India vs Australia, 3rd Test, India vs Australia Test Series 2027
IND vs AUS Prediction: Who Will Win?
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There is not much recent data on India and Australia, so this looks like an open contest. We will firm up our pick once the playing XIs are known.
Totals have been easier to defend than to chase here, which makes batting first the smart call.
IND vs AUS Score Prediction at Barsapara Cricket Stadium
How totals go at Barsapara Cricket Stadium
IND vs AUS Toss Prediction
Whoever wins the toss is likely to bat first.
- Australia chose to bowl first in 2 of their last 3 tosses won.
IND vs AUS Pitch Report
Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
All eyes will be on the pitch at Barsapara Cricket Stadium once the covers come off.
The first-innings average over the last 41 Test games at this ground is 286, and 304 in the second innings. There is little to choose between batting first and chasing, 12 wins to 10 across the last 22 decided games.
This has been a seamers' ground: pace bowlers have taken 70% of the wickets here (14 of 20). Seamers have gone at 3.03 an over and spinners at 2.86.
Toss call: bat first. Batting last on a wearing pitch is the hardest job in Test cricket.
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IND vs AUS Recent Form
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IND vs AUS Head to Head
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IND vs AUS Key Players
Top performers from their last match
- Matt RenshawBatSR 5374139 balls
- Cameron GreenBatSR 5965110 balls
- Mitchell StarcBowlEcon 4.46/7216.3 overs
- Nathan LyonBowlEcon 3.12/7123 overs
Players in form
Batting
- Matt Renshaw5 inns · best 190 · SR 52369runs
- Travis Head5 inns · best 121 · SR 65196runs
- Marnus Labuschagne5 inns · best 39 · SR 52127runs
Bowling
- Mitchell Starc4 inns · econ 3.611wickets
- Josh Hazlewood4 inns · econ 3.36wickets
- Scott Boland1 inns · econ 2.85wickets