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India vs Australia: Match Preview, Match Details, Pitch Report, Match Prediction, 2nd Test

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Match Preview

India and Australia are going to face each other in the second Test at New Delhi.

Furthermore, the match is just two days away and both teams are looking to gain the upper hand.

Moreover, India thrashed Australia at Nagpur in just three days and will look to repeat the same feat at Delhi as well.

On the other hand, Australia will have to get their act together if they want to win this Test. They weren’t at their best on the first Test.

Furthermore, the return of Ravindra Jadeja to the Indian squad has worked wonders for them.

India’s lower-order batters did an excellent job in the first Test as they contributed the major chunk of runs.

Thus, it will be a great Test once again between these two sides on the 17th of February.

Match Details

Match: India vs Australia, 2nd Test

Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi

Date: 17th February 2023

Time: 9:30 AM IST

Pitch Report

Talking about the pitch at Delhi, then it is quite a suitable one for batters and is just like any other pitch. However, it will witness deterioration as the game progresses. Furthermore, the average first innings total at this venue is 342.

Full Squads for India vs Australia, 2nd Test

India

Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma (c), Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan (wk), Srikar Bharat (wk), Jaydev Unadkat, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammad Siraj, Umesh Yadav

Australia

David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw, Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja, Ashton Agar, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Alex Carey (wk), Peter Handscomb (wk), Josh Hazelwood, Lance Morris, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Todd Murphy

Probable Playing XI for India vs Australia, 2nd Test

India

Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Srikar Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj

Australia

David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Peter Handscomb, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Mitchell Starc

Predicted Winner

From the team combinations, India is sure to win this Test match as they have the firepower of their spinners.

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