Australia cruised to a comfortable win over West Indies in the first Test. Next up, the teams would clash in the second encounter from December 8th. The game will happen in Adelaide and it will be a pink-ball Test. Here, we look at the pitch report of Adelaide Oval and the weather conditions in Adelaide for AUS vs WI 2022.
The first match was on the expected lines. Australia was dominant but West Indies also gave a decent fight-back. Especially the top-order batters looked to be in decent form. They would want to improve their performance in the next encounter.
For Australia, though, it will be about consolidating their good form. The likes of Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne were in good touch. They will, yet again, be expected to be amongst runs in the second game. Dismissing them early will be the priority for West Indies.
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide pitch report for AUS vs WI 2022
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Adelaide Oval is a historic venue when it is about Test cricket. Till now, the stadium has seen a total of 80 Tests, with the first game happening way back in 1884.
As expected, close to 50% of the games have been won by the team batting first. The average score while batting first is 387 while the highest chase on this pitch was 315 by Australia against England in 1902. David Warner’s triple-hundred is the best batting performance, so far, at the Adelaide Oval.
Adelaide weather conditions for AUS vs WI 2022
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While the temperature can increase up to 31 degrees Celsius in the first three days, it is predicted to drop for the last two days. All the days are expected to be partly cloudy with rains expected on Sunday.
This weather could aid the pacers, especially the Aussies. Since it is a day-night encounter, it needs to be seen how the atmosphere would be under the lights.
