Preview: Australia v India – 4th ODI
First Published : 11 Feb 2012, 11:14
Last Modified : 11 Feb 2012, 11:22
What
The fourth One-Day International of the tri-series competition featuring Australia, India and Sri Lanka. India clash against the hosts.
When
February 12, 2012. The game begins at 08:50 IST.
Where
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide. Both teams enjoy good records at this venue. India were beaten by the hosts in the last tri-series competition match played at this venue in 2008, but came back to beat Sri Lanka in the very next game played here in the same series. Australia, meanwhile, will take confidence from the fact that they have won three of the last four matches played at Adelaide.
The Teams
Australia have opted to rest Michael Hussey for this match while Ben Hilfenhaus, who replaced the injured Brett Lee, will return to Hobart and not be part of the squad for tomorrow’s game. As a result, the hosts will have a 12-member unit available to pick their playing eleven from which means that Peter Forrest could make his ODI debut as a replacement for Hussey.
Although India won the last game against Sri Lanka, their middle-order batting still remains a problem. Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni have scored only 92 runs cumulatively in the two matches the visitors have played in this series, a performance that must significantly improve if India are to repeat their 2008 success.
Key Players
By all expectations, Peter Forrest is likely to make his ODI debut for Australia in this game. Forrest is among the leading run-getters in the 2011-12 Sheffield Shield tournament, having scored 581 runs from six matches at an average of 58.10. The 26-year-old, consequently, comes into this game with a lot of people expecting him to be the future of the Australian top-order batting.
Zaheer Khan, who made a return to ODI cricket in the last game against Sri Lanka after the 2011 ICC ODI World Cup final, hit his stride immediately. The Indian pacer finished with figures of 10-1-44-2 in that game. It is his ability to put the top-order under pressure that gives India an advantage every time he plays.
Trivia
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Australia – Among home grounds, Australia have the second best record at Adelaide Oval – 30 wins in 42 games (win%-71.42) after Hobart’s Bellerive Oval (win%-73.33)
- India – Virat Kohli is India’s best batsman since World Cup 2011. In the 22 games India have played after winning the World Cup, Kohli has aggregated 1,014 runs (avg 53.37) with three hundreds and six fifties. No one else has made even 600.
Venue Stats
Australia – played – 42, won - 30, lost – 12, tied – 0, no result – 0
India – played - 11, won - 6, lost – 5, tied – 0, no result – 0
Highest total in an innings: West Indies 339/4 in 50.0 overs v Pakistan – January 28, 2005
Lowest total in an innings: Australia 70 in 26.3 overs v New Zealand - January 27, 1986
Best individual score in an innings: Brian Lara (West Indies) – 156 v Pakistan – January 28, 2005
Best bowling figures in an innings: Carl Rackemann (Australia) 8.2-2-16-5 v Pakistan – January 30, 1984
Average first innings score at the Adelaide Oval in ODIs:
In day/night matches: 241
In all matches: 226
Result summary at the Adelaide Oval in ODIs:
|
Type |
Total no. of matches |
Won by side batting 1st |
Won by side batting 2nd |
Tied |
No result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Day-night matches |
29 |
18 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
|
Day matches |
42 |
22 |
19 |
0 |
1 |
Head-to-head:
|
Matches |
Played |
Aus won |
Ind won |
Tied |
No result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Overall |
106 |
62 |
36 |
0 |
8 |
|
In Australia |
37 |
27 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
|
At Adelaide |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Last ODI meeting between Australia and India at Adelaide: February 17, 2008
Brief scores: Australia (203-9) beat India (153) by 50 runs
Form guide in ODIs (most recent listed first):
Australia: Won, Won, Won, Lost, Won (4 wins, 1 loss)
India: Won, Lost, Won, Won, Lost (3 wins, 2 losses)
The Squads:
India: MS Dhoni (c & wk), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Praveen Kumar, R Vinay Kumar, Manoj Tiwary, Rahul Sharma, Parthiv Patel, Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan & Irfan Pathan
Australia: Michael Clarke (c), Dan Christian, Xavier Doherty, Peter Forrest, Ryan Harris, David Hussey, Mitchell Marsh, Clint McKay, Ricky Ponting, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade (wk) & David Warner
All stats are as on February 11, 2012
