MATCH NO – 3rd T20
SERIES – India tour of South Africa – 2023
DATE – 14th December, 2023
TIME – 08:30 PM IST
VENUE – The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
MATCH PREVIEW
India has travelled South Africa for 3 t20 & 3 Odi matches series,In 3 t20 match first match was washed out due to rain.In the second match Indian batters performed really well specially Suryakumar yadav, Tilak varma & Rinku Singh.With the help of two half centuries one by Surya Kumar yadav & second by Rinku singh, India scored 180 runs in 19.3 overs. Many senior players returned in T20 teams like, Ravindra Jadeja, Shreyas Iyer, Kuldeep yadav, Shubman Gill, Deepak Chahar & Mohamamd Siraj. Indian team recently played a 5 match T20 series against Australia. Indian team won the series by 4-1.In that Series, Jitesh Sharma, Rinku Singh,Mukesh Kumar & Ravi Bishnoi performed really well.
Last time when both teams met in the T20 match Indian team scored 208 runs against South Africa. India team failed to defend the target of 180 runs and lost the match. First t20 match was cancelled due to heavy rain the match.
South Africa, as the home team, will have the advantage of playing in familiar conditions. They are known for their aggressive style of play and have a talented batting line-up, including the likes of Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, Henrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs. In bowling they have Gerald Coetzee, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kehsav Mharaj, Andile Phehlukwayo. This team is looking very solid & balanced.
On the other hand, Indian team is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and young players. They have proven themselves to be a force to reckon with, having won the T20 Series by 4-1 against Australia.They have a good batsman like Ishan Kishan, Surya Kumar yadav, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku SIngh..In the bowling department they are also looking experienced like Ravindra Jdeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Deepak Chahar.Many Indian Star players Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul will be rested for the T20 series against South Africa
In this series we have seen only 1 match and that was also affected by rain, so we can again expect that rain will also be the main decider for the match & series.
Both teams boast of strong bowling attacks, 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 expect an exciting and competitive T20 match between India and South Africa.
PITCH REPORT
The Wanderers Stadium is an international cricket stadium located in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is owned and operated by the South Africa Cricket Association (SAC) The stadium is situated in the Capital city of South Africa.
Originally Known as the ‘Bullring’ because of its intimidating atmosphere for visiting teams the Wanderers has a rich history. It was the third Test ground in Johannesburg following the Old Wanderers Stadium and Ellis Park.This Ground is the hometown of Johannesburg Super Kings team/Durban Capitals, Which is a team of South Africa T20 Leagues. The Wanderers Stadium has a seating capacity of 25,000 and has hosted various International cricket matches.
The 1st first test match was played in 1956 between South Africa & England. 1st odi match was played in 1992 between South Africa & India.
Many Historical moments have been done at this ground like,In October 2003 the clubhouse itself was entirely gutted by a fire, which began in the kitchens and spread through the ventilation ducts, leaving little that could rescue three-quarters of a century of tradition. Among the trophies, photographs and cricketana lost forever was the bat with which Graeme Pollock scored 274 against Australia in 1966-67. The first Test at the ground was in 1956 when England won by 131 runs and it has gone on to witness numerous memorable moments. These include South Africa’s penultimate Test before being banned from international cricket in 1970, when they crushed Australia by 307 runs. Following readmission, the ground became a lasting memory for many England fans when Mike Atherton batted for over 10 hours to save the Test in 1995.In March 2006, it was the scene of the most extraordinary one-day match in history, when South Africa successfully chased Australia’s world-record total of 434 for 4.
This ground is the playing strip and is one of the best batting pitches in the country, hard and true and perfect for hitting through the line.
Overall, The Wanderers cricket Stadium holds a significant place in Indian cricket history and continues to be a prominent venue for domestic and international cricket matches in Johannesburg.
This pitch has both nature. Sometimes it’s helpful for batters, sometimes helpful for bowlers.This pitch has some good bounce, which can be advantageous for the fast bowlers, especially in the initial stages of the match. However, as the match progresses, the pitch tends to deteriorate, offering more turn for the spinners. This pitch has small boundaries so we can expect many runs on board.
