Probably the most anticipated Take a look at collection on Australian shores kicks off on Friday morning as Australia and India face off in Perth. It’s the 2 finest groups on the earth dealing with off, in what is bound to be an enthralling collection. Jack Tobin has you coated along with his full match preview and finest bets for the First Take a look at under. Good luck to everybody following!
Australia vs India: 1st Take a look at Preview & Betting Suggestions
Optus Stadium, Friday twenty first November, 1:20pm AEDT
Australia
Beginning XI: Pat Cummins, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc
Australia’s eleven was confirmed a few weeks in the past when Nathan McSweeney was introduced within the squad because the opener to accomplice Usman Khawaja, alongside Josh Inglis who’s the reserve batsmen. McSweeney earned his place after a powerful begin to the Sheffield Protect season, the place he has scored 297 runs at a median of 97, with two 50’s and a century. McSweeney all however sealed his spot with an unbeaten 88 in opposition to India A to information Australia A to victory in McKay in October.
The World Take a look at Champions are taking part in their first check match since March, the place Australia defeated New Zealand 2-0 away from house. The Aussies had an enormous 2023 with away Take a look at collection in opposition to India and England, earlier than house collection in opposition to Pakistan and the West Indies. Throughout Australia’s final 15 Assessments which dates from March 2023 to March 2024, they’ve received 10, drawn 2 and misplaced 3. Australia are at the moment the primary ranked Take a look at crew on the earth, boasting 4 of the highest 13 ranked Take a look at batters and 4 of the highest 11 ranked bowlers.
Australia jumped into first place within the World Take a look at Championship after India’s 3-0 defeat in opposition to New Zealand, and are within the field seat to make the ultimate as soon as once more. 5 wins throughout their subsequent seven matches in opposition to India and Sri Lanka will assure a spot, 4 wins will probably be sufficient to get by means of. It means profitable this collection in opposition to India received’t be sufficient, they should do it in a convincing matter in the event that they wish to assure a possibility to go back-to-back as World Take a look at Champions
India
Probably XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna
Not like Australia, India’s eleven has been removed from settled with some identified absences, however some late harm chaos throwing India’s preparation into turmoil. Captain Rohit Sharma was at all times going to overlook one of many first two Assessments because of the start of his second baby, the skipper will probably be again for the second Take a look at in Adelaide. Shubman Gill suffered a fractured thumb while fielding which implies India are having to interchange their opening batsmen, quantity three and sure their quantity six place after their horrific efficiency in opposition to New Zealand.
The skilled KL Rahul will probably open the batting given his earlier expertise, though he’s badly off form averaging 22 throughout his final three Assessments and the tour match in opposition to Australia A when he scored solely 4 and 10 on the MCG. 24-year-old Devdutt Padikall appears to be like set to play his second Take a look at match, batting at quantity 3 rather than Shubman Gill. Dhruv Jurel appears to be like set to leapfrog Sarfaraz Khan into quantity 6 after some excellent performances for India A in opposition to Australia A a number of weeks in the past. Whereas most of his teammates failed on the MCG, Jurel stood tall with knocks of 80 and 68 to maintain his facet within the sport on a tough pitch.
Jurel scored 190 runs at a median of 63.33 in his first three Take a look at matches after being chosen in opposition to England earlier this yr, scoring some essential knocks with India below strain. Jurel has a resilience that the incumbent Sarfaraz Khan doesn’t have, who though scored a blistering 150 within the second innings of the primary Take a look at in opposition to New Zealand, did not get previous 11 in his different 5 innings throughout the collection, which have been characterised by some horrendous dismissals.
Match Prediction
There’s a lot on the road on this conflict, the World Primary rating, first place within the World Take a look at Championship and legacies will probably be outlined this summer time. Can India win three Take a look at collection in a row in Australia? Can Pat Cummins’ facet proceed to ascertain themselves as among the best sides Australia has ever produced? Can Steve Smith or Virat Kohli wind again the clock and produce a classic efficiency to assist their facet to victory?
Curator Isaac McDonald has said within the media that this will probably be a pitch with loads of tempo and bounce that followers have grow to be accustomed to seeing in Perth. There was loads of rain this week in Perth that means the wicket probably received’t deteriorate prefer it did within the Take a look at in opposition to Pakistan final yr. Over the past 4 years the ball has had the higher of the bat, so the batting unit that may stand up to the strain of the standard bowling assaults that either side have, will go an extended solution to profitable this match.
India struggled badly on a seam pleasant wicket within the First Take a look at in opposition to New Zealand, so Australia’s tempo assault have an enormous alternative to make early inroads in opposition to an off form Indian batting unit, that’s lacking arguably its finest batsman in Shubman Gill.
Australia have beloved taking part in in Perth, profitable all 4 matches at Optus Stadium by margins of 146 runs, 296 runs, 164 runs and 360 runs. The primary of these 4 wins was a win over India again in 2018, and Australia know they merely should begin sturdy in the event that they wish to win this collection. Given India’s horror collection in opposition to New Zealand and the compelled modifications to their batting line up it places Australia in a powerful place for the opening Take a look at.
Australia to Win
$1.40 (2 Models)
Prop Wager
Runs on the high of the order have been laborious to return by in latest seasons in Australia, which leaves loads of worth in a few of Australia’s center and decrease order high scoring. Final summer time’s Take a look at collection in opposition to Pakistan and the Ashes collection the summer time prior noticed Mitch Marsh (344 runs at 86) and Travis Head (357 runs at 59.50) because the main run scorers respectively.
Alex Carey has been in crimson sizzling kind within the Sheffield Protect this season, sitting because the main run scorer with 452 runs at a median of 90.40, with two centuries in three matches. It comes off the again of a match profitable 98* within the second Take a look at in opposition to New Zealand in his final Take a look at match, in addition to knocks of 74, 77* and 13 within the ODI collection in September in opposition to England.
Alex Carey – High Australia 1st Innings Run Scorer
$12.50
