India Vs Australia

Pre match predictions

A charged up Indian side will clash with a rather down in morale side. India who won it's first practice game against Sri Lanka will look forward to win it's second practice game and be brimmed with confidence before the commencement of the tournament. Australia on the other hand after loosing 4-0 in the test series against India will be looking forward to cover that scar by defeating India today. Whereas India will look forward to make that streak 5-0. But not to forget it's a one day match so you never know. The last match between these two was played at Sydney Cricket Ground in the Commonwealth Bank Series 2012, and Australia thrashed India by a big margin of 87 runs.

Also to note that the recent side of Australia though a young one is a well balanced side. The opening of the Aussies will be powered by the hard hitter Watson and Warner and the middle order will be anchored by the experienced captain Michael Clarke along with George Bailey, Phill Hughes and Mathew Wade. The role lower order all rounders of team will be played by Glen Maxwell the million dollar baby and James Faulkner. And the tail enders also have some good and clean hitters viz. Clint McCay, Mitchell Marsh, Mitchell Stark. The fast bowling department will be under Mitchell Jhonson and Mitchell Stark along with Mitchell Marsh and Shane Watson ans spin will be lead by Xavier Doherty and moat probably Maxwell.

On the other hand I feel Indian squad is a better balanced side in terms of batting and spin bowling. The only concern for the Indian squad will be it's pace department. Indian pacers were taken for plenty against their first practice match so they would also wish to make a strong comeback and prove their selection worth. The Indian top order though failed in the first test will likely be eager to make a strong comeback. Not to forget how Shikhar Dhawan manhandled the Australian pace ans spin attack on his test debut. So the Indian top order wil be decorated by the likes of Dhawan, Vijay, Kohli and Raina. The middle order will be supported by Karthik, Sharma and Dhoni. Allrounders like Jadeja and Ashwin will be pretty handy at the lower order and tail enders like Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Amit Mishra will play some small cameos. Pace department will be handled by Ishant Sharma, Vinay Kumar, Umesh Yadav while spinners Ashwin, Mishra and Jadeja will have the responsibility of tangling the Aussie Batsman in their spin web.

Lastly to conclude, it's a 50% game per side. Both sides are nearly equal and difficult to choose from. So stick to your television sets ans enjoy the mega match.