Match Details
Date: February 2-6, 2024
Time : 9:30 AM IST
Venue : Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
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Preview
India will take on England in the second of five Test matches at the Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam from February 2 onwards. Despite the first couple of days ending firmly in favour of the Indian cricket team, they lost the Test match by 28 runs, which is going to make it tougher for them to make a comeback in the remainder of the series. England are willing to fight on till the very end in the face of adversity, putting themselves in a firm position to control the Test series in the early stages.
Pitch Report
The pitches at the Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam, just like most Test pitches in India, are generally very good for the batters in the first half of the match before spinners have their say. The average first innings score at this venue in Tests is 478, which both India and England will be targeting during their first innings to bat the opposition out of the contest.
Team News
During the first Test in Hyderabad, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja suffered injuries, getting ruled out of the upcoming second Test in Visakhapatnam , which led to the inclusion of Rajat Patidar, Washington Sundar, and Saurabh Kumar in the Indian squad. Moreover, Jack Leach sustained a knee injury on Day 2 of the first Test. Although the England spinner played the entire Test, he will be assessed before his participation in the second Test gets confirmed.
Team Analysis
India
The Indian batting lineup had an up and down first Test in Hyderabad, scoring 436 runs in the first innings, thanks to the 80s from Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, and Ravindra Jadeja, but they fell away in the second innings, getting bowled out cheaply to lose the match. Just like the batters, the Indian bowlers had a brilliant first day, bundling out England for just under 246 before the visitors scored a formidable second innings total to set up the contest.
SportsTiger Playing XI of India
Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Rajat Patidar, Axar Patel, KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
England
After a poor first two days in Hyderabad during the first Test, England staged a remarkable comeback, thanks mainly to the 196 from Ollie Pope in the second innings, setting up a target of 231 runs for the opposition after conceding a 190-run lead. In the bowling side of things, the English bowlers had a time to forget in the first innings, but they learned from their mistakes to dismiss India for 212 to win the Test, with the debutant Tom Hartley picking up a seven-for.
SportsTiger Playing XI of England
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes (c), Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, Jack Leach
Match Prediction
Conclusion
After a shock defeat in the first Test match, India will have to find answers to their problems quickly in both the batting and bowling department to challenge the very impressive England cricket team. In the recent past, the Indians have been able to make spirited comebacks in the longest format after suffering tough defeats, which is why England have to keep up their A game against them.
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