epa08878578 India’s Hanuma Vihari (R) hits a shot as Australia’s wicketkeeper Alex Carey watches during Day 2 of the tour match between Australia A and India at the SCG, Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 12 December 2020. EPA/DAVID GRAY AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
AUS vs IND Dream11 Team Prediction: This is what we all were waiting for. Kohli’s India playing a Test series Down Under. The T20I and ODI series had their share of excitement but it is the Test series between Australia and India that will bring the best of the action. Australia will be keen on taking revenge of their last Test series defeat against India while India will want to prove that they can still win against Australia with Smith in the team. Let’s look at the AUS vs IND Prediction.
Fixture: Australia vs India; Australia vs India Test series
When: 17 December, 09:30 AM IST
Venue: Adelaide Oval cricket ground
Head to Head:
Total games: 98
AUS: -42
IND: – 28
Drawn: 27
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AUS vs IND Playing 11
AUS Team News: David Warner is injured and ruled out of the first Test while M Starc is back in the squad.
Playing combination: Australia will have plenty to ponder about regarding their opening combination. It seems J Burns will keep his place as an opener and M Wade will partner him. M Labuschagne, S Smith, and T Head will form the batting core while C Green is all-set to make his debut and play as an all-rounder at number 6. T Paine will keep wickets and bat at number 7. P Cummins, J Hazlewood, and M Starc will form the bowling arsenal with N Lyon as the lone spinner.
AUS Playing 11:
J Burns, Matthew Wade, M Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Glenn T Head, C Green, P Cummins, N Lyon, A Tye, Mitchell Starc, J Hazlewood
IND Team News:
Injuries, unavailability: R Jadeja is ruled out due to injury.
Playing combination: India has announced their playing XI. P Shaw is set to open with M Agarwal with C Pujara, V Kohli, A Rahane, and H Vihari as the middle-order. W Saha is selected as the wicket-keeper and R Ashwin is the lone spinner along with the pace trio of J Bumrah, M Shami and U Yadav.
IND Playing 11:
M Agarwal, P Shaw, C Pujara, V Kohli, A Rahane, H Vihari, W Saha, R Ashwin, M Shami, U Yadav, J Bumrah
In AUS vs IND Dream 11 prediction, M Labuschagne and S Smith will carry Australia’s batting while M Starc is their key weapon. If they bowl last, expect Lyon to play a big role. On the other hand, India will rely on C Pujara and V Kohli to get runs and J Bumrah as the key wicket-taker. M Shami is known to produce spells of magic and he could be critical under the lights.
AUS vs IND Dream11 Prediction:
Wicket-keepers: W Saha
Batsmen: S Smith, M Labuschagne, V Kohli, A Rahane
All-rounder: H Vihari
Bowlers: P Cummins, N Lyon, M Starc, J Hazlewood, M Shami
Captain and vice-captain:
S Smith is the best Test batsman of this era. An average of 62.84 reflects his batting dominance. He has 7000 plus runs in 73 Tests. That batting average increases to 71.14 while batting in Australia and he averages 84.05 against India. He has 7 hundreds against India in 20 innings. The last time he faced India in Australia, he made 769 runs in 4 Tests at an average of 128.16 and 4 centuries.
M Labuschagne had a great one year in Test cricket as he has piled up big runs. He averages 63.43 in Tests and has scored 1459 runs. He made 3 hundreds and 7 fifties in 2019 and is very solid while batting at home. He averages 85.41 in Australia and has 4 hundreds and 4 fifties in 12 innings.
M Starc is a quality Test bowler and an even better bowler in pink-ball cricket. He has 244 wickets in 57 Tests and his stats in day-night Tests are even better. He has 42 wickets in & Tests and has a strike-rate of 19.23 and has 3 five-wicket hauls.
H Vihari hasn’t played big innings like other Indian batters but he has been very consistent and has chipped in with valuable knocks. He has a tremendous technique and loves batting in challenging situations. So he could be the X factor in this match. He has 552 runs in 9 Tests and averages 36.8 with 1 hundred.
Australia could be the superior team in this game and they do have more experience of pink-ball cricket. However, they are plagued with injuries and have certain chinks in their armoury and that will benefit India. So in the AUS vs IND Dream11 today match prediction, expect IND to win the game.