IND AUS Delhi Test: Rohit Sharma & Co will get a good two-day break before travelling to Delhi for the 2nd Test. After dismantling Australia within three days in Nagpur Test, India are in s strong position to make the WTC Finals. All India need is a win in Delhi to confirm their spot in World Test Championship Final. The 2nd Border Gavaskar Trophy starts on Feb 17 and Australia will face yet another turner. Pat Cummins & Co folded for just 91 in the 2nd innings as the entire team were bowled out in one session. Ahead of the encounter, we take a look at the squad, injury news, and pitch report. Follow India vs Australia LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
- India will lock horns with Australia in the second Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
- The match is scheduled to be played between 17 to 21 February at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
- India defeated Australia in the first Test at Nagpur by an inning and 132 runs.
- Rohit Sharma smashed a ton in the series opener.
- Ashwin and Jadeja took five-wicket hauls.
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The 1st test match started on February 9 and ended on the third day, Saturday, February 11, at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. Earlier, Australia won the toss and opted to bat first. Indian bowlers bowled out Australia for 177 runs, in their first inning, where Ravindra Jadeja scalped 5 wickets. India smashed 400 runs in the first inning and took the lead of 223 runs. Captain Rohit Sharma scored splendid 120 runs. On the third day, Australia was again bowled out on 91 runs. Ashwin took 5 wickets and India won the match by an inning and 132 runs.
A splendid five-wicket haul in the second innings from @ashwinravi99 inspires #TeamIndia to a comprehensive victory in the first #INDvAUS Test 🙌🏻
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/SwTGoyHfZx…#INDvAUS | @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/wvecdm80k1
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 11, 2023
Ind vs Aus 2nd Test Squad:
India- Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav.
Australia- Pat Cummins (captain), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Peter Handscomb, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner.
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Arun Jaitley Stadium pitch report:
The pitch will be excellent for batting in the initial days of the game. As the match will progress, the spinners will definitely come into play yet again. There is a very low bounce on this track, and the batters will find it tough to play good shots. The average 1st innings score here has been 342 runs, whereas the average 4th innings score has been 165 runs.
Injury News:
- Mitchell Starc is likely to play the second Test match, he lands today in Delhi.
- Josh Hazelwood is to miss the second Test as he is not ready yet.
- Australian skipper Pat Cummins said that they are not sure about CameronGreen.
- Shreyas Iyer is close to recovery and could be available for the second Test.
- Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
IND VS AUS LIVE STREAMING IN INDIA:
Star Sports is the official broadcaster of the IND vs AUS series in India. Hence, Star Sports channels will present the live telecast of the matches in India. Disney+ Hotstar app and website will present the live streaming.
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