AUS vs WI Today Match Prediction for Australia vs West Indies 2nd Test – Who Will Win Australia vs West Indies?
Published on: Dec 7, 2022 12:59 pm IST|Updated on: Dec 7, 2022 12:59 pm IST
AUS vs WI Today Match Prediction: Australia had a convincing win over West Indies in the 1st Test. They defeated the visitors by a whopping 164 runs. Both Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne scored double hundreds and Nathon Lyon picked up 6 wickets in the 2nd innings to take the game away from New Zealand. But now as both these sides head to Adelaide for the 2nd and final Test of the series, there are injury concerns in the Australian camp. Let’s see how they tackle those issues ahead of this Test match.
AUS vs WI Match Details
Fixture Name: Australia vs West Indies, 2nd Test
Competition: West Indies tour of Australia, 2022
Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Date and Time: December 8, 09:30 AM IST
Telecast & Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network, Sony LIV
AUS vs WI Pitch Report
The surface in Adelaide is a batting pitch. With the teams scoring truckload of runs here in the initial 2 days. Pace bowlers will have a lot of say in the outcome of this match. 260 is the average score at this venue with the average first innings score being 400.
RECENT FORM
West Indies- L W W W D
Australia- W L W W D
AUS vs WI Probable Playing XIs
WEST INDIES:
Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Jermaine Blackwood, Kyle Mayers, Shamarh Brooks, Roston Chase, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales
AUSTRALIA:
Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith(c), Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(wk), Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon
AUS vs WI Probable Top Performers
Probable Best Batter
Steve Smith
The modern-day don was back to his absolute best in the first Test. He rolled back the clock and scored a well-made double-hundred in the first innings. With him leading the side in the absence of Pat Cummins in the 2nd Test, expect him to thrive on that responsibility.
Steve Smith Stats in Tests |
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Matches | Runs | Average | 100s | Recent Form |
88 | 8381 | 60.00 | 28 | 20, 200*, 145, 6, 76 |
Probable Best Bowler
Nathon Lyon
Lyon dismantled the Windies batting unit in the 2nd innings of the 1st test. He picked up 6 wickets in that innings and was unplayable. With the 2nd Test going to be held in Adelaide, which is more spin-friendly than Perth, expect him to pick up a truckload of wickets.
Nathon Lyon Stats in Tests |
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Matches | Wickets | Average | 5W | Recent Form |
111 | 446 | 31.91 | 21 | 8/181, 2/194, 9/121, 6/178, 5/125 |
AUS vs WI Prediction- Who Will Win Today’s Match Between AUSTRALIA and WEST INDIES
- Australia is a strong force in red-ball cricket.
- They are at the top of the WTC points table and won the 1st Test of this series in a dominating fashion.
- Australian captain Pat Cummins is out of the 2nd Test with an injury. Steve Smith will lead the side in his absence.
- Michael Neser and Lance Morris have been called into the team as cover for Cummins.
- Scott Boland is likely to replace Cummins in the playing XI.
- The last time these two sides faced off against each other in a Test Match, Australia defeated the Windies by 186 runs.
AUS vs WI in Tests |
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Matches Played | WI Won | AUS Won |
117 | 32 | 59 |