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We will discuss the Probable Playing 11, head-to-head numbers, recent form, Key Players to watch out for, injury updates, Pitch Report, and more.
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Match Details
Matxh | 1st Test |
Series | India Tour of Australia, 2024-25 |
Date | Nov 22 - 26 |
Time | 7:50 A.M. IST |
Venue | Perth Stadiun, Perth |
Trophy | Border Gavaskar Trophy |
Recent Form
Following is the recent form of both teams. India currently played a series against South Africa in South Africa and Australia recently played a series against Pakistan in Australia.
Team | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Match 4 |
Australia | Win vs Pakistan | Win vs Pakistan | Win vs Pakistan | Lost vs Pakistan |
India | Win vs South Africa | Win vs South Africa | Lost vs South Africa | Win vs South Africa |
After a shock at home against New Zealand in the Test Series, Team India got back on track in the T20I series against South Africa as they dominated the home team.
On the other hand, after a shock at home against Pakistan in the ODI series, Australia got back on track in the T20I series against Pakistan.
Team India won the T20I series by 3-1 against South Africa and Australia won the T20I series by 3-0 against Pakistan.
Head To Head
AUS VS IND Probable Playing11
Here is the probable playing11 of both the teams.
Australia Playing11
N McSweeney, U Khawaja, M Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey (WK), Pat Cummins (C), M Starc, Josh Hazelwood, Nathan Lyon
India Playing11
Y Jaiswal, A Easwaran, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, R Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, R Jadeja, Akash Deep, M Siraj, J Bumrah
Pitch Report
Perth Stadium, Perth
This wicket is highly suitable for the pacers as there is a good amount of bounce and pace present on the pitch.
Afterward, batters have a huge advantage here as they can easily trust the bounce on the pitch and can play their shots.
The average 1st inning score here is 456 in Test matches which shows that this is a good wicket for batting.
Spinners didn’t get any help from the pitch, but in the later part of the game particularly ay Day 5, they got some help and grabbed wickets.
Overall, a good wicket for pacers and batters.
For In-Depth Pitch Analysis check out – Perth Stadium Pitch Report | Batting or Bowling Pitch |
Key Players To Watch
Here are some most important players to watch out for.
1. Pat Cummins –
- Batting – Lower Middle Order Stability ✅🔥
- Bowling – Consistent Line and Length✅🔥
This makes Pat Cummins a very important option for your fantasy team and a player to watch out for.
He will contribute with his Batting in the lower middle overs and will bowl a good amount of overs as well which makes him an option for taking wickets as well.
Thus, he can contribute to both departments.
2. J Bumrah –
- Wicket-taking bowler ✅🔥
- Consistent Line and Length ✅🔥
J Bumrah is a world-class and wicket-taking bowler. He delivered when India needed him the most.
In the Border Gavaskar Trophy, he will Captain the side in the absence of Rohit Sharma as well.
3. Steve Smith –
- 2 Down Batting – ✅🔥
- Head-to-Head Numbers– ✅🔥
- Solid Technique– ✅🔥
This makes Steve Smith a very important option for your team. He is a technically solid batter and normally these types of batters get success in Perth Stadium.
With his batting skills, he will trouble the bowlers of India whose recent form excluding J Bumrah is not very impressive.
Thus, Steve Smith is a key player to watch out for in this match.
4. Virat Kohli –
- Technically Solid Battery – ✅🔥
- Plays Pace and Spin well – 🔥🔥
- 2 Down Batting – ✅🔥
Virat Kohli flopped in the New Zealand series but today is a very good option for your teams.
He is a player to watch out for as this is a batting-friendly wicket and the King will step up today to keep alive the hopes of the Indian team in the WTC Final.
His selection is also very low in Captaincy terms.