AUS vs NZ Pitch Report HPCA Stadium Dharamsala - Match 27 Cricket World Cup 2023

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Australia and New Zealand will battle it out in the 27th Match of the Cricket World Cup 2023. The match is scheduled to take place at HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on 28th October.

Australia picked themselves up quite strongly after facing losses in the first 2 matches. They won 3 back to back matches and won the last one with a huge margin of 309 runs against Netherlands. New Zealand, on the other hand, is also having a good start with 4 wins in 5 matches and they look pretty strong. Both the teams are currently in the top 4 on the points table and this is going to be an exciting match.

Let’s take a look at the Pitch Report for this match.

AUS vs NZ Pitch Report HPCA Stadium

This will be the 5th and final fixture at this venue for the World Cup 2023. Out of the last 4 matches, 2 were won by the team batting first and 2 by the chasing team.

We have seen the balanced traits on this track with batters batting at a strike rate of around 100 and both spinners and pacers able to get wickets. The 1st innings average score is around 275 and the par score will be above 300.

In the last match, pacer Mohammed Shami picked a five-wicket haul and restricted NZ to 273 which India chased in 48 overs with 4 wickets in hand.

This will be a day match and we can expect another high-scoring game as the ball comes to the bat nicely in the daytime here.

Out of 8 ODIs on this ground, 5 have been won by the chasing team and 3 were won by the team batting first.

AUS vs NZ Weather Report Cricket World Cup 2023

The weather forecast predicts a sunny day with temperature on the colder side of 18-20°C. The change in weather in India will lead to colder winds.

About HPCA Stadium Dharamsala

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium is one of the most beautiful cricket stadiums in the world due to its location. The stadium is located in the midst of the scenic hills of Dharamsala town in Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The stadium was established in 2003 and currently has a capacity of 23,000 spectators. It is owned and operated by Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association and serves as the secondary home ground of Punjab Kings IPL franchise. Punjab Kings have posted their highest ever total score in IPL - 232 runs at this venue.

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