IND vs ENG 5th Test pitch report: How will surface at HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala play for the last game?

IND vs ENG 5th Test pitch report: India and England are all set to shut out the five-match Test sequence at 1457m above sea degree. The sequence which initially seemed to be taking place the wire into the remaining Test, particularly after India misplaced the opener, is nicely and really over by the time the groups say hiya to the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala. 

India are 3-1 forward they usually have the assets to make it 4-1. Even although KL Rahul will not be accessible they usually already missed Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami, the Indian group could be boosted by the return of Jasprit Bumrah. Meanwhile, England have named their enjoying XI a day earlier than the Test as they do now. The solitary change for the English facet is the return of pace service provider Marok Wood, who comes in for Ollie Robinson. 

Though the sequence could be over and it could look like the useless rubber, there may be nonetheless a lot to play for with essential World Test Championship factors on the line and pleasure of the groups too. Here is how the pitch at the Dharamsala venue is predicted to behave for the sequence finale.

HPCA Stadium Dharamsala pitch report

The picturesque HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala is a pace-friendly surface. It is chill in Dharamsala and England may really feel at dwelling away from it in the foothills of the Himalayas. The venue usually fits seam-bowling circumstances. In the earlier Ranji Trophy sport at this venue between Delhi and Himachal Pradesh, all of the 36 wickets fell to the pacers.

Notably, Ben Stokes expects the venue to have runs in it. After trying at the surface, there appear to be some patches on it as nicely, which means that the spinners may come in helpful too. 

HPCA Stadium Dharamsala – The numbers sport

Test matches

Total Matches – 1

Matches gained batting first – 0

Matches gained bowling first – 1

Average 1st innings Score – 300

Average 2nd innings Score – 332

Average third innings Score – 137

Average 4th innings Score – 106

Highest complete recorded – 332/10 By IND vs AUS

Lowest complete recorded – 137/10 By AUS vs IND

Highest rating chased – 106/2 By IND vs AUS

Lowest rating defended – None

Ranji Trophy 2023/24 matches: 4

Matches gained batting first: 3

Matches gained batting second: 0

Matches drawn: 1

Average 1st innings complete: 228

Average 2nd innings complete: 247

Average third innings complete: 232

Average 4th innings complete: 178

Highest complete recorded: 482

Lowest bowled out complete: 106

Probable XIs:

India’s possible XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj

England’s Playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes (wk), Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson, Mark Wood