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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