IND vs AUS Today Match Prediction for India vs Australia 2nd Test – Who Will Win second test between India and Australia?

IND vs AUS 2nd Test: The much anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy kick started with a Nagpur Test, that saw the hosts dominating the game. The Indian Cricket Team crushed Australia by an innings and 132 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the series. They outclassed the opposition in all three departments. But one cannot write off Australia. Therefore it’s fair to say that we would be in for an exciting encounter.

India vs Australia, 2nd Test
Competition: Australia tour of India 2023
Date: 17th February 2022
Time: 9:30 AM IST
Ground: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

IND vs AUS Pitch Report

The pitch at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi is traditionally a good batting surface. The venue is high scoring but the condition of the pitch is expected to get slow as the game progresses. The average first and second innings score at this venue is 342 and 316, which dips down to 237 and 165 respectively. In Indian conditions, spinners are always in the game but with pitch expected to be slow, the spinners will be in good phase. The ground has hosted 36 games with 6 being won by teams batting first whereas 13 being won by chasing teams.

RECENT FORM

India – W W W W W
Australia – W W W W L

IND vs AUS Probable Playing XI

India:

Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammad Shami

Australia:

David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey (WK), Todd Murphy, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc

IND vs AUS Match Prediction

Probable Best Batter

Virat Kohli Stats in Tests

Indian batter Virat Kohli is expected to be the best batter in the first Test against Australia. The right-hander has been the backbone of the Indian batting lineup for last decade and with match being slated to take place in Delhi, which is his home ground, he’s likely to shine. His states in the Test are also staggering as in 105 games he has scored 8131 runs at an average of over 48.69 to go with 27 hundreds and 28 fifties.

Matches	Runs	Average	100s/50s	H/S
105	8131	48.69	27/28	254

Probable Best Bowler

Nathan Lyon Stats in Tests

Australian spinner Nathan Lyon is likely to be the best bowler in the second Test against India. Rates among the best spinners in the longest of the game, Lyon has often troubled Indian batters and with conditions being spin friendly, he’s likely to set stage on fire. His stats are also exceptional as he has 461 wickets in just 116 games.

Matches	Wickets	Economy	Average	5W	10W	Best
116	461	2.93	31.86	21	3	8/50

Who Will Win Today’s Match Between India and Australia

The last time India and Australia squared off in a Test series, it saw India scripting history and defeating the opposition at home.
India has won 13 Tests at Delhi from 34 games.
Australia are yet to win a series in India. Their last series win in India came in 1970.
Overall in 103 games, India has won 31 games whereas Australia has 43 wins to their name.
According to the IND vs AUS today match prediction, IND is the favourites to win this match.