:

Usman Khawaja, Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steven Smith(c), Glenn Maxwell, Shane Watson, James Faulkner, Peter Nevill(w), Adam Zampa, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Josh Hazlewood

Indian captain MS Dhoni said they were also looking to bat first since the wicket looks dry and would be tougher to bat in the next inning. He said: “We were looking to bat first also. It may slow down, the pitch. I am not saying that it will definitely slow down but it may. It looks like a surface that the batsmen will love. Depends on how much rolling has been done. Our bowlers have done the job for us. Our fielding has been good too except the last game. Overall, the bowlers have done a good job. Yes, our batting lineup looks stronger than the bowling lineup, but I feel it is quite balanced. I think so [when asked if they need to be at their best today], every run counts and every catch counts. I still think we are just 60% with the batting.”

After winning the toss the Australian skipper Steve Smith said: “We are going to have a bat. Looks a good wicket. Looks dry underneath though and may slow up later, I’m not really sure. So we’ll look to put up a score. We haven’t played spin well in the middle overs. But guys have got certain plans and we’ll stick to them. It’s nice to keep improving on the way through the tournament. Same team. I’m sure the boys will be fine [when asked about the pressure of the crowd], they have played in this situation before.”