AUS vs WI Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of The Gabba Stadium In Brisbane- 2nd Test, 2024

Australia will eye a clean sweep when they take on West Indies in the 2nd Test of the ongoing West Indies tour of Australia 2024. AUS vs WI 2nd Test is scheduled to begin on Thursday, January 25. The Gabba Stadium in Brisbane is the venue of the AUS vs WI 2nd Test.

Led by Kraigg Brathwaite in the AUS vs WI Test series, West Indies showed a poor performance in the opening Test. They lost the match by 10 wickets. In both innings, they could not even cross the 200-run mark on the scoreboard.

West Indies was bowed out for 188 in 1st innings and 120 in 2nd innings. Across both innings, Kirk McKenzie was the sole batter to score a half-century of 50 runs. Australia’s 1st innings total of 283-10 was almost enough to clinch a win in the match. Australia had a target of 26 runs in the final innings.

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Among bowlers, debutant Shamar Joseph grabbed a 5-wicket haul in the 1st innings. His performance gained a lot of appreciation. Kemar Roach and Justin Greaves picked 2 wickets each while Alzarri Joseph hunted 1 scalp.

For Australia, Travis Head shattered a century in the match. He also won the Player of the Match award for his impactful knock. Usman Khawaja added 45 runs in 1st innings. Pacer Josh Hazlewood grabbed the limelight with a 4-wicket haul and 5-wicket haul across both innings.

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AUS vs WI Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of The Gabba Stadium In Brisbane- 2nd Test, 2024

AUS vs WI 2nd Test 2024 begins on Thursday, January 25. The venue of the match is The Gabba in Brisbane, Australia. The match will start at 9:30 AM IST.

AUS vs WI Weather Report, according to weather.com, suggests that the temperature of Brisbane City on Thursday, January 25 will be 31° Celcius during the day and 23° Celcius at night. The sky will be clear throughout the day and night.

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According to the AUS vs WI Weather Report, the chances of rain are just 4% during the day and 12% at night. Hence, the Australia vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 1 will not be affected by rain. The humidity will be 60% during the day and rise to 80% at night. However, the upcoming days of the match have a high expectancy of rain.

The AUS vs WI Pitch Report suggests that The Gabba Stadium in Brisbane is a good-scoring ground in Tests. The average 1st innings totals at the stadium are 328 and 318 while the average 2nd innings totals are 238 and 161.

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The Gabba Stadium has hosted 67 Tests so far. The team batting first won 25 games and the teams batting second won 27 matches. Hence, teams do not get a big advantage by batting first or second.

The pitch at Gabba is considered good for pacers and batters due to its bouncy nature. While pacers enjoy a good pace at the stadium, batters enjoy smacking runs at the stadium. Australia once posted 645/10 vs England at the stadium, which is still the top team total at the stadium.