Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium Pitch Report For IND vs AUS 1st T20I
Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam (X.com)
India and Australia, who recently had an epic battle in the World Cup 2023 final, will go up against each other yet again on Thursday (November 23), in the first T20I of the five-match series at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam.
There won't be many regular faces in this series, with Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, and David Warner leading the way. Obviously, they deserved a much-needed break after a hectic one-and-a-half months of cricket. However, it's time to put bygones behind us.
Three T20Is have been played at this venue, one of which was between these two opponents in 2019. Back then, Australia won the game, having restricted India to 126/7 before seeing off the target on the very last ball of the contest. This explains why the average run rate at this venue stands at 6.57.
Visakhapatnam Stadium Pitch Report
The pitch at Vizag is ideally suited to batsmen, and the smaller boundaries even make their job easier. It was evident in the most recent (in 2022) T20I match between India and South Africa at this venue. Then, the Men in Blue piled 179/5 in that match before bowing the opposition out for 131 in 19.1 overs.
Traditionally at this time, Vizag gets impacted by dew, and teams batting second have the advantage, but this shouldn't be the case on Thursday. The reason for this is that there is a high probability of rain before the contest starts, so dew should not factor into this match.
Thus, spinners will be a major factor for either side, especially Adam Zampa and Ravi Bishnoi, if the former is not rested to manage his workload.
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