MATCH NO – 2nd Match
SERIES – India Tour of South Africa – 2024
DATE – 10th November, 2024
TIME – 07:30 PM IST
VENUE – St. Gregory Park, Gqeberha
INTRODUCTION
Indian team and South Africa team will play a 4 matches t20 series that is all set to take place from November 08 to November 15, 2024. The tournament will be co-hosted by South Africa, featuring matches across various venues like Durban, Gqeberha, Centurion & Johannesburg.
MATCH PREVIEW
India team will play a T20 series against South Africa after the T20 world cup 2024, All seniors players will rest from Indian team and B-team and new faces will play in this series.First match of the T20 series will be played between South Africa vs India on 8th of November. Team India won the first match of the series by 61 runs and lead the series by 1-0.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks but India’s team looks more balanced and strong, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between South Africa and India.
PITCH REPORT
St. George’s Park, located in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, is a notable cricket ground with a rich history. Known for its slow pitches, it generally provides an even contest between bat and ball. Here’s a detailed rundown:
Pitch Behavior: The surface at St. George’s Park tends to favor bowlers initially, particularly seamers who can extract movement early on. However, as the game progresses, the pitch often slows down, making it easier for batters. Spin also comes into play as the game progresses, with the pitch offering some assistance to spinners.
Outfield and Boundaries: The ground has a relatively slow outfield compared to other South African grounds, making it harder for batters to find the boundary. It’s not a very high-scoring venue, so players often need to focus on singles and twos to build an innings.
Weather Conditions: Port Elizabeth’s coastal weather can bring in cool breezes, which benefit swing bowlers, especially in the morning and late afternoon. However, rain is a factor, and games can experience interruptions, particularly during the South African summer.
Match Formats: In Tests, teams often lean towards including spinners in their lineup due to the later-day turn. For ODIs and T20s, it’s generally a balanced surface, though teams batting first tend to have a slight advantage.
In summary, St. George’s Park rewards balanced cricket. Seamers get early help, spinners can come into play later, and patient batting is often essential
GROUND STATS (T20I)
| TOTAL MATCH | 04 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 145+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 02 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 02 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 01 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 01 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 02 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 00 |
BOWLERS STATS ON St. GEORGIA PARK (T20I)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 04
PACER WICKETS – 37
SPINNER WICKETS – 09.
IND TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Indian team performed super in T20 format and won all 10 matches who they have played in last 10 matches.They won the 1st match by 61 runs and lead the series by 1-0.
- Last time when South Africa and India played against each other Indian team successfully defended a total of 202 runs and won the match by 61 runs.
- In the last match Indian team successfully defended a record total of 202 runs and won the match by 61 runs against South Africa.
- Sanju Smason scored back to back century in T20 and scored 107 runs in just 50 balls with the help of 10 sixes, Surya Kumar Yadav scored 21 runs, Tilak Varma scored 33 runs in the previous match against South Africa.
- Ravi Bishnoi & Varun Chakravarthy took 3-3 wickets, Avesh Khan took 2 wickets and Arshdeep Singh took 1 wickets against South Africa.
- Both teams have played 28 T20 matches and India won 16 matches and lost 11 matches against South Africa.
SQUADS
Batting – Surya kumar Yadav ©, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk).
Bowling – Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Dayal, Avesh Khan.
All Rounder – Hardik Pandya, Abhisek Sharma, Ramandeep Singh, Axar Patel.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Sanju Samson (wk), Abhisek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav ©, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy.
IND – PLAYER STATS:
1. ABHISHEK SHARMA – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 7r, 7r, 34+0W, 58+1W, 35+0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 7r. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 1 INNING – 7 RUNS. |
2. SANJU SAMSON (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 107r, 15r, 111r, 10r, 29r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 107r. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 1 INNING – 107 RUNS. |
3. SURYA KUAMR YADAV © – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 21r, 7r, 75r, 8r, 29r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 56 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 21r, 3r, 100r, 56r, 68r. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 8 INNINGS – 367 RUNS. |
4. TILAK VARMA – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 33r, 16r, 36r, 21r, 44r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNINGS – 29 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 33r, 0r, 29r. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 3 INNINGS – 62 RUNS. |
5. HARDIK PANDYA – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2+0W, 47+0W, 32r, 39+1W, 22+2W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 2+0W, 5+3W, 2+1W, 0W, 46+0W. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 13 INNINGS – 174 RUNS – 9W. |
6. RINKU SINGH – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 11r, 68r, 89r, 8r, 53r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 68 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 11r, 14r, 68r. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 3 INNINGS – 93 RUNS. |
7. AXAR PATEL – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 7+0W, 86+2W, 28+1W, 1W, 44+1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BAN | 7+0W, 47+1W, 9+0W, 1W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs BAN | 12 INNINGS – 98 RUNS – 7W. |
8. RAVI BISHNOI – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 1W, 1W, 3W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 3W. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 1 INNING – 3 WICKES. |
9. AVESH KHAN – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 2W, 1W, 3W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 2W, 4W, 0W, 0W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 5 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
10. ARSHDEEP SINGH – LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 2W, 0W, 2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 1W, 2W, 1W, 0W, 2W. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 7 INNINGS – 11 WICKETS. |
11. VARUN CHAKRAVARTHY – RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 0W, 2W, 3W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 3W, |
| Total Stats vs SA | 1 INNING – 3 WICKETS. |
SA TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- South Africa did not perform very well in recent t20 matches and lost 5 t20 matches in last 10 matches.They lost the first match of the series by 61 runs and lag by 0-1 in the t20 series.