GROUND STATS (T20I)
| TOTAL MATCH | 31 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 175+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 15 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 16 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 09 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 06 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 04 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 12 |
BOWLERS STATS ON THE WANDERERS (T20I)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 31
PACER WICKETS – 243
SPINNER WICKETS – 96
IND TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Indian team continues to be dominant in this T20 series against Australia, and won in 5 matches series by 4-1.
- In that series Ishan Kishan, Yashavi Jaiswal, Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh kumar, Rinku Singh was looked in very good touch.
- Rinku Singh continue to impressed selectors and his form against South Africa also and making a strong established bastaman & finisher.
- In the 2nd match team India scored 180 runs and failed to defend and lost the match by 44 runs.
- Many seniors & Star Players, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohamamd Shami will be rested for this T20 series against South Africa.
- Both teams played 25 T20 matches and India won 13 matches and lost 11 matches against South Africa.
SQUADS
Batting – Ishan kishan (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), SuryaKumar Yadav ©, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Shreyas Iyer.
Bowling – Mukesh Kumar, Ravi Bishnoi,Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar, Mohamamd Siraj.
All Rounder – Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Shubman Gill, Yashsavi Jaiswal/Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishna (wk), Suryakumar Yadav ©, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh,Ravindra Jadeja,Kuldeep Yadav/Ravi Bishnoi, Mohamamd Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh kumar.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 10r, 32r, 123r*, 58r, 0r. |
| Shubman Gill | 0r, 4r, 80r, 51r, 23r. |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 0r, 21r, 37r, 6r, 53r. |
| Ishan Kishan | 0r, 52r, 58r, 47r, 0r. |
| Surya Kumar Yadav | 56r, 5r, 1r, 39r, 19r. |
| Tilak Varma | 29r, 31r, 7r, 12r, 11r. |
| Rinku Singh | 68r, 6r, 46r, 31r, 22r, 77r. |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 19+0W, 9+0W, 0W, 2W, 29+5W. |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 1W, 0W, 1W, 2W, 2W. |
| Mohamamd Siraj | 1W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 2W. |
| Arshdeep Singh | 0W, 0W, 2W, 1W, 1W. |
| Mukesh Kumar | 2W, 3W, 0W, 1W, 0W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON THE WANDERERS STADIUM (T20I)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Shubman Gill | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Ishan Kishan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Surya Kumar Yadav | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Tilak Varma | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Rinku Singh | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Ravindra Jadeja | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Kuldeep Yadav | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Mohamamd Siraj | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Arshdeep Singh | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Mukesh Kumar | NOT PLAYED YET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS SA (T20I)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS SA |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 16r, 5r, 57r, 1r, 23r. |
| Shubman Gill | 0r. |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 0r. |
| Ishan Kishan | 15r, 27r, 54r, 34r, 76r. |
| Surya Kumar Yadav | 56r, 68r, 8r, 61r, 50r. |
| Tilak Varma | 29r. |
| Rinku Singh | 68r. |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 19+0W, 0W, 1W, 0W, 0W. |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 1W. |
| Mohamamd Siraj | 1W, 0W. |
| Arshdeep Singh | 0W, 2W, 2W, 3W. |
| Mukesh Kumar | 2W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS SA (T20I)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS SA |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 5 INNINGS – 96 RUNS. |
| Shubman Gill | 1 INNING – 0 RUN. |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 1 INNING – 0 RUN. |
| Ishan Kishan | 5 INNINGS – 206 RUNS. |
| Surya Kumar Yadav | 5 INNINGS – 243 RUNS. |
| Tilak Varma | 1 INNING – 29 RUNS. |
| Rinku Singh | 1 INNING – 68 RUNS. |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 6 INNINGS – 45 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| Mohamamd Siraj | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
| Mukesh Kumar | 1 INNING – 2 WICKETS. |
SA TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- South African team is not looking good in the T20 format and won only 3 matches out of the last 10 matches they played.
- South African team back in form and won the second t20 match against India.
- In the T20 series, first match was cancelled due to rain, in second match South African Team successfully chased 152 runs in 14 overs and won the match by 5 wickets and lead in 3 match t 20 series by 1-0.
