Australia Tour Of India 2023 | India VS Australia | 2nd Test , 17 Feb , 9:00 AM | Match Preview

Series: Australia tour of India, 2023

India vs Australia, 2nd Test 17 Feb 2023 9.30am IST

Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

India and Australia will be locking horns against each other in the second Test at Arun Jaitley Stadium from the 17th of February.
India won the first Test and is leading the 4-match Test series by 1-0.

Winning the toss, Australia opted to bat in the first Test. They ended up stacking 177 on the board, Jadeja and Axar picked
5 wickets and 3 wickets respectively for the Indian side. Marnus Labuschagne scored a fighting 49 against the star-studded Indian bowling lineup.

In reply, India piled up a mammoth 400 in their first innings, skipper Rohit Sharma brought up his 9th Test hundred while
Axar Patel added 84 with the bat. Australia was bundled out on a mere 91 in their second innings, losing the game by innings and 132 runs. Ravichandran Ashwin hunted 5 scalps while Jadeja and Shami picked 2 wickets each.

India will be aiming to gain an unassailable lead while the Aussies would be hoping for a comeback here.
Another exciting contest is anticipated between these two sides here.

Pitch Report
The Arun Jaitley Stadium is a batting-friendly ground, with a good amount of help for the swing bowlers on
offer during the initial overs. There is not much help for the spinners on this track early on. Batting will be easier
in the first innings as compared to the second.
AVERAGE 1ST INNINGS SCORE:
The average first-innings score on this wicket is 410 runs.

WEATHER REPORT:
The temperature is expected to hover around 23°C on the matchdays with 42% humidity and 5-8 km/hr wind speed.
There are no chances of precipitation during the game.

KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH BATSMEN Rohit Sharma , Cheteshwar Pujara,Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne ,

KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH BOWLERS Ravindra Jadeja,Ravichandran Ashwin, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy

Prediction: Considering the team combination and home advantage, India is expected to win this match.

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