IND vs SA: Who will rule the batsman or bowler in Gakebarha, know complete information about the pitch before the second T20.
India vs South Africa 2nd T20 match pitch report
The first match of the four-match T20 series being played between India and South Africa was played on 8 November at the Kingsmead ground in Durban. Team India won this match by 61 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the series. Now the second match of this series will be played on November 9 at St. George Park in Gakebarha. While Team India will try to win this match and take a 2-0 lead in the series, the host Africa will want to level the series. In such a situation, the pitch of this ground of Gakebarha can play a very important role.
So far four T20 matches have been played in Gakebarha.
If we talk about the second match of this T20 series to be played at St. George Park in Gkebarha, South Africa, till now only 4 T20 International matches have been played here, in which the first match was played between South Africa and West Indies in the year 2007. It took place in the middle, in which the West Indies team won the match by 5 wickets. Out of all the four matches played in Gakebarha so far, the team batting first has won twice, while the team chasing the target twice has managed to win the match. Team India has played only one match on this ground so far, which they played during the tour of Africa last year, where they had to face defeat by 5 wickets as per Duckworth-Lewis rules. If we talk about the pitch here, there will be good bounce for the fast bowlers, due to which scoring runs against the new ball will not be an easy task for the batsmen. However, after spending some time on the pitch, he can increase the pace of runs. The spinners can also expect to get some help from the pitch as the game progresses.
Indian team had lost on this ground last time
Till now, Team India has played only one T20 match on the ground in Gkebarha in which, batting first, they scored 180 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 19.3 overs. In this match too, Suryakumar Yadav captained Team India, in which he scored an excellent inning of 56 runs, apart from this, Rinku Singh also scored an unbeaten 68 runs. However, the game was shortened due to rain, with Duckworth Lewis setting a target of 152 runs as per regulation, which they achieved in 13.5 overs at the loss of 5 wickets.
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