- Many Seniors players like Temba Bavuma, Kagiso Rabada, Rassie van der Dussen will be rested in this T20 series against India.
- Both teams played 25 t20 matches and South Africa won 11 matches and lost 13 matches against India.
SQUADS
Batting – Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Donavan Ferreira(wk), Tristan Stubbs(wk), Matthew Breetzke(Wk), Aiden Markram ©, Reeza Hendricks, David Miller.
Bowling – Ottniel Baartman, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lizaad Williams.
All Rounder – Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Matthew Breetzke, Reez Hendricks, Aiden Markram ©, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs,Marco Jansen/Keshav maharaj, Andile Phehlukwayo, Gerald Coetzee/Nandre Burger, Lizaad Williams, Tabraiz Shamsi
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Reeza Hendricks | 49r, 12r, 85r, 0r, 28r. |
| Matthew Breetzke | 16r, 8r, 36r, 1r, 8r. |
| Aiden Markram | 30r, 10r, 25r, 9r, 6r. |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 7r, 47r, 10r, 1r, 15r. |
| David Miller | 17r, 50r, 2r, 0r, 3r. |
| Tristan Stubbs | 10r, 7r, 30r, 159r, 24r. |
| Marco Jansen | 1W, 0W, 14+1W, 3W, 23+3W. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 10+0W, 39+1W, 0W, 25+1W, 38+1W. |
| Gerald Coetzee | 3W, 2W, 4W, 2W, 2W. |
| Lizaad Williams | 1W, 2W, 0W, 1W, 3W. |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 1W, 1W, 0W, 1W, 2W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON THE WANDERERS STADIUM (T20I)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Reeza Hendricks | 4 INNINGS – 247 RUNS. |
| Matthew Breetzke | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Aiden Markram | 4 INNINGS – 155 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 5 INNINGS – 113 RUNS. |
| David Miller | 9 INNINGS – 207 RUNS. |
| Tristan Stubbs | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Marco Jansen | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 7 INNINGS – 9 WICKETS. |
| Gerald Coetzee | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Lizaad Williams | 2 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 6 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS IND (T20I)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS IND |
| Reeza Hendricks | 49r, 23r, 4r, 28r, 6r, 7r. |
| Matthew Breetzke | 16r. |
| Aiden Markram | 30r, 52r, 33r, 25r. |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 7r, 8r, 29r, 81r, 7r. |
| David Miller | 17r, 59r, 19r, 106r, 0r. |
| Tristan Stubbs | 14r, 6r, 23r, 0r. |
| Marco Jansen | 1W, 12+1W. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 0W, 0W, 1W, 0W, 1W. |
| Gerald Coetzee | 3W. |
| Lizaad Williams | 1W. |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 1W, 0W, 0W, 1W, 0W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS IND (T20I)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS IND |
| Reeza Hendricks | 8 INNINGS – 213 RUNS. |
| Matthew Breetzke | 1 INNING – 16 RUNS. |
| Aiden Markram | 4 INNINGS – 140 RUNS. |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 7 INNINGS – 217 RUNS. |
| David Miller | 16 INNINGS – 396 RUNS. |
| Tristan Stubbs | 4 INNINGS – 43 RUNS. |
| Marco Jansen | 2 INNINGS – 12 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 6 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Gerald Coetzee | 1 INNING – 3 WICKETS. |
| Lizaad Williams | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 11 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 25
- SA WIN – 11
- IND WIN – 13
- NO RESULT – 01
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – H. Klaasen, I. Kishan.
BATSMEN – S. Yadav,R. Hendricks, D. Miller, R. Singh, S. Gill.
ALL-ROUNDERS – R. Jadeja, A. Markram.
BOWLERS – K. Yadav, M. Siraj.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – H. Klaasen, I. Kishan.
BATSMEN – S. Yadav, R. Hendricks, R. Singh, Y. Jaiswal, S. Gill.
ALL-ROUNDERS – R. Jadeja, A. Markram.
BOWLERS – L. Williams, A. Singh.
BACK-UPS – R. Gaikwad, T, Shamsi, K. Maharaj.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – S. Gill, A. Markram.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – S. Yadav, R. Hendricks.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
SOUTH AFRICA MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.