We have opted for a fantasy cricket team based on the recent performances, overall impact, and credit points.
Probable XIs
Rohit Sharma will be back leading the team for the remainder of the series.
India: Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami
There is no confirmed news on David Warner’s fitness yet. Mitchell Marsh opened with Travis Head in the last game.
Australia: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa
Pitch Report
Venue: Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
(Based on the last three games)
1st innings average score: 308
2nd innings average score: 313
Wickets per innings: 7
Type: Good for batting
Wins
Batting 1st: 33.3%
Batting 2nd: 33.3%
Tie: 33.3
Fantasy Tips of The Day
Since Mohammad Siraj’s debut, Mohammad Shami and he have taken wickets at an impressive strike rate of 25. To put things into perspective, they hunt down an average of four wickets (100 fantasy points) between them per game.
Kuldeep Yadav will be itching to bowl at the venue. He has taken three three-wicket hauls in as many games – one of which was a hat-trick.
Mitchell Marsh likes piling on runs on such batting-friendly pitches. The fact that he averages 32 in subcontinent conditions in a format such as T20I is evidence to the fact. To a good extent, he translated the same in the first ODI.
Talking of subcontinent pitches, Travis Head especially has had a great time since 2022. In his last six matches, he has hammered 315 runs at an incredible average of 53.
Virat Kohli made it to the Best11 in five of six games at the venue, scoring three hundreds and two fifties.
Rohit Sharma too has venue numbers in his favour. His top scores read 159, 90*, and 70.
Since 2021, Mitchell Starc has sniped up 30 wickets in a mere 12 ODIs.
KL Rahul’s match-winning performance in the series opener did not come as a surprise. At No.5, he has collected 733 runs at an average of 56 and a strike rate of 100.
Adam Zampa’s success percentage in India reads 79. He has taken 27 wickets with an economy of just under 6 RPO.
In the last three games at the venue, spinners accounted for 48% of the wickets and all four hundreds were hammered by the top three batters.