Overview
- The series is level at 1-1 with the deciding ODI in Visakhapatnam scheduled for a 1:30 pm start.
- Assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said recent Test losses have sharpened India’s urgency to close out the ODI series.
- He called the dew “substantial” and said the key challenge is the disparity between batting first and batting second at this venue.
- India’s staff recalibrated par from roughly 320 to 350–360 and asked the batting group to find ways to maximise runs in tougher conditions.
- Ten Doeschate justified Washington Sundar’s light bowling load in Raipur, saying you cannot bowl 20 overs of spin in those conditions and that the all-rounder is still learning.