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Australia vs India 1st T20I Predictions - Tilak Varma to keep India on winning path

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 28 Oct 2025

Simon Lewis 28 Oct 2025

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Tilak Varma has scored 49*, 69* & 94 in his last three innings.
Mitchell Marsh hit seven sixes in his 52-ball 103* against New Zealand.
Can India make it four T20I wins on the bounce against Australia?

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Tilak Varma hits out against Pakistan. (credit: Sajjad Hussain / Getty Images)

Australia vs India Predictions

India won the recent Asia Cup without losing a match and are the undoubted top T20 side in the world. Australia are still juggling their formations around and haven’t settled on a winning combination, so I don’t see them having the game to beat India.

Australia vs India Predictions
Head-to-Head
Australia Form
Australia Team News
India Form
India Team News

India’s Tilak Varma top-scored with 69* off 53 balls in the Asia Cup final vs Pakistan.
India’s Abhishek Sharma has scored 75 & 61 in his last 5 innings.
Australia’s Mitchell Marsh has scored 103*, 46* & 41 in his last 5 innings.
Australia’s Matthew Short has scored 74 & 30 in his last 2 innings.

Head-to-Head

India have won four and lost one of their last five T20Is against Australia, including the last three in a row.

Australia Form

After losing to South Africa in the 2nd T20I of their series, Australia bounced back to beat them in the decider to clinch the series 2–1, before beating New Zealand twice to win their next series 2-0.

Australia clinched the series 2-0 when they beat New Zealand by three wickets in the 3rd T20I at Mount Manganui. Sean Abbott (3/25) starred with the ball as they restricted New Zealand to 156/9 off their 20 overs.

Mitchell Marsh was at his dominant best, scoring 103* off 52 balls to guide his side to victory with three wickets and two overs to spare.

Australia Team News

All-rounder Cameron Green is being rested with an eye on the Ashes. Star spinner Adam Zampa is also missing from this series as he is on paternity leave. Matthew Kuhnemann will be coming in for Zampa.

India Form

India completed an undefeated campaign in the Asia Cup when they beat Pakistan by five wickets in the final.

Kuldeep Yadav (4/30) starred with the ball as India bowled Pakistan out for 146 off 19.1 overs.

India found themselves in trouble at 20/3 after four overs, before Tilak Varma hit four sixes in his undefeated 53-ball innings off 69 balls to drive India to the win.

India Team News

India have a major boost with Jasprit Bumrah coming back into the squad after being rested for the ODI series that Australia won 2-1.

Verdict

Australia v India 1st T20I

I am backing India to win. I am also backing Tilak Varma to top score for India.

Mitchell Marsh is a good bet to top score for Australia.

India Win

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