The second Test match of the India vs England 2024 Test series is set to kick off on February 2 at Vizag. Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam will host the game. It will be only the 3rd instance, after 2016 and 2019, that the venue is going to host a Test match. India has won the previous two encounters here against South Africa and England.
You will see a few changes in the Indian playing XI as KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja have been ruled out of the match due to injuries. Rajat Patidar and Kuldeep Yadav are expected to replace them. While the performances of Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer have not been promising in the previous matches, the Indian management wouldn’t want to make many changes.
Visakhapatnam Test Record (Before IND vs ENG 2024 Test)
In previous two Test matches in Vizag, India won both after batting first. So, it won’t be surprising if the toss winner in the upcoming IND vs ENG Test chooses to bat first.
- Total matches played: 2
- Matches won by the team batting first: 2
- Matches won by the team bowling first: 0
- Matches ended in a draw/no result: 0
- Highest team score in 1st innings: India – 502/7d vs South Africa, 2019
- Highest team score in 2nd innings: South Africa – 431/10 vs India, 2019
- Highest team score in 3rd innings: India – 323/4d vs South Africa, 2019
- Highest team score in 4th innings: South Africa – 191/10 vs India, 2019
- Lowest team score while batting 1st: India – 455 vs England, 2016
- Lowest team score while batting 2nd: England – 255 vs India, 2016
- Lowest team score while batting 3rd: India – 204 vs England, 2016
- Lowest team score while batting 4th: England – 158 vs India, 2016
- Average 1st innings total: 478
- Average 2nd innings total: 343
- Average 3rd innings total: 263
- Average 4th innings total: 174
- Best bowling figures for a spinner: R Ashwin (IND) – 7/145 vs South Africa, 2019
- Best bowling figures for a pacer: Mohammed Shami (IND) – 6/88 vs SA, 2019
- Highest score by a batsman: Mayank Agarwal (IND) – 215(371) vs South Africa, 2019
Rajasekhara Reddy Cricket Stadium Visakhapatnam Pitch Report for IND vs ENG 2nd Test
The first Test was dominated by the spinners. However, a bit of grass was noticed on the Vizag pitch, indicating that pacers could get assistance from the surface. Both pacers and spinners might have equal opportunities. In the previous two matches here, India achieved massive totals of 502 and 455 while batting first. Winning the toss and batting first will be key here. As the days progress, the surface is expected to get better for spin bowling.
Visakhapatnam Stadium Last Test Match Scorecard
| IND 1st Inns: 502-7d (136) | |
| Mayank Agarwal: 215(371) | Keshav Maharaj: 55 – 6 – 189 – 6 |
| Rohit Sharma: 176(244) | Vernon Philander: 22 – 4 – 18 – 1 |
| SA 1st Inns: 431-10 (131.2) | |
| Dean Elgar: 160(287) | R Ashwin: 46.2 – 11 – 145 – 7 |
| Quinton de Kock: 111(163) | Ravindra Jadeja: 40 – 5 – 124 – 2 |
| IND 2nd Inns: 323-4d (67) | |
| Rohit Sharma: 127(149) | Keshav Maharaj: 22 – 0 – 129 – 2 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara: 81(148) | Vernon Philander: 12 – 5 – 21 – 1 |
| SA 2nd Inns: 191-10 (63.5) | |
| Dane Piedt: 56(107) | Mohammed Shami: 10.5 – 2 – 35 – 5 |
| Senuran Muthusamy: 49*(108) | Ravindra Jadeja: 25 – 6 – 87 – 4 |
| India won by 203 runs |