India and Australia will conflict within the much-awaited World Test Championship last (WTC) at London’s iconic The Oval beginning on Wednesday, June 7. There just isn’t a lot distinction between the 2 groups going into an important Test match of this yr as each groups appeared properly ready.
Australia suffered a giant blow within the type of Josh Hazlewood’s harm whereas India are lacking their premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah. India dominated the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023 at residence prior to the IPL 2023 and can take large confidence from that to produce one other dominant efficiency over Australia within the subsequent 5 days at The Oval.
​Pitch Report – IND vs AUS, WTC Final
The pitch at The Oval has a bating-friendly floor in red-ball cricket however that is the primary time the match is being performed within the month of June. Spinners have faired properly at The Oval comparatively different iconic venues in England. But the early experiences are suggesting a very good quantity of inexperienced grass on the floor for the upcoming match. So, the pacers are seemingly to dominate the match and groups will desire bowling first.Â
The inexperienced floor is probably going to produce additional bounce for each pacers and spinners within the first two days of this Test. Weather experiences recommend clear skies for the primary three days with a temperature hovering round 20 levels Celcius however there may be rain forecast on the weekend.Â
​Will Toss Matter?
Not seemingly. There just isn’t a substantial distinction in groups’ profitable extra or fewer matches whereas batting or bowling first at The Oval. Teams batting first have barely faired higher with 38 wins in 105 Test matches performed right here. However, groups will desire bowling first if the pitch seems inexperienced on Wednesday.
The Kennington Oval, London-Â The Numbers GameÂ
Basic Test StatsÂ
- Total matches: 105
- Matches received batting first: 38
- Matches received bowling first: 29
Average Test Stats
- Average 1st Innings scores: 343
- Average 2nd Innings scores: 304
- Average third Innings scores: 238
- Average 4th Innings scores: 156
Score Stats for Test matches
- Highest whole recorded – 903/7 (335.2 Ov) by ENG vs AUS
- Lowest whole recorded – 44/10 (26 Ov) by AUS vs ENG
Full Squads –
India Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Srikar Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jaydev Unadkat
Australia Squad:Â David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, Josh Inglis (wk), Todd Murphy, Michael Neser, Marcus Harris
