Series: Australia tour of India, 2023
India vs Australia, 1st Test 09 Feb 2023 9am IST
Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
India and Australia are all set to square off in a four-match Test series, the first of which takes place in Nagpur from 9-13 February. Both Australia and India are desperate for a series win and
hence will look to win the first Test and get an early lead. But it won’t be an easy task for either team.
Both India and Australia have selected a strong squad which makes up for an interesting game of cricket.
India are not yet qualified to play the WTC final in June. Australia have booked a place owing to their 2-0 series win over South Africa.
India needs to win at least two Test matches to seal a place in the WTC final. The hosts have a great home record and should fancy themselves of beating the number one ranked team Australia.
Although India do not have a few senior players like Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant, they have quite a few firepower in batting and bowling. India will yet again be banking on spinners to do their job.
It will be a hard-fought game of cricket in Nagpur. Both India and Australia will try their best to win the Nagpur Test and go 1-0 up in the four-match series.
India will be without Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, and Shreyas Iyer. Meanwhile, Australia will miss the services of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Cameron Green (bowling).
Pitch Report
The pitch at Nagpur is a typical subcontinent wicket where batters find it easy to score runs early in a game. But it starts to open up a bit as the game progresses and spinners come into play.
As perthe available stats, the average first-inning score here is 345.
KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH BATSMEN Virat Kohli, Head, Pujara, Labuschagne, Alex Carey
KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH BOWLERS Jadeja, Cummins, Lyon, Boland, Siraj
Prediction: The Rohit Sharma-led team will be playing on their home soil, they are expected to win the first Test in Nagpur.
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