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India vs Australia, IND vs AUS 1st Test Optus Stadium Pitch Report And Perth Weather Forecast: After months of buildup, India and Australia will finally clash in the highly anticipated Border Gavaskar Trophy with the first Test in the 5-match series emanating from Perth.
With notable absentees for both teams as Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill misses out for India and Cameron Green for Australia, both teams will be looking at the conditions which might aid them as the match progresses.
Weather forecast
According to AccuWeather, the weather on the day of the match is expected to be conducive for cricket with mostly sunny conditions and just 20% chance of rain. However, on the eve of the match, there are chances for spells of rain with 20% chance in the afternoon which rises to 58% late at night. Due to the overnight shower, the pitch and moisture might make it difficult for batters to navigate the swing of deliveries.
Optus Stadium Pitch Report
Traditionally the Perth pitch offers excessive bounce and cracks during the match but this time, it is expected to hold better than usual said curator Isaac McDonald, who does not expect the surface to develop “snake cracks” due to the unusual rain that has hit the venue few days before the game.
“I don’t think the weather is going to make this pitch fall apart. There’ll be some deterioration, grass will stand up during the game and offer that variable bounce but in terms of big snake WACA cracks, unfortunately I don’t think the weather is going to get us there,” the head curator said.
With the rain and some grass on the pitch on Day 1, expect the captain who wins the toss to send his opponent out to bat first.
