Series: Australia tour of India, 2023
India vs Australia, 4th Test, 9th march 2023 morning nine thirty am
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
India and Australia will lock horns in the fourth and final Test of their four-match series on Thursday, March 9. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host the contest.
India, led by Rohit Sharma, claimed the Border Gavaskar Trophy after winning the first two Tests in Nagpur and Delhi. However, the Aussies managed to stay alive in the series after winning
the third Test by nine wickets at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore.
Steve Smith led the visitors with a lot of authority in Pat Cummins’ absence and guided his team to victory. Australia also became the first team to advance to the final
of the World Test Championship 2021-23 to be played in June at Kennington Oval in London.
Nathan Lyon was exceptional for the Aussies with 11 wickets, including an eight-wicket haul in the second innings. Matthew Kuhnemann, who replaced Mitchell Swepson in the squad, picked up a five-wicket haul in the first innings.
India, on the other hand, need to win the final Test to become the second finalist. But if they lose, then they will have to depend on the outcome of the series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka.
The hosts have lost only two out of 14 Tests at the venue for the upcoming Test.
Pitch Report
The pitch in Ahmedabad isn’t expected to be batting friendly by any means. Spinners are expected to extract a lot out of the surface.
Batting first after winning the toss should be the way forward for teams.
Weather Forecast
There is no chance of rain throughout the Test match. Temperatures will be around the 38-degree Celsius mark. The humidity won’t be on the higher side.
KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH BATSMEN Rohit Sharma , Cheteshwar Pujara,Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne ,
KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH BOWLERS Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy
Prediction: Considering the team combination and home advantage, India is expected to win this 4th match and seal the series 3-1.
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