Australia Record Pink Ball Test: The first pink ball test match in cricket history was played in the year 2015. The match played between Australia and New Zealand was full of thrill, in which Australia defeated the Kiwi team by 3 wickets. Now the Kangaroos have defeated India by 10 wickets in Adelaide, which was Australia’s 13th win in pink ball test matches. So far, Australia has lost only once in Test matches played with pink ball, which came against West Indies. This is a big question that why is it almost impossible to defeat the Kangaroo team in pink ball test matches?
This is the secret of Australia’s victory
The base of any team becomes strong only when the players are given ample opportunities structurally in domestic cricket. One reason for Australia’s good performance in pink ball test matches is that the Australian Cricket Board also conducts domestic matches with pink ball. This simply means that in Australia, talent to play pink ball well is being developed from the domestic level itself. Be it a bowler or a batsman.
Nathan McSweeney is a living example of this. McSweeney had played an inning of 39 runs in the first innings of the Adelaide Test by standing firm at the crease. This is the same McSweeney, who scored 762 runs while playing 10 matches in the Australian domestic tournament Sheffield Shield 2023/2024.
Australia has played the most matches
Australia has played the most number of pink ball test matches so far. The Australian team has played pink ball matches 13 times so far, out of which it has won on 12 occasions and has won each of those pink ball Tests in Adelaide. Whereas England has played 7, India and West Indies have played five pink ball tests each so far. Sri Lanka, New Zealand, South Africa, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe have also gained experience of playing matches with pink ball.
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