India vs Australia 2019: 2nd ODI, Nagpur - Pitch Report

India will look to build their lead in the five-match ODI series against Australia after winning the first match. The hosts have covered most of the bases for the World Cup and would like to fine-tune their squad. It is going to be the last ODI series before the World Cup for the Indian team and they would like to give more opportunities to its bench strength. Cricket Addictor brings you the latest Pitch report for the first ODI between India vs Australia.

The second match will take place at Nagpur. As we witnessed in the IPL, the Nagpur track can help in producing runs. The first innings average score at Nagpur is 292 whereas it is 259 for the second innings.

Consequently, the team winning the toss will like to bat first and it is going to be difficult for the spinners to grab the ball.

Here is the pitch report of the first ODI between India vs Australia:

Sunil Gavaskar believes it is going to be a treat for all the spinners.

Murali Kartik and Sunil Gavaskar said while at the Pitch Report, “This is a pitch made for the spinners, brown surface with a lot of cracks already visible. Team batting second might have a tougher time as the surface will crumble a bit more as the game progresses. Batting won’t be easy and the boundaries are quite large here, so might not expect too many sixes. Very dry and the red soil, bowling first won’t be an option today,” reckon Sunil Gavaskar and Murali Kartik.

India had drawn the first blood after winning the first match by six wickets. Kedar Jadhav and MS Dhoni had batted with aplomb to bail India out of the troubled waters. Jadhav scored 81 whereas MS Dhoni scored 59 runs in the opener of the series. India had come up with a collective bowling performance as Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah had taken two wickets each.

Thus, India will like to build their lead at Nagpur.