IND vs AUS 2nd Test: After an announcing start to the test series, India will face Australia in Delhi for the 2nd test at Arun Jaitley Stadium on 17 February. Australia face a humiliating loss at Nagpur Test by an inning and 132 runs. In this article, we will let you through the Weather forecast of Delhi city and the Pitch report of Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Both sides have arrived in Delhi and have begun strenuous practice sessions to get them ready for the tough battle. Australia did a few sessions on Nagpur’s pitch after the 1st test match. Australia was bundled out on that pitch within a session so they found it the perfect pitch to practice on.
Rohit Sharma made the perfect start to his first-time captaincy in the Border-Gavaskar trophy and would want to carry that momentum forward to the series and would want the Indian Cricket Team to get to another World Test Championship final. Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green are fit to strengthen the Australian playing 11 and Shreyas Iyer is back to the Indian side.
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The 2nd Test Match is to be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, so let’s check out the weather forecast and Pitch report for the 2nd Test match IND vs AUS.
IND vs AUS 2nd Test: Weather forecast
IND vs AUS | 2nd Test of Australia tour of India 2023 will be played from February 17 to February 21 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, India. The match begins at 9:30 AM IST.
According to weather.com, from February 17 (Friday) to February 21 (Tuesday), the weather conditions are favorable for a cricket match. The temperature of India’s Delhi city will hover between 28° Celsius during the 1st day to 32° celsius during the 5th test. The conditions are anticipated to be overcast as some clouds may float overhead.
The chances of rain are less than 6% during all 5 days and so on all 5 nights. The humidity is ranging between 64% in the daytime and 70% at the night and winds will blow toward the SouthWest at the speed of around 5-8kmph on all five days. So, no Signs of rain interrupting the match.
IND vs AUS 2nd Test: Pitch Report
The Arun Jaitley Stadium’s first-inning average over the last three games is 377. However in Delhi, where spinners have taken 66 out of 96 wickets in the previous three Tests played there, they should be in authority. The pacers should have some assistance with the new ball as well. After winning the toss, it is typical to bat first as the pitch is considered to get worse as the game goes on.
Steve Smith was found closely examining the Delhi pitch. The surface looked dry and according to the sources, the surface is expected to be a slow turner.
IND vs AUS 2nd Test: Who Will Win the 2nd Test?
Before the series started, Steve Smith said “Winning in India is more like winning the away Ashes.” India made that statement count in the very first test. Although the Australian team looks compact and strong on paper, the surface of Delhi is again going to be the thorn in the flesh for Aussies.
Both teams are equally balanced on man-to-man marking but defeating India in India is like snatching the morsel from Lion’s jaw, which is never going to be easy. Hence India is expected to win as home conditions are muchly favorable to them.
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