Match Details
Date: February 2- 6, 2024
Time: 9:30 am IST
Venue: Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
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Match Preview
India and England prepare for the second Test in Vizag after the Three Lions pull off a thrilling win to kick-start the five-match series with a bang. The visitors applied their Bazball principles to sweep and reserve-sweep the Indian spinners and claw out from a challenging situation before clinching the fixture thanks to a great bowling effort. For India, the team lacked the killer instinct and failed to hold onto their advantage for most of the fixture.
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Team News
Ravindra Jadeja (hamstring injury) and KL Rahul (right quadriceps pain) are ruled out of the second Test citing Whereas, in the England camp, left-arm spinner Jack Leach could be unavailable after injuring his knee.
Team Analysis
The Indian team would be furious with their performance in the first Test as they allowed England to build pressure and capitalise in the second innings. The Indian spinners seemed out of ideas against the likes of Ollie Pope, Ben Duckett and more, who used the sweep shot to their advantage. The batter failed to convert their starts into big knocks allowing England an opportunity to get on top.
For England, this opening encounter could be the perfect result ahead of the series. The English batters, despite Ollie Pope’s incredible knock, seemed troubled against spin and found it difficult to cope against Jasprit Bumrah. On the other hand, the bowling attack also seemed inexperienced as India still managed to get near the target in the fourth innings despite losing wickets.
Key Players
Author’s Pick:
Probable XIs
India
Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
England
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes (c), Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, Jack Leach
Fantasy Teams:
Grand League:
Head to Head:
Batters: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ollie Pope, Ben Stokes, Shreyas Iyer
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, Kuldeep Yadav
Wicket-keepers: KS Bharat, Jonny Bairstow
All-rounders: Axar Patel, Joe Root, Ravichandran Ashwin
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