The Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) between India and Australia will begin from tomorrow. The first match of the five-match Test series will be played at the Optus Stadium in Perth. The Australian team has never lost a Test match here. This is an important series for India to reach the WTC final. Shubman Gill will not play the Perth Test, so Devdutt Padikkal’s play at number 3 is considered confirmed.
Match Details India vs Australia 22-26 November, Optus Stadium, Perth Toss – 7:20 AM, Match Start – 7:50 AM
India have won the last 4 series in a row. 28 Test series have been played between India and Australia since 1947. In this, India has won 11 and Australia 12. While 5 series have been drawn. While in Australia, the two teams played 13 series. Of these, 8 were won by Australia and 2 by India. At the same time, 3 series remained drawn. India created history by winning the Test series for the first time in Australia in 2018 and have won the previous two series as well.
India dominates the BGT which has been played since 1996. 16 BGT series have been played so far. In this context, 10 were won by India and 5 by the Kangaroo team. A series was drawn. India have won the last 4 series in a row. The team’s last loss was in the 2014-15 season.
See the test match records of both teams below
To play in the WTC final, India will have to win 4 matches. This time, the title match seems impossible for the Indian team, which has played in the last 2 finals of the World Test Championship. After losing to New Zealand, the team slipped to second place in the points table with 58.33% points. This is India’s final Test series at WTC 2023-25. The team will only be able to reach the final by winning 4 events without depending on anyone. Even if the team wins the series 3-2, they will not be able to reach the final.
Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, the top scorer for Team Yashasvi, is the team’s top scorer in the Test format this year. He scored 7 half-centuries and 2 centuries in 11 matches. Gill is at number two. He will not play this match. Virat Kohli is the second highest scorer in the Australian team after Sachin Tendulkar. Even though he failed against New Zealand, he is expected to perform well in this series. All-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin is the leading wicket-taker this year.
India will play without Rohit-Gil. Regular captain Rohit Sharma and top-order batsman Shubhman Gill will not play in this match. Rohit is on break and Gill is injured. In Rohit’s absence, Jasprit Bumrah will captain the team and KL Rahul will open with Yashasvi Jaiswal. At the same time, Devdutt Padikkal will play at number 3 in place of Gill.
Hazlewood, the bowler who has taken the most wickets for Australia, batting all-rounder Cameron Green has scored the most runs for Australia this year. Although he is not part of the team for this series. Usman Khawaja is at number two. He scored 274 points in 5 matches. Pacer Josh Hazlewood has taken the most wickets for the team during this period.
Pitch Report So far 4 test matches have been played at Optus Stadium, Perth. Australia won every match by batting first. Pace bowlers get more help here. Here bowlers took 139 wickets, pacers took 102 wickets and spinners took 37 wickets, i.e. pacers took 73.38% wickets and spinners took 26.62%. of counters.
According to the report, the average bounce on the current pitch here is 13 cm more than on Indian pitches. There is 8mm grass on the pitch and a few cracks as well.
Role of the toss: The average first innings score in Perth is 456 runs, so teams here prefer to bat first after winning the toss. Batting in the stadium becomes difficult as the match days progress. The four matches Australia have won here have all been by batting first. In this way, the role of throwing is important here.
There is absolutely no chance of rain during the Perth match. According to the weather site Accuweather, there is a 1% chance of rain here tomorrow. The daytime temperature will be 13 to 22 degrees. The weather will be sunny all day, with occasional clouds. However, there was some unusual rain here two days ago.
Possible game-11 from both Indian teams: Jasprit Bumrah (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Dhruv Jurel, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj.
Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Steve Smith, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Mitchell Starc.
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