India are about to commence their much-awaited journey in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 against Australia in the M. Chidambaram Stadium at Chennai. They are entering the competition backed by good performance in the Asia Cup 2023 and good preparations following the three-match ODI series against Australia. It has been 12 years since India last won an ICC Cricket World Cup and 10 years since an ICC tournament. Rohit Sharma led Men in Blue are desperate to make their mark in the competition. With a strong and settled squad in hand, Team India will look to get a winning start up-front, specially against Australia, which will give them an psychological edge going deeper into the competition. India vs Australia ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Preview: Likely Playing XIs, Key Players, H2H and Other Things You Need To Know About IND vs AUS CWC Match in Chennai.

India has suffered a big blow with the uncertainty in the availability of Shubman Gill due to dengue. It will be thing of consideration who will replace him at the top. With rain hampering a handful of the matches at the recently finished Asia Cup 2023, fans want to know whether it will play spoilsport in the India vs Australia ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Match. It has been raining in Chennai for the past few days which has kept the fans worried too. In this article we will know whether it will rain at Chepauk during IND vs AUS ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match.

Chennai Weather Forecast

Good news for the fans, there is little chances of rain at Chennai on October 7 during the playing hours. The chances of precipitation are negligible and the day is forecasted to stay clear with hazy sunshine during the day.  The humidity is supposed to stay moderate as 75-78% with chances of dew arriving in the second innings.  The temperature is supposed to stay between 29-32 degree Celsius.

Expected Weather at Chennai during IND vs AUS ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Match (Accuweather.com))

M. Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Report

The pitch at the M. Chidambaram Stadium has historically been a pitch that has assisted spinners. It is expected to be a slow pitch specially during the day with some of the cross seam and scrambled seams balls stopping on the batter. With the boundary sizes being decent, taking on the spinners can come with risk. Teams will want to bat first at the stadium as chasing can be difficult here.

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