CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia captain Mitch Marsh won the toss and sent India in to bat in the series-opening Twenty20 international on Wednesday, hoping to get an early idea of form ahead of the T20 World Cup against the defending champions.

Australia won the three-match one-day international series 2—1, starting with a seven-wicket victory in Perth and following up with a two-wicket win in Adelaide.

The T20 World Cup will be held in India early next year and both countries are using the five-game series Down Under to fine-tune in the shortest international format before going back into test mode.

After skipping the ODI series, Jasprit Bumrah is returning to India’s XI led by Suryakumar Yadav.

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Lineups:

Australia: Mitch Marsh (captain), Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Tim Da

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