Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss and opted to bat first in the first One-Day International (ODI) against India here on Saturday.

India Vs Australia 1st ODI Match: After Glenn Maxwell cracked a superlative unbeaten century to help Australia register their maiden T20 series victory over India with a win in the second and final Twenty20 international at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Wednesday.

In the post match interaction with the media, Indian skipper Virat Kohli was courageous enough to admit that the Australia 'outplayed' them in the T20I series. He also praised Australian batsman Glen Maxwell for a great show in Bengaluru.

Glen Maxwell once again shined for Australia as men in yellow registered a victory against India at M Chinnaswamy in Bengaluru to clinch the series. Australia defeated India by seven wickets to pocket the series 2-0. Chasing 191, Maxwell (113 not out) hit his third T20I hundred while D’Arcy Short scored 40 as Australia gunned down 191.

The India Vs Austraila 2nd T20 match will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network and Live streaming will be available on Hotstar on Wednesday (February 27) from 7 PM onwards.

Australia won the toss and elected to field against India in the first Twenty20 International match at the Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium here on Sunday.

India is all set to face Australia in the T20I series, considered to be the final rehearsal before the World Cup, and they will be looking forward to kickstart the series with a woman on Sunday in Visakhapatnam. Virat Kohli will be leading the Men in Blue for first T20 Internationals against Australia.

Ever since chairman of national cricket selectors Mannava Sri Kanth Prasad said a year and half ago that his committee will start looking at alternatives to Mahendra Singh Dhoni only if the former captain fails to perform, both have been constantly under the scrutiny of the twitterati.

With just a handful of ODIs to be played ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup, the No.4 slot in the Indian batting order is still up for grabs and with former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni staking a strong claim with a hat-trick of half-centuries against Australia, it will be interesting to see if the team management persists with him in the quadrennial event.

India rode a third consecutive half-century by former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to defeat Australia by seven wickets in the third One-Day International (ODI) here on Friday.