CRICKETNEXTIndia vs Australia Live Score, 1st ODI at Mumbai: India Look For Solid StartUpdated on: January 14, 2020, 1:40 PM ISTCricketnext Staff News18 News18 News18 News18Quick ScorecardIndia1st Innings11/0 Overs. 2.0BattingRohit Sharma 9(9)Shikhar Dhawan 1(3)Bowling O M R WMitchell Starc 1 0 8 0Pat Cummins 1 0 3 013:40 (IST)Now Pat Cummins comes into the attack. He has been in excellent form and is the main bowler. A fairly good over comes to an end. After 2 overs India are 11/0. 13:34 (IST)FOUR: Starc starts the proceedings and he goes wide of the off stump. Rohit makes full use of it and he drives it through the covers for four. He repeats the same shot once more and gets another four. This is an excellent start for India and him. It's 8/0 after 1.13:31 (IST)Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma make their way to the middle. KL Rahul will probably bat at number three, but that would not be ideal. Kohli is the mainstay of this team. 13:27 (IST)Both the teams have lined up for national anthems. It's big clash between the two giants. A great opportunity for Shardul Takur to perform and be a regular in this ODI side.13:17 (IST)VIRAT KOHLI: We would have bowled first as well. Dew in the second innings could be a factor. But again it is a good challenge for us. We are looking to do things that are not in out comfort zone. We are pretty much ready for something that might not happen for us at the toss. Pretty happy to be batting first. Bombay is a great wicket to play cricket. If you do your skills well in the first or second half, you get results. We are pretty happy with the toss. At home, I don't think any other team has else challenged so much. The last time they came here, they won the series and that too after losing the first two games. We know against Australia we have to be on top of our game. It is a challenge everytime you play them, whether it is in Australia or at home. Quality sides will challenge you everywhere. We are very excited to take on a side like Australia. The five that are not playing - Shivam Dube, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Yuzvendra Chahal and Navdeep Saini.13:14 (IST)India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit BumrahAustralia (Playing XI): David Warner, Aaron Finch(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Ashton Turner, Alex Carey(w), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa13:04 (IST)So the toss has taken place at Mumbai, which Australia have won. Captain Aaron Finch has chosen to bowl first, citing the dew that is expected to come later in the day as one of the major reasons he has decided to do so.12:51 (IST)It's Labuschagne time! Here's the official confirmation of his inclusion in the team for today's match.12:34 (IST)In fact, in their last meeting in the ODI World Cup, it was Dhawan's superb hundred that paved the way for an easy victory for the Indians. But that was a good seven months back and Dhawan, since then, endured a spate of injuries. He also lost form only to regain a bit of it by scoring a half-century in the final T20 against Sri Lanka. 12:23 (IST)For India though, the main cause of concern will be the choice between Dhawan and Rahul. If current form is an indicator, Rahul is miles ahead to partner Rohit Sharma at the top of the order but Dhawan has had a phenomenal record in white ball cricket against the Aussies. 12:14 (IST)Alex Carey's gutsy batting and faultless glove-work will face the challenge of Rishabh Pant's flair. The young Marnus Labuschagne, easily the most exciting talent spreading his wings on the international cricket map with some stellar performances in the Test arena, would like to replicate his form in the shorter formats. 12:05 (IST)India's hungry-for-wickets pace attack led by Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Navdeep Saini is ready to test the Australians with subtle variations. On the other hand, IPL's costliest foreign recruit Pat Cummins, the crafty Kane Richardson and the ever-dependable Mitchell Starc will leave no stone unturned to make life uncomfortable for Kohli and his men. 11:51 (IST)The high-voltage rivalries that fans enjoy will be back as Rohit Sharma's elegance will be pitted against enforcer David Warner while the Virat Kohli vs Steve Smith duel will resume in earnest.11:40 (IST)At a time when bilateral ODI series are struggling to keep fans interested in the sport, the three-match rubber between two top teams could give a fresh lease of life to the format. 11:36 (IST)India will have to make a difficult choice between KL Rahul's consistency and Shikhar Dhawan's experience when they take on a formidable and full-strength Australia in the first ODI of a three-match series in Mumbai on Tuesday. Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the match. IND v AUS latest update: Now Pat Cummins comes into the attack. He has been in excellent form and is the main bowler. A fairly good over comes to an end. After 2 overs India are 11/0. Preview: Shikhar Dhawan - Rohit Sharma?KL Rahul - Rohit Sharma?Or, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul?That is the big dilemma for India as they prepare for the first of three ODIs against Australia in Mumbai on Tuesday (January 14). It will show a sneak-peek into India's strategy for the crucial opening spot.There isn't a context of a World Cup in the vicinity, which gives India some time to ponder over their combinations. The Australia series will be the first one where almost all their man players are available, which makes the three games even more interesting for all. Australia are a tough opponent too - they beat India 2-1 in ODIs here last year. They have arrived with an even stronger team, with Steve Smith and David Warner, who were absent last tour, returning. And given the three matches are played in batting friendly conditions at Mumbai, Rajkot and Bangalore, this could be a high scoring entertaining series.This is the stern test that India, and Australia, want as they build towards the next ODI cycle.Apart from the opening combination, India have a sorted line up, and it's only a matter of picking players according to conditions. Rishabh Pant had a fairly decent series against West Indies, which should have reduced some noise around his place in the side. Now, it's an opportunity for him to enhance his reputation against a stronger opposition. It's a similar opportunity for Shreyas Iyer too; he has fixed himself as the No. 4 in the ODI side post World Cup 2019, and will be eager to make this chance count.But will he get to bat at No. 4, if India play Rohit, Rahul and Dhawan? Kohli said it was 'absolutely possible' that he could move down the order to accommodate all three openers, which could mean Iyer might float down the order.India's bowling would welcome back Jasprit Bumrah. The bowlers struggled against the power-packed West Indies side, who kept attacking. Australia might take a different approach, but the result might be as effective. India will look up to Bumrah to change that, especially given they don't have the injured Deepak Chahar for this series.Australia will come with confidence given they beat India last year, that too after losing their first two matches of the tour. India beat Australia in the World Cup match, which should make them feel better too.Australia have dropped Usman Khawaja, their leading run-scorer from the series in India last year. Instead, they've got Marnus Labuschagne, who has been in stellar form in Test cricket. Captain Aaron Finch, Warner, Smith and Labuschagne will form the core of the batting, which also has an upcoming finisher in Alex Carey.The bowling is strong too, with Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc in the line up that also has spinner Adam Zampa. Cummins was the leading wicket taker last tour, and will be the biggest threat once again.Not too long ago, India played a T20I in Mumbai where they thrashed West Indies after posting 240 batting first. Given the strength of both sides and the nature of the wicket, another cracking game could be in store.Squads:India: Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma (VC), Rishabh Pant (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shikhar Dhawan, Shivam Dube, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, Manish Pandey, KL Rahul, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav.Australia: Aaron Finch (C), Ashton Agar, Alex Carey (WK), Pat Cummins, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne, Kane Richardson, D'Arcy Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Ashton Turner, David Warner, Adam Zampa.Copyright © 2017 NEWS18.com