The majority of both sides’ veteran players will take a break following an exhausting ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
However, it will be a chance for the fresh talent to showcase their abilities on a grand scale.
Examining the record head-to-head
India leads the head-to-head record between the two teams, who have played in 26 Twenty20 Internationals. Australia has won 10 games compared to the Men in Blue’s 15 victories. One game came to a close without any outcome.
Out of the 10 T20Is the Australians have played in India against the Men in Blue, they have only prevailed in four of them.
India has been difficult for Australia to play in bilateral T20I series.
In their bilateral Twenty20 International series, Australia has a dismal record against India.
With the exception of their encounters at ICC events, the teams have played seven Twenty20 International series in the past ten years, with Australia winning just once.
They only won a series once, defeating India 2-0 in February 2019.
They have since lost both of their home and away T20I series against India.
Maxwell’s strike rate in Twenty20 Internationals versus India is 141.74.
Given his recent excellent record, Australia will need to rely heavily on Glenn Maxwell in this forthcoming series.
With 438 runs in 19 matches at an average of 27.37, he has the second-most runs for Australia against India in Twenty20 Internationals.
The dasher struck at 141.74, compiling two fifties and a ton.
His total of runs against India (500) is less than that of Aaron Finch.
Top statistics available for batters in Australia
In T20Is, Matthew Wade averages 51.28 against India after smashing 359 runs with a strike rate of 154.74 in 11 innings (50s: 3).
Tim David has amassed an incredible 173.94 strike rate in 14 T20 Internationals while smashing 247 runs for a Australia (50s: 2).
With a strike rate of 140.67 and 460 runs in 20 T20Is, Travis Head has been in incredible form.
This is India’s T20I bowling attack.
In three Twenty20 Internationals against Australia, Axar Patel has taken eight wickets.
He has continued to play the Kangaroos with a strong economy of 6.30.
2023 saw Arshdeep Singh emerge as India’s most successful T20I bowler, with 21 wickets at 20.04 from 15 matches.
In 2023, Ravi Bishnoi has shown promise with the ball, taking nine wickets at an economy rate of 6.37 from six Twenty20 Internationals.