IND vs AUS 1st Test, Nagpur Pitch Report: The first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia (IND vs AUS) is to be played on 9 February. This first match of this four-match Test series will be played at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (VCA Stadium) in Nagpur. 6 Test matches have been played here before, in which the Indian team has won 4 matches, while it has lost one match and one match has also been drawn.
The pitch at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium has been behaving like a traditional Indian pitch. That is, spinners get a lot of help here. Spinners dominate here from the very first day, till the fourth and fifth day it becomes difficult for the spinners to play. In the Test match against South Africa in November 2015, Indian spinners got all the 20 wickets of the Proteas team here. The last match here was played in 2017, even then the pair of Ashwin and Jadeja took 13 wickets.
Scored 500+ only thrice in 20 innings
Big scores are rarely scored on this ground. Teams have been able to score more than 500 only 3 times in 20 innings of 6 matches. This score has also been made in the first or second innings only. In the third and fourth innings, the batting team has been able to remain around 200 most of the time. However, according to media reports, this time the Indian team has asked to prepare a good Test wicket, which means that along with the fast bowlers, the batsmen can also get some help at least till the third-fourth day.
better to bat first after winning the toss
The teams that won the toss on this wicket have won three times, that is, the percentage of victory has been 50. The teams batting first have also won only three times, that means here also the percentage of victory has been only 50. In such a situation, winning the toss does not seem so decisive. By the way, definitely after winning the toss, the teams would like to choose to bat first here.
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