IND v AUS: Weather should not spoil Team India’s hopes, WTC final in danger under the shadow of rain in Sydney
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IND vs AUS, 5th Test: 4 test matches of the 5-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy have been played between India and Australia. Team India had started the series with a win but after 4 test matches, host Australia has taken a 2-1 lead in the series. Now Team India faces a big challenge to avoid defeat. In such a situation, the last test match of the series to be played in Sydney has become very important for Team India. To keep themselves in the race for the final of the World Test Championship (WTC), the Indian team will have to win the Sydney Test at all costs and then hope that Australia does not get a single win on the Sri Lanka tour. However, if the Sydney Test is drawn, the Indian team’s hopes will be dashed because even after losing both the Tests in Sri Lanka, Australia will reach the finals.
Although the Indian team will try to give its full strength in the Sydney Test, but there is one thing over which no one has any control. What we are talking about is the weather. Actually, the weather in the Sydney Test can create a big challenge for the Indian team. The Sydney Test will start from January 3. There is no possibility of rain for the first 3 days but the weather may slightly affect the play on the 4th and 5th day. There is a possibility of rain even a day before the start of the match.
danger of rain on the last day
According to the report of Accuweather, there is a 57 percent chance of rain in Sydney on January 2. After this, there is not much risk of rain for the next 4 days, but on the last day of the Sydney Test i.e. 7th January, there is a possibility of 80 percent rain. If this happens then the match may be a draw which Team India would not want at all. Team India would like to win the Sydney Test under any circumstances so that its hopes of making the WTC final remain intact.
Australian team squad for Sydney Test: Pat Cummins (captain), Travis Head (vice-captain), Steve Smith (vice-captain), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh English, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Jhye Richardson, Mitchell Starc. , Beau Webster.
