Match Details
Venue- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
When:- Thursday, December 06, 2018, 05:30 AM IST
Stat Corner-
Pitch Conditions
The Adelaide Oval is traditionally a slow paced track which bits like a spinning cobra as the Test wore on. However, the curator has left a grass covering on the drop-in pitch, making it a tricky affair for the captains to lock in their playing 11.
AUS vs IND Team News
- Aaron Finch suffered a blow on his hand while batting in the nets. He is, however, set to feature in the Test.
- Marcus Harris is set to make his Test debut at the Adelaide Oval, while Mitchell Marsh misses out.
- India have announced their 12 for tomorrow’s game.
AUS vs IND Squad
Australia
Tim Paine (c, wk), Peter Handscomb, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Chris Tremain, Josh Hazlewood, Mitch Mars, Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch
India
Virat Kohli (c), Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant (wk), Parthiv Patel (wk), Ravi Ashwin, Ravi Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
AUS vs IND Playing 11
Here’s how sides might line-up
Australia
Batters- Aaron Finch, Marcus Harris, Usman Khwaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb
Wicket-Keeper- Tim Paine
All-rounders- Travis Head
Bowlers- Mitchell Strac, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins
India
Batters- Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma/Hanuma Vihari
Wicket-Keeper- Rishab Pant
All-rounders- Ravichandran Ashwin
Bowlers- Ishant Sharma, Mohammad Shami, Jasprit Bumrah
AUS vs IND Dream11 Team
Batters- Murali Vijay warmed up with a hundred in the practise match against CA XI. The veteran opener will look for an encore of the last tour where he scored 4 fifties and a hundred. The choice for the second opener is a tricky one. KL Rahul has been battling with form while Marcus Harris and Aaron Finch will play their first Test on Australian soil. Harris is, however, coming off a great Sheffield stint and is worth a punt in your Dream11 side. The middle-order will be spearheaded by Virat Kohli, who has three hundred in his last three innings at the Adelaide Oval. Cheteshwar Pujara, Usman Khwaja and Shaun Marsh will complete my middle-order.
Wicket-Keeper- Both Rishab Pant and Tim Paine bat down the order. You can opt for either of them.
All-rounders- Travis Head or Ravichandran Ashwin? While Head can provide decent 5th bowling option for Aussies along with his batting, Ashwin will look to better his record in Australia. Aussie tracks are normally a tricky affair for visiting off-spinners. Thus, choosing Head is a safe bet.
Bowlers- In Starc, Hazlewood, Lyon and Starc, Australia has a formidable bowling line-up while Indian bowlers have been on a role this year. My choices would be Cummins, Lyon, Bumrah and Hazlewood.
Captain/Vice-Captain Pick:- Virat Kohli, Nathan Lyon, Murali Vijay, Pat Cummins, Shaun Marsh and Jasprit Bumrah.