- Last time when both teams played against each other South Africa team failed to chase 203 runs and lost the match by 61 runs.
- In the last T20 match South African team failed to chase a good total of 202 runs and lost the match by 61 runs against India.
- Heinrich Klaasen Scored 25 runs, David Miller scored 16 runs and Ryan Rickelton scored 21 runs in the previous match against India.
- Gerald Coetzee took 3 wickets, Patrick Kruger, Keshav Maharaj, Nqabayomzi Peter & Maco Jansen took 1-1 wickets each in the previous match against India.
- Both teams have played 28 t20 matches and South Africa won 11 matches and lost 16 matches against India.
SQUADS
Batting – Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tristan Stubbs (wk), Ryan Rickelton (wk), Donovan Ferreira (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram ©, David Miller.
Bowling – Keshav Maharaj, Ottneil Baartman, Gerlad Coetzee, Mihlali Mpongwana, Nqabayomzi Peter, Andile Simelane.
All Rounder – Marco Jansen, Peter Kruger.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Ryan Riceklton (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram ©, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Peter Kruger, Keshav Maharaj, Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee.
SA – PLAYER STATS:
1. RYAN RICELTON (WK) – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 21r, 12r, 1r, 27r, 4r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 21r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 1 INNING – 21 RUNS. |
2. REEZA HENDRICKS – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 4r, 61r, 10r, 6r, 72r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 49 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 4r, 8r, 49r, 23r, 4r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 10 INNINGS – 225 RUNS. |
3. AIDEN AMRKRAM © – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 8+0W, 33+0W, 6+0W, 20+0W, 8r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 30 RUNS – 0W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 8+0W, 4r, 25r, 30+1W, 52r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 7 INNINGS – 287 RUNS – 1W. |
4. HEINRICH KLAASEN – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 25r, 13r, 13r, 14r, 4r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 7 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 25r, 52r, 5r, 7r, 8r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 10 INNINGS – 299 RUNS. |
5. DAVID MILLER – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 18r, 8r, 36r, 50r, 30r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 17 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 18r, 21r, 35r, 17r, 59r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 19 INNINGS – 470 RUNS. |
6. TRISTAN STUBBS – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 11r, 106r, 23r, 30r, 10r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 14 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 11r, 31r, 14r, 6r, 23r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 6 INNINGS – 85 RUNS. |
7. MARCO JANSEN – LHB+LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 12+1W, 0W, 29+0W, 1W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 12+1W, 1W, 1W, 12+1W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 4 INNINGS -24 RUNS – 4W. |
8. PATRICK KRUGER – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 12r, 51+1W, 34+0W, 7+0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 1W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
9. KESHAV MAHARAJ – LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 2W, 5W, 3W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 1W, 2W, 2W, 0W, 2W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 12 INNINGS – 53 RUNS – 13W. |
10. OTTNEIL BAARTMAN – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 2W, 0W, 2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs IND | NOT PLAYED YET. |
11. GERALD COETZEE – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 1W, 2W, 1W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 3 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 3W, 3W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 2 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 28
- IND WIN – 16
- SA WIN – 11
- NO RESULT – 01.
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – S. Samson, H. Klaasen.
BATSMEN – T. Varma, S. Yadav.
ALL-ROUNDERS – H. Pandya, A. Sharma, M. Jansen.
BOWLERS – V. Chakravarthy, R. Bishnoi, A. Singh, G. Coetzee.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – H. Klaasen, S. Samson.
BATSMEN – S. Yadav, T. Varma.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Jansen, H. Pandya
BOWLERS – V. Chakravarthy, R. Bishnoi, A. Khan, G. Coetzee.
BACK-UPS – R. Singh, O. Baartman, A. Patel, T. Stubbs.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – S. Samson, H. Pandya.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – S. Yadav, H. Klaasen.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
INDIA MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.