CHENNAI: Australian captain Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bat first against India in their World Cup opener at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Indian opener Shubman Gill, who was suffering from dengue, was not included in the starting XI as he could not recover. Ishan Kishan will open the innings with captain Rohit Sharma.

Playing 11 India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin.

Playing 11 Australia: Pat Cummins (Captain), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc.