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After a convincing win in the 1st Test, India would look to further their WTC campaign in the 2nd Test against Australia.
IND vs AUS 2nd Test: Match Preview:
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India registered a dominating win in the 1st Test, beating Australia by an innings and 132 runs. Captain Rohit Sharma led from the front as he scored his 9th century. However, the rest of the top and middle order failed to score big. In the lower middle order, left-handed all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel stood up scoring 70 and 84 runs respectively and etching a partnership of 88 runs for the 8th wicket.
Ravindra Jadeja led the bowling as he picked up his 11th five-wicket haul in Test cricket, returning after a period of 5 months due to injury. Ravichandran Ashwin had his spell on the Aussies in the 2nd innings, picking up his 31st 5-fer and restricting the Kangaroos below the 100-run mark. Jadeja and Ashwin combined took a total of 15 out of 20 Australian wickets.
Australian batters had a really hard time in the Nagpur Test tackling the Indian spinners in their home conditions. While openers David Warner (1) and Usman Khawaja (1) were dismissed by Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj respectively, the spinners took care of the rest of the batting attack. Marnus Labuschagne was the top scorer with 49 runs while Steve Smith (37), Peter Handscomb (31) and Alex Carey (36) were the only other batters to reach the double-digit mark. Australia were all out for 91/10 inside a session in the 2nd innings.
In the bowling however, Todd Murphy had a stellar debut as the youngster grabbed 7 wickets in the first innings. Captain Pat Cummins took two wickets while Nathan Lyon managed 1 wicket but the batting display by the visitors made sure they didn't get to bowl again in a second inning.
IND vs AUS 2nd Test: Match Details
- Date – Friday, February 17, 2023
- Time – 09:30 AM IST
- Venue – Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Today's Match Prediction: Who will win today's cricket match? IND vs AUS 2nd Test
India will start as clear favourites to win the 2nd Test and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.
IND vs AUS Head-to-Head:
- Total – 103
- India – 31
- Australia – 43
- Draw – 28
- Tie – 1
IND vs AUS 2nd Test: Where to Watch?
The Australian tour of India will be broadcasted live by Star Sports network as well as on DD Free Dish for free. Viewers can watch it online on the OTT platform Disney Plus Hotstar.
IND vs AUS 2nd Test Team News:
- India – Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the 1st Test due to injury and will be joining the playing 11 for the 2nd Test.
- Australia – Mitchell Starc will join the Australian team for the 2nd Test. There are no updates on Josh Hazlewood and Cameron Green's fitness as of now. Matt Renshaw also sustained a minor injury during the 1st Test and his participation is also doubtful
IND vs AUS 2nd Test Probable Playing 11:
- India – Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Srikar Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
- Australia – David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Peter Handscomb, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Mitchell Starc
Today Match IND vs AUS 2nd Test Fantasy 11:
- Wicket-keepers – Alex Carey, Peter Handscomb
- Batters – Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli, Marnus Labuschagne
- All-rounders – Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel
- Bowlers – Mohammed Shami, Pat Cummins, Todd Murphy
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