India will face Australia In the first match of the three-match ODI series. This article provides details about the playing 11 of Australia vs India for the first match of the series.
Australia Playing XI vs India – 1st ODI, India tour of Australia 2025:
Openers: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Travis Head
Australia will be looking to get things back on track after a disappointing ODI series against South Africa at home and register a win in the first ODI against India in Perth.
The selectors have announced a strong squad for this special series, which marks the return of some key players in both the batting and bowling departments.
The biggest name to get a place in the ODI squad against India is veteran fast bowler Mitchell Starc, who recently announced his retirement from T20I cricket and only plays a white-ball format.
Another in-form player who has been included in the squad is young fast bowling all-rounder Mitchell Owen, who will add power and depth to the batting lineup.
Australia will open the batting with Mitchell Marsh, who is also the team captain for this particular series in the absence of Pat Cummins, and will be accompanied by Travis Head.
Both the batsmen will try to give a good start to the team by playing in the aggressive style for which they are known.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Josh Philippe (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Matthew Short, Cameron Green, Mitchell Owen.
The opening pair will be followed by the middle order which will see the return of promising all-rounder Mitchell Owen, who was not part of the Australian team’s last ODI series against South Africa.
The team management would like Owen to get back into form and carry on the good start to his international career.
While Owen will bat at number six or seven, Josh Philippe, Tim David and Cameron Green will form the top five of the Australian batting order.
The home team will force its top five batsmen to play most of the overs while batting or chasing the target to increase their chances of victory.
Despite Australia reaching the batting number one, they will want the specialist batsmen to do the job and not rely on Mitchell Starc, who is more powerful with the bat in Test cricket.
Bowlers: Mitchell Starc, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhneman, Josh Hazlewood
The hosts will be boosted by the return of Mitchell Starc, who will play in an ODI after some time.
Starc will be joined by another experienced fast bowler, Josh Hazlewood, who is expected to take the new ball along with Starc.
The Kangaroos also have some young fast bowlers in the form of Xavier Bartlett and Mitchell Owen, who will play the role of fast bowling all-rounders.
As far as the spin bowling department of the team is concerned, it will be handled by Matthew Kuhmen, with Matthew Schott and Travis Head being the other two spin bowling options.
