The pitch at the Oval in England has been balanced over the years. The fast bowlers will get a lot of movement with the red bad and the pitch will become better to bat on as the game progresses.
India will lock horns in the Final of the WTC Final at the Oval. We have a entertaining encounter coming up and which will be filled with drama. At the end of it all we have new champions crowned. Cummins and Mitchell Starc skipped IPL to prepare for this thrilling encounter fully. Moreover, Starc has expressed his feelings towards red ball cricket, stating. Josh Hazlewood, was nursing a long-time injury but was very close to getting into the XI. Michael Neser, who was playing for Glamorgan this County season, has been selected as the replacement for Hazlewood.
Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne have been around in the County Championship games for a month but only had a few good knocks. However, Australia won’t worry about what has happened in the Counties. And before the match day, the Australian skipper confirmed that Scott Boland would be in the playing XI. And also stated that there are not many significant changes suggesting Warner, Khawaja, Labuschagne, Smith, and Head are the five batters ahead of all-rounder Green and wicket-keeper Carey, with Cummins, Starc, Boland and Lyon being the four bowlers in the side.
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On the other hand, India played 18 Tests in the cycle, winning 10, losing 5 and drawing three matches. The series win against Australia at home sealed the deal for the Rohit Sharma-led unit, with the other results going their way. India won series against New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Australia and lost to South Africa, while the series against England ended in a draw.
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill will undoubtedly open, while Pujara will bat at three. Virat Kohli, as usual, will bat in his slot, with Ajinkya Rahane returning at five after a while into the Test side. Rahane was recalled into the side after Shreyas Iyer was unavailable for selection due to injury. Ravindra Jadeja is the sure starter, along with Mohammed Siraj and Mohammad Shami. There is a battle between Ashwin and Shardul for that all-rounder’s spot. There is an extensive selection dilemma for the management, and it will be interesting to see who gets the nod.
The pitch at the Oval in England has been balanced over the years. The fast bowlers will get a lot of movement with the red bad and the pitch will become better to bat on as the game progresses. The spinners haven’t got much purchase from this pitch over the years and expect the same in this fixture as well.
Total Matches – 2
India – 2
Australia – 0
India vs Australia, WTC Final
Venue: The Oval, London
Date & Time: 7th June, at 3:00 PM IST
| Opened | 1845 |
| Capacity | 23500 |
| Ends | Vauxhaul End and Pavillion End |
| Location | London, England |
| Time Zone | UTC +1:00 |
| Other Sports it is home to | – |
| Floodlights | Yes |
| Total matches | 105 |
| Matches won batting first | 38 |
| Matches won bowling first | 29 |
| Average 1st Inns scores | 343 |
| Average 2nd Inns scores | 304 |
| Average 3rd Inns scores | 238 |
| Average 4th Inns scores | 156 |
| Highest total recorded | 903/7 (335.2 Ov) by ENG vs AUS |
| Lowest total recorded | 44/10 (26 Ov) by AUS vs ENG |
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