.png)
After a 2018 to forget, Australia can already see a few more chinks of light, literally and metaphorically. The sight of Aaron Finch and Usman Khawaja back among the runs in Ranchi comes as a soothing balm for a side looking to rediscover its identity. Jhye Richardson impressed in his first outing of the series, combining effectively with Adam Zampa and Pat Cummins to break the back of India's chase. The hard-nosed Justin Langer, though, will admit that Australia have improvements to make to their death-overs batting. The visitors finished poorly in Ranchi, making only 69 in the final 10, a statistic that could have cost them dearly in the match and the series.
Buy Now
When: India vs Australia, 4th ODI, March 10, 2019, 13:30 IST
Where: PCA IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
What to expect: A large part of playing strategy will centre around Mohali's large square boundaries. Running between the wickets and defending/attacking the shorter straight boundaries will be crucial as evidenced in the last clash between these two sides at this venue during the 2016 World T20. Temperate weather (max. 25 degree Celsius) and a hospitable pitch will keep those in search of runs in a temperate mood. The last time an ODI was played here, India scored 392 with Rohit Sharma making 208.
Buy Now
Team News:
India: The Indian captain promised changes and chances for fringe players at the presentation ceremony in Ranchi. That was followed by news of a rest for MS Dhoni. That paves the way for Rishabh Pant, who will have two chances to prove that he, and not Dinesh Karthik, should go to the World Cup as the team's reserve keeper. KL Rahul would love some game time himself although that is unlikely to come at the expense of Dhawan, who the team is backing to regain his form. Mohammed Shami, who went off the field in Ranchi with a minor injury, should make way for Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Buy Now
India remain uncertain about Ravindra Jadeja's role in the side with the all-rounder yet to provide the batting assurance at No. 8 that helped him pip Yuzvendra Chahal in the first place. A rollback could be in the offing with the wrist spinner offering more of an attacking threat with the ball.
Probable XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Ambati Rayudu, Rishabh Pant (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja/Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia: Given the short turnaround ahead of this game, Australia will be unable to include Nathan Coulter-Nile (paternity leave) back in the side. A toss up between playing an additional seamer - Jason Behrendorff - and a spinner - Nathan Lyon - will be the only major selection call for Finch and Langer.
Probable XI: Aaron Finch (c), Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wk), Adam Zampa, Pat Cummins, Jhye Richardson, Nathan Lyon/Jason BehrendorffDream11 Team
No comments:
Post a Comment