Finally its time for Kohli and co. to take over Australian kangaroos on their own soil. Team India is playing its first match after lockdown, its been over 9 months since they last played a match together in the Indian jersey against New Zealand in February. This is going to be a two month long and hectic tour for both teams comprising of ODI, T20 AND TEST matches, with ODI series starting from tomorrow at Sydney. Both the teams are looking balanced but Australia has a slight advantage due to the unavailability of Rohit Sharma in the Indian camp. But apart from that, it is going to be a close contest. Australian batting order is looking very giant due to the presence of Finch, Warner, Smith and Labuschagne at the top order. India would rely heavily on Bumrah and Shami to take wickets upfront otherwise Australia will register a huge total on board. Spinners will have a big contribution in the match as Sydney's pitch provides turn and grip for slow bowlers. Chahal and Jadeja will have a pivotal role in the middle overs. On the other hand Indian batting looks decent in the presence of captain Virat and in form Rahul and Shikhar. Mayank will get a chance to showcase his talent at the top in the absence of Rohit. There is a mini battle at no.6 spot between Manish Pandey and Hardik Pandya. The latter is making a comeback for India after a long time. Mighty Australian pacers would be waiting for the match to begin as they will enjoy bowling at a Rohit less Indian batting on a pacy, bouncy wicket. Starc and Cummins will hunt in pair with the new ball and in the death overs. Zampa will be a key a factor in the middle overs for Australia. Now let us have a look at ODI statistics of Sydney cricket ground.
ODI STATISTICS AT SCG :
- Total matches played : 150
- Batting First Won : 88
- Batting Second Won : 62
- Tie : 0
- Avg. Score in 1st bat : 227
- Highest Score : South Africa 408/5
- Lowest Score : India 63/10
Scoring Pattern
- Below Score 200 : 49
- Score between 200 and 249 : 55
- Score between 250 and 299 : 30
- Above Score 300 : 16
Ideal playing xi of both teams -
- IND - Mayank Agarwal, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (c), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk) (vc), Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal, Japrit Bumrah.
- AUS - Aaron Finch (c), David Warner, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchel Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
- WIN PREDICTOR
- WIN PREDICTOR
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