Carrara Oval, November 6 — India finished their innings at 167/8 in the fourth T20I against Australia, setting up an intriguing chase under lights. The total might seem modest, but history at the Carrara Oval suggests it could be a defendable one.
This is now the seventh instance of a team scoring 167 or more at this venue in T20s (all in the Big Bash League), and notably, four of the previous six such totals were successfully defended. The track tends to slow down in the second innings, making strokeplay difficult as the game progresses.
With that in mind, India’s bowling attack — led by Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, and Varun Chakaravarthy — will look to capitalize on the conditions and maintain the venue’s trend of favouring the defending side.
Will India make it five successful defences out of seven at Carrara Oval? The second innings will have all the answers.
