Last Update: February 08, 2023, 15:59 IST
India vs Australia, 1st Test Nagpur Weather Update
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Weather Report, IND vs AUS: Check the weather forecast for the Border-Gavaskar 1st Test match between India and Australia on Thursday
nagpur weather update, India vs Australia, 1st Test: Australia and India, currently ranked No. 1 and No. 2 teams in ICC World The Test Championship (WTC) rankings will be tied in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting February 9. The four-match Test series will begin with the first Test in Vidarbha. Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. India and Australia, two fierce rivals, participated in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in 1996–97. The Indian cricket team is the defending champion of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Team India won the last edition of the competition in 2020-21 Down Under. With the finalists of the World Test Championship yet to be decided, the outcome of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be crucial.
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Table-toppers Australia currently have a healthy points percentage of 75.56 in the WTC standings. The No. 1 Test team in the ICC rankings is in perfect position to qualify for the WTC 2023 final, regardless of the outcome of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
India has 58.93 per cent marks under its belt. A 4-0 win would surely be enough for the Rohit Sharma-led side to storm into the final of the WTC.
After the end of the four-match Test series, India and Australia will face each other in ODIs. Both the teams will play three matches in the 50-over format.
weather report
The weather in Nagpur is expected to be mostly sunny throughout the Test match. There is little chance of rain disrupting the game during the India vs Australia 1st Test match as there is no chance of rain. The wind speed is expected to be around 17 km/h on the first day of the Test match, while the temperature is expected to hover around 34 °C to 14 °C. The humidity is estimated to be 37 percent.
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India vs Australia Possible Starting XI:
India predicted starting line-up: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akshar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav.
Australia predicted starting line-up: Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Alex Carey (wk), Peter Handscomb, Scott Boland, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Swepson.
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