India skipper KL Rahul won the toss and opted to field in the first ODI of the three-match series against Australia on Friday at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium.
India will take on Australia in the first ODI at Mohali on Friday.
The three-match series against Australia will be India's final assignment before the ICC Cricket World Cup at home from October 5 onwards.
India will take on Australia in a three-match ODI series, starting from the first ODI at Mohali on Thursday. It will be India's final assignment before the ICC Cricket World Cup at home from October 5 onwards.
Australian players Mitchell Starc and Glenn Maxwell have been ruled out of the first ODI match of the three-match series against India while Steve Smith will return to the side.
In the first ODI of the four-match series between England and New Zealand on Friday, Livingstone smashed 52 in 40 balls with three fours and three sixes during an eight-wicket loss to the Kiwis in Cardiff
Since Labuschagne was denied a WC spot due to his lacklustre ODI performances since 2022, the batter has made a timely statement ever since he wore the yellow colours again as a concussion substitute for Cameron Green in the first ODI against Proteas.
Centuries from Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell helped New Zealand start off the four-match ODI series with a thumping eight-wicket win over England at Cardiff on Friday night.