“This is Australia, this is Perth…”- Australia is preparing a dangerous pitch for the Perth Test match.
Perth Stadium Pitch. (Source – X) India have dominated the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the last few years, with Australia last winning the trophy in 2016-17. Since then, the Border-Gavaskar series has been organized twice in Australia and India has won it both times. The upcoming edition of BGT is scheduled to begin from November 22 with the first Test in Perth and the Indian team has reached Australia for the same. With less than 10 days left for the series to begin, Western Australia Cricket’s chief curator Isaac McDonald mentioned that Perth will be based entirely on pace and bounce. Isaac said the main objective of creating a fast-paced pitch was to replicate last year’s scenes. Australia is preparing a dangerous pitch for the Perth test match Notably, during the West Indies series, Perth’s pitches were under question due to lifeless decks and Isaac provided bounce and fast pace in the subsequent series against Pakistan. Isaac McDonald was quoted by ESPNcricinfo as saying, “This is Australia, this is Perth… I am preparing the pitch for really good pace, really good bounce and really good carry.” According to a report in The West Australian, the WACA stadium is currently in lockdown, which is reminiscent of the time when the Indian team reached Perth during the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. Its boundaries were covered with nets and closed to the public and apart from this, even the stadium staff were not allowed to use phones inside. Let us tell you that, India had to play a practice game against the India A team led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, which was already in Australia for a two-match unofficial Test series against Australia A. However, BCCI canceled the practice match after the clean sweep against New Zealand in the home Test series. BCCI does not want Indian players to get injured at the last minute.
AFG vs BAN, know match details and pitch report of 3rd ODI here
The third and final ODI match between these two teams is to be played on 11 November at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. AFG vs BAN (Photo Source: Getty Images) Currently a three-match ODI series is being played between Afghanistan and Bangladesh. In the first match of this ODI series, Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh by 92 runs while Bangladesh won the second match. Now the third and final ODI match between these two teams is to be played on 11 November at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. So far, players of both the teams have made a good comeback in this series and have contributed significantly to the victory of their respective teams. In the first ODI match played between the two teams, Afghanistan, batting first, scored 235 runs after losing all the wickets. In reply, Bangladesh team was all out for 143 runs. After this, Bangladesh made a good comeback in the second ODI and scored 252 runs after losing seven wickets in 50 overs. Afghanistan failed to bat well in this match and were all out for 184 runs. Now both the teams would definitely like to win this third ODI. Let us tell you that whichever team wins the third ODI will win this series. Match Details: This match will start on November 11 at 3:30 pm Indian time. Live broadcast and streaming details of this match will be on Fancode app and website. Pitch Report: Both batsmen and bowlers get help in Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The spinners will get a lot of help in the beginning of the game. The batsmen will have to play comfortably in the beginning and once settled, they can be seen batting aggressively. Winning the toss and choosing to bat first would be the right decision. head to head record So far 18 ODI matches have been played between the two teams in which Afghanistan has won 7 while Bangladesh has won 11 matches. The first ODI match between these two teams was played on 1 March 2014 while the last match was played on 9 November 2024. Afghanistan vs Bangladesh Probable Playing XI: Afghanistan: Afghanistan would not like to make any changes in its playing XI. There is a great need for the team’s batsmen to bat well in the third ODI. Afghanistan’s bowling lineup will be normal like the second ODI. Rehmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Sediqullah Atal, Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Nangelia Kharote, Allah Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqui. Bangladesh: Talking about Bangladesh’s batsmen, they performed very well in the second ODI, but if the team has to win the third match, it is very important for them to score big and at the same time, the bowlers will also have to play their role well. Nazmul Hossain (captain), Soumya Sarkar, Tanjeed Hasan, Tauheed Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Zaker Ali (wicketkeeper), Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman. IPL 2025: These 5 players will remain unsold in the mega auction Indians who have scored most runs in BGT (active players) KL…