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Australia have won the toss and opted to bat first against host India in the fifth match of the ICC ODI World Cup on October 8 at MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Travis Head and Marcus Stoinis miss out for Australia due to injury, with David Warner and Mitch Marsh to open the batting.
Meanwhile, India were forced to leave out opener Shubman Gill, who has been down with fever. Ishan Kishan will open the innings along with skipper Rohit Sharma.
Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey(w), Cameron Green, Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj