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The Saurashtra Cricket Association stadium in Rajkot has hosted just a solitary ODI in the past five years, which came back in 2020. That game, incidentally played between India and Australia, proved to be a very high scoring contest, with Australia getting bowled out 304 in response to India’s 340/6 batting first.
Historically, Rajkot has always been a very good ground for batting and the same is backed up by List A numbers. Since 2018, the average first innings score at this venue is exactly 300. There have been five occasions of teams posting 320 or more, with the penultimate List A game at this venue (back in 2021) witnessing a total of 657 runs being scored.
Expect plenty of runs and boundaries on Wednesday.
Suggested team
While you could go for the above team, you can also choose your team from Cricket.com’s Fantasy Research Centre. You can use this tool to build your team with the help of algorithms. Then, based on your preferences, the platform will guide you through creating the ideal fantasy XI.
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Top Run scorers at this venue
The above graphic tells you the top batters at the venue in the past three years. Click here to check the full list categorized on different parameters - runs, strike-rate, batting average etc.
Top wicket takers at this venue
The above graphic tells you the top bowlers at the venue in the past three years. Click here to check the full list categorized on different parameters - wickets taken, bowling average, bowling economy etc.
Grand League punts
> While it might be tempting to captain a batter in a batting paradise like Rajkot, don't be afraid to back someone like a Kuldeep Yadav. Kuldeep has taken 19 wickets in his last 8 ODI innings and has dismissed all of David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey and Steve Smith multiple times in ODIs. An x-factor bowler like him could make the difference on a flat batting wicket.
> The same goes for Mitch Starc. In ODIs since 2021, Mitchell Starc averages 12.6 with the new ball (overs 1-10) and in the three-match series against India earlier this year, Starc took 6 wickets with the new ball, 4 of them coming in a hostile spell in Vizag. He is another x-factor bowler that could fetch you a ton of points on his day.
Probable XIs
India: Rohit Sharma ©, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Australia: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa
