Published on: Mar 8, 2023 11:00 am IST|Updated on: Mar 8, 2023 12:09 pm IST
IND vs AUS 4th Test: The series between India and Australia took a twist after the visitors produced a sensational effort in the third Test to make the series score line 2-1. They batted and bowled staggeringly well and outclassed India, who in the first two games almost ticked every right box. Australia have qualified for the final of the World Test Championship whereas India needs to win the next game to qualify. With series too on the line, it is expected that it’ll be a scintillating game between the two teams.
Fixture Name: India vs Australia, 4th Test Competition: Australia tour of India 2023 Date: 9th March 2023 Time: 9:30 AM IST Ground: Narendra Modi International Stadium, Ahmedabad
The pitch in Ahmedabad is traditionally a slow surface. The pitch in the early times used to assist bowlers a lot but over the course of years, it has turned into a belter for the batters. The pitch in the game is expected to get slow as the game progresses. Batters will need to time the ball well considering the slowness of the pitch but one they get set they can pile up big amount of runs. The venue so far has hosted 14 games and the average first inning score at this venue is 338, which dips down in last three innings as the game progresses. Out of 14 games, 4 each have been won by teams batting and bowling first whereas rest have ended in a draw. The record at the venue suggests that captain winning the toss should opt to bat as fresh pitch will be best to bat.
India – W W W W L Australia – W W L L W
India:
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Umesh Yadav, Mohammad Shami
Australia:
Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Peter Handscomb, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (WK), Todd Murphy, Matthew Kunneman, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc
Probable Best Batter
Virat Kohli– Stats in Tests
Indian batter Virat Kohli is expected to be the best batter in the fourth Test against Australia. The right-hander has been the backbone of the Indian batting lineup for last decade. He looked in great touch in Delhi and Indore but failed to set stage in the fire as he didn’t convert his starts. With conditions favouring batters in Ahmedabad, it is expected he will shine. His states in the Test are also staggering as in 106 games he has scored 8230 runs at an average of over 48.13 to go with 27 hundreds and 28 fifties.
Matches
Runs
Average
100s/50s
H/S
107
8230
48.13
27/28
254
Probable Best Bowler
Nathan Lyon – Stats in Tests
Australian spinner Nathan Lyon is likely to be the best bowler in the third Test against India. Rates among the best spinners in the longest of the game, Lyon has often troubled Indian batters and with conditions being spin friendly, he’s likely to set stage on fire. He took a fifer in the second game and troubled the opposition and rattled India’s batting line up in the third game, picking 11 wickets in the game. His stats are also exceptional as he has 479wickets in just 118 games.
Wickets
Economy
5W
10W
Best
118
479
2.93
31.11
23
4
8/50
Matches Played
IND Won
AUS Won
Draw
105
32
44
29
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