The Border Gavaskar Trophy’s most crucial game was scheduled to be played in Dharamshala but due to ongoing construction, it is shifted to Indore. Holkar Stadium will do the hosting of the 3rd Test between India and Australia on 1st March. Here is Holkar Cricket Stadium Indore Pitch Report for IND vs AUS 3rd Test Match & Records at the Ground.
Australia only have one last-to-last chance to avoid defeat in yet another Border Gavaskar Trophy. They have tasted defeat in the back-to-back 3 test series till now since 2014. The Aussies need to pick themselves up after 2 back to crushing defeats in the Nagpur and Delhi test.
The Indore test will be very crucial for Australia in all aspects as their captain will not be available due to family illness.
IND vs AUS 3rd Test 2023 Date, Time, Venue, Weather
Date: 1 March, Wednesday
Time: 9:30 PM (IST)
Venue: Holkar Stadium, Indore
Weather: There will be sunny afternoons in Indore for all 5 days of the test match. The temperature will hover around 33°C to 30°C which is considerably hot in the month of March. Humidity will be 30% to 50% which means pacers will bowl shorter spells.
Holkar Cricket Stadium Indore Pitch Report for IND vs AUS 3rd Test Match
Indore is one of the venues in India where red soil is used in the wickets which possess extra bounce. Australian seamers will get the best wicket to showcase their skills in Indian conditions. The toss winner should opt to bat first as the fresh wicket will also be a treat for the batsman.
The ball will nicely come onto the bat in the first 2 sessions of the match. It is the wicket in which batsman can trust the bounce and play through the line but the spinners will still be trouble.
Test records at the Holkar Stadium
Matches: 2
India Won: 2
Visiting Team Won: 0
Match Drawn: 0
Matches Won Batting 1st: 1
Matches Won Batting 2nd: 1
Highest Team Total: 557/5 Declared by India vs New Zealand in 2016
Lowest Team Total: 150 All Out by India vs West Indies in 1987
1st Innings Average Score: 353
2nd Innings Average Score: 396
3rd Innings Average Score: 214
4th Innings Average Score: 153
Probable Playing XI for the 3rd Test
India
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubhman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravi Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
Australia
Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith (C), Peter Handscomb, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (WK), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Lance Morris