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Australia tour of India, 5th Test

ICC World Test Championship · Australia tour of India, 5th Test · Narendra Modi Stadium

4:00 AM UTC

Sat, Feb 27 · Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad · Narendra Modi Stadium

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H2H tied 7–7 769 avg total here 49.4% boundary rate Siraj 11 straight wickets (1+)

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Predicted XIs based on each side's last completed match. Confirmed lineups usually land ~30 min before the toss — this page updates automatically. Get XI alerts

India

Last XI vs Sri Lanka · 23 Aug 2026

1 Yashasvi Jaiswal IN FORM

2 Lokesh Rahul IN FORM

3 Devdutt Padikkal

4 Shubman Gill C

5 Rishabh Pant WK IN FORM

6 Ravindra Jadeja

7 Dhruv Jurel IN FORM

8 Saransh Jain

9 Manav Suthar

10 Mohammed Siraj IN FORM

11 Prasidh Krishna

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Australia

Last XI vs Bangladesh · 22 Aug 2026

1 Travis Head IN FORM

2 Matt Renshaw

3 Marnus Labuschagne

4 Steven Smith

5 Cameron Green

6 Alex Carey WK

7 Beau Webster

8 Pat Cummins C

9 Mitchell Starc

10 Nathan Lyon

11 Josh Hazlewood IN FORM

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India

Full squad · 28 players

Abhimanyu Easwaran

Akash Deep

Anshul Kamboj

Arshdeep Singh

Auqib Nabi

Axar Patel

Devdutt Padikkal

Dhruv Jurel

Gurnoor Brar

Harshit Rana

Jasprit Bumrah

Karun Nair

Kuldeep Yadav

Lokesh Rahul

Manav Suthar

Mohammed Siraj

Narayan Jagadeesan

Nitish Kumar Reddy

Prasidh Krishna

Ravindra Jadeja

Rishabh Pant

Sai Sudharsan

Saransh Jain

Sarfaraz Khan

Shardul Thakur

Shubman Gill

Washington Sundar

Yashasvi Jaiswal

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Australia

Full squad · 18 players

Alex Carey

Beau Webster

Cameron Green

Jake Weatherald

Josh Hazlewood

Josh Inglis

Marnus Labuschagne

Matt Renshaw

Matthew Kuhnemann

Mitchell Starc

Nathan Lyon

Pat Cummins

Sam Konstas

Scott Boland

Sean Abbott

Steven Smith

Travis Head

Usman Khawaja

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IND made 1 change for their last match. AUS made 1 change for their last match.

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Who is playing in India vs Australia?

Confirmed XIs are announced around the toss, ~30 minutes before the start. Based on their last matches, India are likely to field Yashasvi Jaiswal, Lokesh Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill and 7 more, and Australia Travis Head, Matt Renshaw, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith and 7 more — full predicted XIs and squads are on this page.

Who leads the India vs Australia head-to-head record?

The head-to-head is tied at 7–7 from 18 matches.

What is India's current form in 2025/2027?

India have won 5 and lost 4 from 11 matches in 2025/2027, averaging 395.3 runs per match.

What is Australia's current form in 2025/2027?

Australia have won 4 and lost 1 from 5 matches in 2025/2027, averaging 217.6 runs per match.

Where is India vs Australia being played?

India vs Australia is being played at Narendra Modi Stadium on 27 Feb 2027 at 09:30 IST.

Who are the top run-scorers in India vs Australia head-to-head matches?

The top run-scorers in India vs Australia H2H are Travis Head (738 runs), Steven Smith (666 runs), Virat Kohli (651 runs).

Who are the top wicket-takers in India vs Australia head-to-head matches?

The top wicket-takers in India vs Australia H2H are Jasprit Bumrah (41 wkts), Pat Cummins (36 wkts), Nathan Lyon (35 wkts).

Who are the top 2025/2027 run-scorers for India and Australia?

The leading run-scorers in 2025/2027 are Lokesh Rahul (559 runs), Yashasvi Jaiswal (455 runs), Shubman Gill (424 runs).

Who are the top 2025/2027 wicket-takers for India and Australia?

The leading wicket-takers in 2025/2027 are Mitchell Starc (31 wkts), Mohammed Siraj (18 wkts), Jasprit Bumrah (18 wkts).

Where are India and Australia in the standings?

India are 2nd with 64 points and Australia are 1st with 96 points.

What is the pitch like at Narendra Modi Stadium?

At Narendra Modi Stadium, 73% of wickets fall to seam and 22.7% to spin. The average match total is 768.5 runs with a first-innings average of 239.8. There are an average of 8.3 sixes per match and teams batting first have won 0.0% of matches.

What is India's record at Narendra Modi Stadium?

India have won 3 and lost 0 from 4 matches at Narendra Modi Stadium.

What is Australia's record at Narendra Modi Stadium?

Australia have won 0 and lost 0 from 1 matches at Narendra Modi Stadium.

India vs Australia - Players & Playing XI · ICC World Test Championship

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is playing in India vs Australia?

Who leads the India vs Australia head-to-head record?

What is India's current form in 2025/2027?

What is Australia's current form in 2025/2027?

Where is India vs Australia being played?

Who are the top run-scorers in India vs Australia head-to-head matches?

Who are the top wicket-takers in India vs Australia head-to-head matches?

Who are the top 2025/2027 run-scorers for India and Australia?

Who are the top 2025/2027 wicket-takers for India and Australia?

Where are India and Australia in the standings?

What is the pitch like at Narendra Modi Stadium?

What is India's record at Narendra Modi Stadium?

What is Australia's record at Narendra Modi Stadium?

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India vs Australia - Players & Playing XI · ICC World Test Championship

The Statz verdict

Head-to-head record

Season comparison

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Last 4 matches here

Hit rates: who delivers?

Top performers in this fixture

Full squads

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is playing in India vs Australia?

Who leads the India vs Australia head-to-head record?

What is India's current form in 2025/2027?

What is Australia's current form in 2025/2027?

Where is India vs Australia being played?

Who are the top run-scorers in India vs Australia head-to-head matches?

Who are the top wicket-takers in India vs Australia head-to-head matches?

Who are the top 2025/2027 run-scorers for India and Australia?

Who are the top 2025/2027 wicket-takers for India and Australia?

Where are India and Australia in the standings?

What is the pitch like at Narendra Modi Stadium?

What is India's record at Narendra Modi Stadium?

What is Australia's record at Narendra Modi Stadium?

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