Australia and West Indies are set to clash with each other in an ODI series after a grilling Test series. The AUS vs WI ODI series will observe three matches between both sides. AUS vs WI 1st ODI is scheduled to be played at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia on Friday, February 2.
West Indies tour of Australia 2024 comprises Tests, ODI, and T20I series. The Test series ended in a 1-1 tie recently. Now, both teams will aim to get the better of each other in the ODI series. While Australia has the home advantage in the AUS vs WI ODI series, the Caribbean team is at the top of their confidence with the recent Test victory.
Steve Smith has been named as Australia captain in the ODI series. The Australian side is short of key bowlers like Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc. However, the men-in-yellow have a strong composition in the batting zone with the likes of Steve Smith, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, and Josh Inglis.
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Led by Shai Hope in the Australia vs West Indies ODI series, West Indies has a new set of youngsters in their ODI squad. Youngsters like Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, and Keacy Karty are a few new names. However, the visitors consist of an experienced set of bowlers like Alzarri Joseph, Romario Shepherd, Oshane Thomas, and Roston Chase.
Australia has a summer season and AUS vs WI ODI games are not likely to be affected by rains. However, sometimes, casual rains disrupt the matches. Below we take a look at the weather forecast and pitch report of Melbourne Cricket Stadium for Australia vs West Indies 1st ODI.
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AUS vs WI Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Melbourne Cricket Ground- 1st ODI, 2024
AUS vs WI 1st ODI 2024 takes place on Friday, February 2. The venue of the match is Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia. The match will start at 9:00 AM IST.
AUS vs WI Weather Report, according to weather.com, suggests that the temperature of Melbourne City on Friday, February 2 will be 21° Celcius during the day and 13° Celcius at night. The sky will be clear throughout the day and night and it will be a sunny day.
According to the AUS vs WI Weather Report, the chances of rain are 8% during the day and 6% at night. Hence, the Australia vs West Indies 1st ODI will not be affected by rain. The humidity will be 60% during the day and rise to 70% at night.
The AUS vs WI Pitch Report suggests that Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is a good-scoring one in ODIs. The average 1st inning totals at the stadium is 222 in ODIs while the average 2nd innings total is 194. The MCG has observed 158 ODIs so far.
The team batting first won 78 games and the teams batting second won 75 matches. Hence, batting first and bowling first teams have almost equal advantage. Australia once piled up 355 at the stadium against England in an ODI, which is still the top-ever team total at MCG.
Australian pitches are considered flat and bouncy. Melbourne Cricket Stadium is considered good for seamers as they get genuine bounce on the pitch. However, batters also get an advantage with good strokes as the match progresses. Usually, pacers and seamers have more advantage at MSG and spinners do not get much support.
