Australia skipper Steve Smith won the toss and chose to bat against India in the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy in Dubai on Tuesday.
The winner faces South Africa or New Zealand in Sunday's final of the eight-nation 50-over tournament.
Australia made two changes with batting all-rounder Cooper Connolly and leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha coming in for Matthew Short and Spencer Johnson.
Connolly, who bowls left-arm spin, joined the squad as a replacement for Short, who was ruled out of the rest of the tournament with a thigh injury.
Australia won their opening match of the competition against Ashes rivals England but their next two games in the group phase were abandoned due to rain.
Rohit Sharma-led India are unchanged from their win over New Zealand in their last group match and have four spinners in the XI.
India have won all three of their games and are playing in Dubai after they refused to tour Champions Trophy hosts Pakistan for political reasons.
The semi-final is the first ODI between India and Australia since the World Cup final in November 2023 in Ahmedabad. Australia won.
The other semi-final is in Lahore on Wednesday.
Teams
Australia: Cooper Connolly, Travis Head, Steven Smith (capt), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Tanveer Sangha.
India: Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy.
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZL), Richard Illingworth (ENG)
TV Umpire: Michael Gough (ENG)
Match Referee: Andy Pycroft (RSA)
Rohit Sharma’s thoughts at the toss
Speaking after the toss, the Indian captain, when asked whether he would have batted or bowled if he had won the toss, said, “I was prepared to do both,”
“The wickets here have played very differently and when you are in two minds it is better to lose the toss.
“We played three games here and each time it was different. The pitch keeps changing its nature and at the end of the day you have to play good cricket.
“There are four or five surfaces here and each one has it’s own way. Every time you come here you know it will be challenging and the slower bowlers have come into play a lot that is why.
“You need to have that sort of momentum with you and we want to play a good game of cricket and we have to come out and bowl well and restrict them.”
Steve Smith’s thoughts at the toss
“It looks like a dry pitch – it’s a dry square – we’d like to get some runs on the board,” the Australian captain said when asked about what he had to say about the pitch.
“The guys had a couple of sessions at the academy in Dubai.
“The pitch should take a lot more turn so we want runs on the board and put pressure later on.
“India are a very good side – we like coming up against them – and should be a good contest.”
Australia XI: Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Steven Smith (captain), Marnus Labuschagne, Cooper Connolly, Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Tanveer Sangha, Adam Zampa.
India XI: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy.