Australia are set at hand two debut caps within the opening ODI towards India, as Matt Renshaw and Mitchell Owen put together to make their One-Day Worldwide debuts on October 19 in Perth. Practically 9 years after his worldwide debut and following 14 Check appearances, Matt Renshaw, aged 29, will lastly function in his maiden ODI for Australia. His call-up comes on the again of an excellent run of white-ball kind. Renshaw was in red-hot contact through the three-match collection towards Sri Lanka A, the place he amassed 248 runs at an distinctive common of 82.66 and a strike fee of 127.17, showcasing his elegant stroke play.
Total, Renshaw boasts a formidable file within the 50-over format, having scored 2794 runs at a mean of 41.08. Moreover him, Mitchell Owen may even make his ODI debut, rewarded for his explosive batting earlier this 12 months when he smashed a 48-ball century towards South Australia, catching the eye of selectors. Australia may even be with out their two first-choice wicketkeepers Josh Inglis and Alex Carey for the collection opener. This absence has opened the door for Josh Philippe to return to the ODI setup and take up the gloves in Perth.
Including extra intrigue to the squad reshuffle, Matt Quick can be making his comeback to the Australian setup after a prolonged harm layoff. The all-rounder has been confirmed to bat at No. 3 for all the three-match ODI collection towards India.
With Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh now firmly established as Australia’s white-ball opening pair, Quick will drop down the order to fill the essential one-down place. It marks a major shift for Quick, who beforehand opened in all ten of his ODI appearances for the nationwide staff.
Quick’s return comes after a troublesome few months battling accidents. He missed Australia’s 2–1 ODI collection loss to South Africa in August attributable to a cartilage fracture in his rib and was additionally dominated out of the later levels of the Champions Trophy due to a quad harm. His first outing again in Australian colours got here through the T20I tour of New Zealand earlier this month, the place he batted at No. 3 and registered scores of 29, 2 and seven*.
Talking forward of the opening match, Australian captain Mitchell Marsh expressed confidence within the staff’s mix of youth and expertise, including that the sell-out crowd in Perth will make it a memorable begin to the collection.
Australia’s ODI Squad for India Collection
Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Matthew Renshaw, Matthew Quick, Mitchell Starc.
From Recreation 2 onwards: Adam Zampa, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis
India’s ODI Squad for Australia Collection
Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal