India vs Australia Match Prediction: Who will win today's AUS vs IND 2025 1st T20I match?

A five-match T20I series isn't very rare these days in international cricket, but it still brings with it a sense of surprise and intrigue. India and Australia, who are two of the best sides in the format, will already have an eye on the 2026 T20 World Cup and will view this assignment as a dress reherseal of sorts.The Men in Blue have been one of the teams to watch out for in T20Is. They have been on a rip-roaring run of bilateral form and recently clinched the 2025 Asia Cup in comfortable fashion. The defending champions of the T20 World Cup have played well lately, but they likely haven't played a force as dominant as the Aussies.Australia have revamped their T20I approach and now look to hit nearly every ball out of the park. Although they won't be full strength for the opening encounter of the series, they will have enough firepower and bowling might to ask serious questions of the Indians.India’s T20I squad for the Australia tour: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar.Australia's T20I squad for the India series: Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott (games 1-3), Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman (games 3-5), Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis (games 4-5), Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood (games 1-2), Ben McDermott (standby player), Glenn Maxwell (games 3-5), Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis.AUS vs IND 2025: T20 World Cup auditions commence in CanberraAustralia v India - ODI Series: Game 2 - Source: GettyIt's hard to say whether India will be able to adjust to the conditions in Australia. Their batting lineup was heavily reliant on Abhishek Sharma during the Asia Cup, and with the extra bounce expected in Canberra, the Indian opener might not be at home.There are concerns over the form of Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson, while Shivam Dube and Tilak Varma weren't at their best until the final of the Asia Cup. Moreover, can India put together a solid bowling attack without compromising on batting depth? The answer is likely no.Australia will be without Matt Short and Glenn Maxwell during the opening T20I, but that shouldn't bother them too much. Their only challenge should be Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakaravarthy, with Kuldeep Yadav expected to be benched at the Manuka Oval.If the Aussies can counter those eight overs without losing too many wickets, they should be able to make a winning start to the series.Prediction: Australia to win the 1st T20I vs India.