The highly anticipated clash between two cricketing powerhouses is finally here, the mighty Indians take on World Champions Australia in a five-match One-Day International series. When these two sides meet, high voltage action is guaranteed, there is everything like quality cricket, banter and bit of sledging.

In terms of head-to-head the two sides have clashed 123 times in One Day International, Australia enjoys the upper hand with 72 wins while India has managed only 41 wins. In bilateral series since 1984, the two sides have faced eight times and out of which, India has won only on three occasions (1986, 2010 and 2013).

Interestingly, Australia has won more in India than the host itself (1984, 2001, 2007 and 2009). The last time two teams faced off in a bilateral contest, Australia romped to a convincing 4-1 victory at home last year.

In terms of form, Australia played Bangladesh in a two-match Test series, drawing 1-1 with the host while India played Sri Lanka across all three formats, and won every single match.

Squads

India

Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami

Australia

David Warner, Steven Smith (c), Ashton Agar, Hilton Cartwright, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Glenn Maxwell, James Faulkner, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson, Peter Handscomb.