West Indies vs Australia 1st T20I: All you need to know

Leading to the T20 World Cup 2024 in the Caribbean and the USA later this year, Australia will attempt to replicate their 3-0 rout of the West Indies in the three-match T20I series. The West Indies are the two-time world champions.

Before the main event, which is set for June of this year, both teams can evaluate their teams on the three-match series. The action for the Australia versus. West Indies T20I series begins in Hobart and continues to Adelaide and Perth before concluding in Perth.

West Indies enters the series fresh off a 3-2 home series victory over England in December 2023, while Australia lost a 1-4 road series to India in the same month of December the previous year.
After missing the full series in India after the ODI World Cup, Josh Hazlewood, David Warner, and Mitch Marsh are back in the captain’s chair for Australia. Given that Matt Short is hurt and Travis Head and Steve Smith are rested, Josh Inglis is most likely to partner Warner at the top of the order.

All-rounder Aaron Hardie has taken Short’s spot, as Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc have been rested. Hardie joins pace bowling options like Hazlewood and Marsh, including Spencer Johnson, Jason Behrendorff, and Sean Abbott.
Along with Adam Zampa and Tim David, the other wicketkeeper in the team is Matthew Wade, who captained the team in India. The hosts will also be pleased to see back Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell, who were absent for the ODIs.
Conversely, the West Indies will be welcoming some of the biggest names in T20, including Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, and captain Rovman Powell. Among the other players on the team are Sherfane Rutherford, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Johnson Charles, and all-arounder Jason Holder.

The calendar for the Australia vs. West Indies T20I series in 2024, including the venues, dates, times in IST, live streaming and telecast information, and the squads of both teams, is shown below :

AUSTRALIA SQUADS :

Mitchell Marsh(c), Jason Behrendorff, Sean Abbott, Tim David, Josh Hazlewood, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis (wK), Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson.

WEST INDIES SQUADS :

Rovman Powell(c), Johnson Charles, Shai Hope, Roston Chase, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, and Oshane Thomas.