After the high of the Test series, India is all set for the challenge in the limited-overs competition.
Former India skipper MS Dhoni, ODI deputy Rohit Sharma and Yuzvendra Chahal among others arrived in Sydney for the first of the three one-day internationals.
The three-match series begins on Saturday.
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Here are the three things to know about the upcoming ODI series.
SCHEDULE:
The ODI series will start in Sydney on January 12th before moving to Adelaide on January 15th and culminating in Melbourne on January 18th.
First ODI: SCG, January 12, 1:20 pm local time
Second ODI: Adelaide Oval, January 15, 1:50 pm local time
Third ODI: MCG, January 18, 1:20 pm local time
WEATHER:
Rain interrupted the test series as well as the T20 games. Was does the weather outlook say for the day and night ODI games?
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, Sydney will be sunny on January 12th with a maximum temperature estimated to reach 30 degrees with only 5% chance of rain.
Adelaide will be very hot and sunny on January 15th with a maximum temperature estimated to reach 41 degrees.
SQUADS:
Australia ODI squad:
Aaron Finch (c), Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey (wk), Peter Handscomb, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Peter Siddle, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
India ODI squad:
Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohammed Shami
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Australia to tour India next month
The cricket season between Australia and India is set to continue.
The Australian cricket team will tour India after Team India’s two-month-long tour of Australia.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced last year India will host Australia for five ODIs and two T20 Internationals in February-March this year, NDTV reports.
Virat Kohli (left) of India and Aaron Finch (right) of Australia are seen posing for a photo with the series trophy at the Gabba in Brisbane. Source: AAP Image/Darren England
Here’s the complete schedule for Australia tour of India 2019:
1st T20I - February 24, Bengaluru
2nd T20I - February 27, Visakhapatnam
1st ODI - March 2, Hyderabad
2nd ODI - March 5, Nagpur
3rd ODI - March 8, Ranchi
4th ODI - March 10, Mohali
5th ODI - March 13, Delhi
