Published on: Feb 28, 2023 11:00 am IST|Updated on: Feb 28, 2023 5:59 pm IST
IND vs AUS 3rd Test: The Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023 has been all about Indian Cricket Team so far. The hosts so far have produced two stellar performances and it’s fair to say that Australia team hasn’t looked themselves. The last two games will be opportunity for them to make a comeback whereas India on the other hand would want to continue the winning run and take an unassailable lead in the series.
Fixture Name: India vs Australia, 3rd Test Competition: Australia tour of India 2023 Date: 1st Match 2022 Time: 9:30 AM IST Ground: Holkar Stadium, Indore
The pitch at Holkar Stadium, Indore has been traditionally a batting paradise. With boundary dimensions being small, the venue is high scoring but the condition of the pitch is expected to get slow as the game progresses. The average first and second innings score at this venue is 356 and 393, which dips down to 214 and 153 respectively. In Indian conditions, spinners are always in the game but with pitch expected to be slow, the spinners will be in good phase. The ground has hosted 2 games. The captain winning the toss would want to bat first. Here’s Indore Pitch Report.
India – W W W W W Australia – W W W L L
India:
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammad Shami
Australia:
Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Peter Handscomb, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (WK), Todd Murphy, Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc
Virat Kohli Stats in Tests
Indian batter Virat Kohli is expected to be the best batter in the first 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 batted staggering well. With conditions favouring batters, it is expected he will shine. The last game India played a Test, he smashed a double century. . His states in the Test are also staggering as in 106 games he has scored 8195 runs at an average of over 48.49 to go with 27 hundreds and 28 fifties.
Matches
Runs
Average
100s/50s
H/S
106
8195
48.49
27/28
254
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. His stats are also exceptional as he has 468 wickets in just 117 games.
Wickets
Economy
5W
10W
Best
117
468
2.93
31.63
22
3
8/50
Matches Played
IND Won
AUS Won
Draw
104
32
43
29
Here’s India vs Australia 3rd Test Dream11 Prediction
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