New Delhi. Without Rohit Sharma, the Indian team is ready to face Australia in the first test match. Team India’s regular captain Rohit will not play in the first Test match of the series to be played at Optus Stadium in Perth. Jasprit Bumrah will captain in his place. Australia’s record in this stadium has been excellent. Australia has played 4 test matches here and has won all four. Fans are curious about how the pitch of this stadium will behave. Which team has scored the most runs and scored the lowest at this venue? What will the captain who wins the toss want to do first, what will be the weather pattern on the five days of the test, let us tell you about it.
Last summer, when the Test match was played here between Pakistan and Australia, the Pakistan team was bundled out for just 89 runs in the fourth innings. Pakistan’s innings was limited to only 30.2 overs. The pitch of Optus Stadium is famous for its speed and bounce. WACA chief pitch curator Isaac MacDonald says unseasonal rain in Perth has had an impact on the pitch preparation for the first Test in the Border Gavaskar Trophy and he does not expect ‘curved cracks’ to form on it, but the pitch is still very good. Will get bounce.
How is the pitch of Optus Stadium? How will the weather be, know the report card
‘Growing grass will provide similar buoyancy’
McDonald had said two days ago, ‘Not much preparation has been done. I don’t think this pitch will break now. There is no possibility of curved cracks on it but the growth of grass will provide similar bounce. Last time it was eight to 10 mm. We are talking to our curator team about what can happen. It is certain that the pitch will have good pace and bounce. In such a situation, fast bowlers will get help here.
india vs australia weather report
The weather is going to be favorable for the first test match between India and Australia. However, in some reports it is also being said that sometimes it may rain. It has rained in Perth in the last few days. Although it is not the time for rain there yet. The temperature is expected to be 22 degrees Celsius while the wind speed will be 17 kilometers from South-Southwest. Which can increase the speed to 33 kilometers per hour. The moisture content is estimated to be 52 percent. The sky is expected to be 57 percent cloudy. In such a situation, swing bowlers can get help here in the initial session.
4 Tests have been played at Optus Stadium
A total of 4 Tests have been played at Optus Stadium where Australia has won all the matches. The highest total here is 598 runs which Australia has scored against West Indies in 2022. The lowest total is in the name of Pakistan which had scored 89 runs in 2023. The average score in the first innings is 456 runs while the average score in the second innings is 250.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: November 21, 2024, 17:35 IST