Perth Stadium, Perth, Australia
Australia
New Zealand
Australia
New Zealand
Can New Zealand offer enough challenges to the team Australia who just produced 2-0 series win over Pakistan?
Australia will defeat New Zealand in the opening Test Match of the series!
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Australia enter this tournament after 2-0 series win over Pakistan and with that, they have 4 wins in 7 Tests in ICC World Test Championship. The hosts have retained the same squad for this match. Mitchell Starc has a minor toe injury but that is less likely to prevent him from playing.
The Kiwis, after drawing the second match against England, managed to win the Test series 1-0. They have got just three days to prepare for the opening Test of the series. The pink ball to be used for the day-night Test and the heat factor are the areas of concern for the visitors. Trent Boult and Colin de Grandhomme returned to the squad after missing the final Test against England, but they need to pass the fitness test.
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As part of the ICC Test Championship, Australia’s tour to England was a successful one as they retained the Ashes and drew the series 2-2. Smith played outstanding cricket and amassed 774 runs in his 7 innings from his 4 matches and remained at the topped the chart of the most successful batsmen in The Ashes. After Ashes, they played two-Test series at home against Pakistan, which they comfortably won by 2-0, in which David Warner rose to the top as he smashed 489 runs in just two innings he played.
Warner made 154 at Brisbane and then smashed the tripe-century at Adelaide. Marnus Labuschagne has been in very good form as he scored 829 runs in the last 13 innings, while Smith has scored 814 runs in his last 9 innings. Among the bowlers, Pat Cummins (51 wickets in the last 10 matches) and Lyon (35 wickets in the last 10 Tests) are the prime considering the recent matches.
Key Players - Mitchell Starc, Steven Smith, David Warner
Tim Paine, Marnus Labuschagne, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Joe Burns , Nathan Lyon, Matthew Wade, Steven Smith, David Warner, TM Head, Josh Hazlewood
New Zealand has played 6 Tests in 2019, out of which they won on four occasions while lost just one Test against Sri Lanka, and 1 match against England ended in a draw. In the two-Tests series against England, centuries from Ross Talyor (105 runs) and Kane Williamson (104 runs) ensured the draw in the second Test.
As the Kiwis had already won the first game, the team New Zealand won the Tests series by 1-0. BJ Watling (260 runs in two innings) was the highest run-scorer from both sides while Wagner claimed 13 scalps from 3 innings, the most by bowlers from both sides. Tom Latham has been exceptional in recent matches as he scored 1061 runs in last 10 innings, while Williamson has scored 884 runs in his last 10 innings. Trent Boult (36 wickets in last 9 matches) and Tim Southee (38 wickets in last 9 matches) lead the bowling unit of the visitors.
Key Players - Neil Wagner, Kane Williamson, Tim Southee
Ross Taylor, Mitchell Santner, Jeet Raval, N Wagner, Henry Nicholls, Colin de Grandhomme, KS Williamson, Lockie Ferguson, BJ Watling, Tom Latham, TG Southee
At Perth, good pace and bounce are expected from the pitch. On the first day of the match, the weather is forecasted to be partly cloudy. It will be dry with no precipitation as the daytime temperature will reach 35°c, while nighttime minimum temperature is expected to be around 23°c.
The match is scheduled to be played at Perth Stadium, Perth.
On this ground, there is only one Test played here so far, which was between Australia and India, which Australia won by 146 runs after scoring 326 runs batting first. The hosts bowled out India at 140 runs in the fourth innings to claim the win. The team winning the toss should bat first.
The two sides played 57 Tests so far, out of which Australia won 31, lost just 8 and 18 Tests were drawn. Though both the teams enter this game after a series win, beating Aussies in Australia has never been an easy task for any visitors. The hosts also possess more quality batsmen that suites the Test format.
Overall statistics are in favor of the hosts, who also look to be in better shape at the moment. Lack of practice and soaring temperature may not go in favor of the visitors.
Australia will defeat New Zealand in the opening Test Match of the series!
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