India vs Australia: Weather update from Vishakhapatnam ahead of 1st T20I

Team India is all set to lock horns against Australia for the first match of the T20I series, slated to take place on November 23 in Visakhapatnam. Notably, both teams were the finalists of the ODI World Cup 2023; however, the Men in Yellow completely outclassed the host on November 19 and grabbed their sixth ODI World Cup title on November 19 at the iconic Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium.

Notably, both teams have shifted their focus to the T20 World Cup 2024, for which preparation have started. Following the Australia series, Team India will soon fly to South Africa, whereas they will host Afghanistan for the three matches of the T20I series are to boost their preparations ahead of the next major tournament.

According to the MET department, the weather conditions here at Visakhapatnam is expected to have partly cloudy skies with a 10 percent chance of rain. However, fans can expect the game to proceed easily and unhindered. That clearly means that one can expect a full 40 overs of the game without much trouble. Notably, the tickets are sold out, and the full house is expected in the first T20I.

Suitable weather conditions for India vs Australia ahead of the 1st T20I

The venue’s temperature will be about 27 degrees Celsius, with a humidity of about 76%. In addition, 8 km/h will be the wind speed. However, if the rain ruin the game, then both teams are set to share one point each, and the outcome will be decided by the rest of the four matches.

India vs Australia squads for the T20I series:

India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rinku Singh, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ishan Kishan (wk.), Jitesh Sharma (wk.), Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Prasidh Krishna and Ravi Bishnoi.

Australia: Matthew Wade (c & wk.), Steve Smith, Tim David, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Short, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis (wk.), Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Ellis, Sean Abbott, Spencer Johnson, Adam Zampa and Tanveer Sangha.