Cricket News Desk. The first match of the 5-Test series between India and Australia will be played at the Optus Stadium in Perth from November 22. Pictures of the pitch have been revealed before the first Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to be held in Perth. Looking at these pictures it seems that the situation will not be easy for the batsmen. There is a lot of grass on the pitch and water is being continuously poured to keep it green. In such a situation the ball can swing and bounce a lot.
Fast bowlers will like the pitch
It is also expected that both the teams can enter this match with four fast bowlers. This pitch can prove to be difficult for Indian batsmen like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Usman Khawaja, Virat Kohli and Steve Smith. At the same time, fast bowlers like India's Jasprit Bumrah and Australia's Pat Cummins may like this pitch. Now grass will be cut on it. Only then will we know what the pitch will be like.
problems for india
There are many challenges for India in this series. First of all, captain Rohit Sharma will not be able to play in the first test match. She will remain in India due to the birth of her second child. The second big problem is the injury to opener Shubman Gill. He is out of the first test match. Apart from all this, Virat Kohli's recent form is also a matter of concern. India will have to work hard to defeat Australia in this series. The performance of the Indian team has not been anything special in recent times. In such a situation, India will have to perform well on every front to win this series.
keep an eye on the green pitch
West Australia cricket's chief curator Isaac McDonald said before the match, “It's Australia, it's Perth… I'm really just preparing it for better pace and better bounce.” From this it can be clearly estimated that the fast bowlers will get a lot of help here. Due to which the batsmen may have to face problems. Till now, only the team batting first on this ground has been able to win the match. In such a match, whichever team wins the toss wants to bat first.
perth stadium weather report
The atmosphere in Perth will be pleasant on 22 November. It will be partly cloudy, but there is no chance of rain. The temperature will be around 22 degrees Celsius. The wind speed will be 17 km per hour and the wind direction will be south-west. Humidity level will be 52% and chances of rain are very less. Cloud cover will be 57% and visibility will be 10 km.
perth stadium test statistics
Total matches: 4
Matches won while batting first: 4
Average score of first innings: 456
Average score of second innings: 250
Average score of third innings: 218
Average score of 4th innings: 183
Indian team for the series against Australia:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj, Ravindra Jasad. , Akash Deep, Ishtan Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
Reserve: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed.
Australian team for the first Test: Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc.
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