AUS vs IND 2nd Test Match- when and where to watch, venue, most likely playing XIs, full squad details, Pitch Report, Weather and more
Pat Cummins and his men, aiming to win the title after a gap of 10 years, need a win, as a 2-0 defeat will leave Australia with an uphill task to win the series. In addition, the defending WTC champions have slipped to the third spot after South Africa thwarted Sri Lanka in the series-opening Test match. On the other hand, for India, this game is set to be a golden opportunity to double their lead and inch closer to marking a historic hat-trick of the series win on Australian soil.
Coming to the team dynamics, Team India is set to make two changes in their playing XI for this Test match as skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill will be returning to the playing XI with Devdutt Padikkal and Dhruv Jurel likely to make their way. In contrast, Australia is expected to make one change, with injured Josh Hazlewood set to make way for Scott Boland.
Check all the details given below regarding the match:-
AUS vs IND 2nd Test MatchDetails
Match:AUS vs IND 2nd TestMatch,Indiatour of Australia
Captains:
Rohit Sharmais going to lead IndiaCricket Team
Pat Cummins will lead Australia Cricket Team
When: start from 6th December 2024
Match is going to start at 09.30 a.m.
Venue:Adelaide Oval
Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played108 matchesagainst each other. Out of which India has won 33matches and Australia cricket team has won 45 matches with 1 match ended up in no result and 29 ended up in draw.
Likely playing XI
Australia
Pat Cummins (Captain), Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Scott Boland.
India
Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Sarfaraz Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana.
Pitch report
As it is a Day/Night game and it will be played with the pink ball, help for the pacers throughout the day can be expected. In general Adelaide is a good batting wicket, but as the pink ball comes into the scenario, the batter need to be cautious with how the approach their innings in the game.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman:Virat Kohli
Best Bowler:Pat Cummins
Weather forecast for today in AdelaideOval
Maximum temperature: 31°C
Minimum temperature:22°C
Wind speed:13km/h
Chances of rain:10%
Capacity of stadium:53,500
Prediction to win:India is most likely to win the match
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