After winning the opening clash, Australia will aim for a series victory when they take on West Indies in the 2nd ODI. AUS vs WI 2nd ODI 2024 is scheduled to be played on Sunday, February 2 at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Australia.
Steve Smith leads Australia in AUS vs WI ODI series in the absence of Pat Cummins. The right-handed batter did an awesome job in the opening game, driving the team to an 8-wicket victory. West Indies is led by Shai Hope in the series.
Although the Aussies are led by some young and uncapped pacers in the AUS vs WI ODI series, they did a wonderful job in the opening game by bundling out West Indies for 231. Now, Australia would aim for a similar show in the next game.
West Indies need to pull their socks up if they want to make a comeback in the series. The visitors struggled in both batting and bowling departments in the previous game. Only two batters- Keacy Carty and Roston Chase– managed to smash good knocks. Only two bowlers- Matthew Forde and Gudakesh Motie- managed to get wickets.
Due to the summer season in Australia, there are no chances of rain in the country. However, the weather might change with rain hampering cricket matches. Below we check the weather forecast and pitch report of Sydney Cricket Ground for AUS vs WI 2nd ODI 2024.
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AUS vs WI Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Sydney Cricket Ground- 2nd ODI, 2024
AUS vs WI 2nd ODI 2024 takes place on Sunday, February 4. The venue of the match is Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia. The match will start at 9:00 AM IST.
AUS vs WI Weather Report, according to weather.com, suggests that the temperature of Sydney City on Sunday, February 4 will be 33° Celcius during the day and 26° Celcius at night. The sky will be partly cloudy during the day and night.
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According to the AUS vs WI Weather Report, the chances of rain are 7% during the day and 16% at night. Hence, the Australia vs West Indies 2nd ODI is less likely to be affected by rain. The humidity will be 65% during the day and rise to 77% at night.
The AUS vs WI Pitch Report suggests that Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) is a good-scoring one in ODIs. The average 1st innings total stands at 223 while the average 2nd innings total reads 189. The stadium has witnessed 167 ODI games.
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The teams batting first won 95 games and the teams batting second won 65 matches. Hence, teams batting first have enjoyed more success at the stadium. The highest-ever team total at SCG in ODIs was 408/5, posted by South Africa against West Indies in February 2015.
Unlike other stadiums in Australia, Sydney Cricket Ground helps spinners. Seamers and pacers often take the back seat at SCG and spinners enjoy a lot of success. Since the pitch doesn’t offer bounce or pace, batters can find it hard to smash a lot of runs.
