MATCH NO – 3rd Match
SERIES – India Tour of South Africa – 2024
DATE – 13th November, 2024
TIME – 08:30 PM IST
VENUE – SuperSports Park, Centurion
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 but South Africa came back strongly and won the 2nd match by 3 wickets and level the series by 1-1.
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
SuperSport Park is a prominent cricket stadium located in Centurion, South Africa, and is one of the premier venues for cricket in the country. Here are some key details:
Stadium Details
Location: Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa
Capacity: Approximately 22,000
Pitch Type: Known for being pace-friendly, though it offers something for both fast bowlers and batsmen.
Pitch and Conditions
Pace and Bounce: SuperSport Park is known for its good bounce and consistent pace, making it conducive to fast bowlers, especially in the early overs. Bowlers who can extract bounce and maintain tight lines can get rewards.
Batsman-Friendly: The surface becomes easier for batting as the game progresses, especially in limited-overs cricket. High scores are often seen here, especially in ODIs and T20s.
Seam Movement: The pitch usually provides some seam movement, particularly in the early part of the day, which benefits the fast bowlers. However, the effect lessens as the match progresses.
Weather Influence: Weather can play a significant role here. Overcast conditions can make the ball swing more, which helps seamers. Sunny conditions, on the other hand, make the pitch better for batting.
GROUND STATS (T20I)
| TOTAL MATCH | 14 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 180+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 07 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 07 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 04 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 02 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 03 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 05 |
BOWLERS STATS ON SUPERSPORTS PARK (T20I)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 14
PACER WICKETS – 124
SPINNER WICKETS – 43.
IND TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Indian team performed super in the T20 series and won the 1st match by 61 runs but they lost the second match by 3 wickets and now level the series by 1-1.
- Last time when South Africa and India played against each other Indian team failed to defend a total of 124 runs and lost the match by 3 wickets.
- In the last match Indian team failed to defend a low total of 124 runs and lost the match by 3 wickets against South Africa.
- Hardik Pandya scored 39 runs, Axar Patel scored 27 runs, Tilak Varma scored 20 runs in the previous match against South Africa.
- Varun Chakravarthy took 5 wickets, Ravi Bishnoi and Arshdeep Singh took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against South Africa.
- Both teams have played 29 T20 matches and India won 16 matches and lost 12 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 | 4r, 7r, 7r, 34+0W, 58+1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 4r, 7r. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 2 INNINGS – 11 RUNS. |
2. SANJU SAMSON (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 0r, 107r, 15r, 111r, 10r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 0r, 107r. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 2 INNINGS – 107 RUNS. |
3. SURYA KUAMR YADAV © – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 4r, 21r, 7r, 75r, 8r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 4r, 21r, 3r, 100r, 56r. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 9 INNINGS – 371 RUNS. |
4. TILAK VARMA – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 20r, 33r, 16r, 36r, 21r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 20r, 33r, 0r, 29r. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 4 INNINGS – 82 RUNS. |
5. HARDIK PANDYA – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 39+0W, 2+0W, 47+0W, 32r, 39+1W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 39+0W, 2+0W, 5+3W, 2+1W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 14 INNINGS – 213 RUNS – 9W. |
6. RINKU SINGH – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 9r, 11r, 68r, 89r, 8r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 9r, 11r, 14r, 68r. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 4 INNINGS – 102 RUNS. |
7. AXAR PATEL – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 27+0W, 7+0W, 86+2W, 28+1W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BAN | 27+0W, 7+0W, 47+1W, 9+0W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs BAN | 13 INNINGS – 125 RUNS – 7W. |
8. RAVI BISHNOI – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 3W, 1W, 1W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 1W, 3W. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 2 INNINGS – 4 WICKES. |
9. AVESH KHAN – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 2W, 2W, 1W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 0W, 2W, 4W, 0W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 6 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
10. ARSHDEEP SINGH – LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 1W, 2W, 0W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 1W, 1W, 2W, 1W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 8 INNINGS – 12 WICKETS. |
11. VARUN CHAKRAVARTHY – RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 5W, 3W, 0W, 2W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 5W, 3W. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 2 INNINGS – 8 WICKETS. |
SA TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- South Africa did not perform very well in recent t20 series and lost the first match of the series by 61 runs but they won second match by 3 wickets and level the series by 1-1.
- Last time when both teams played against each other South Africa team successfully chased 124 runs and won the match by 3 wickets.
- In the last T20 match South African team successfully chased a low total of 124 runs and won the match by 3 wickets against India.
- Tristan Stubbs Scored 47 runs, Reeza Hendrickes scored 24 runs and Ryan Rickelton scored 13 runs in the previous match against India.
- Gerald Coetzee, Simelane & Nqabayomzi Peter & Maco Jansen took 1-1 wickets each in the previous match against India.
- Both teams have played 29 t20 matches and South Africa won 12 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, Andile Simelane, Keshav Maharaj, Nqabayomzi Peter, Gerald Coetzee.
SA – PLAYER STATS:
1. RYAN RICELTON (WK) – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 13r, 21r, 12r, 1r, 27r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 13r, 21r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 2 INNINGS – 34 RUNS. |
2. REEZA HENDRICKS – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 24r, 4r, 61r, 10r, 6r. |
| Stats on venue | 5 INNINGS – 185 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 24r, 4r, 8r, 49r, 23r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 11 INNINGS – 249 RUNS. |
3. AIDEN AMRKRAM © – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 3+1W, 8+0W, 33+0W, 6+0W, 20+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 5 INNINGS – 129 RUNS – 0W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 3+1W, 8+0W, 4r, 25r, 30+1W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 8 INNINGS – 290 RUNS – 2W. |
4. HEINRICH KLAASEN – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 2r, 25r, 13r, 13r, 14r. |
| Stats on venue | 7 INNINGS – 178 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 2r, 25r, 52r, 5r, 7r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 11 INNINGS – 301 RUNS. |
5. DAVID MILLER – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 0r, 18r, 8r, 36r, 50r. |
| Stats on venue | 10 INNINGS – 200 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 0r, 18r, 21r, 35r, 17r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 20 INNINGS – 470 RUNS. |
6. TRISTAN STUBBS – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 47r, 11r, 106r, 23r, 30r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 47r, 11r, 31r, 14r, 6r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 7 INNINGS – 132 RUNS. |
7. MARCO JANSEN – LHB+LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 7+1W, 12+1W, 0W, 29+0W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 3 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 7+1W, 12+1W, 1W, 1W, 12+1W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 5 INNINGS – 31 RUNS – 5W. |
8. ANDILE SIMELANE – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 0W, 1W, 0W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 1W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
9. KESHAV MAHARAJ – LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 1W, 2W, 5W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 0W, 1W, 2W, 2W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 13 INNINGS – 53 RUNS – 13W. |
10. NQABAYOMZI PETER – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 1W, 0W, 4W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 1W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 2 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
11. GERALD COETZEE – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 19+1W, 3W, 1W, 2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 19+1W, 3W, 3W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 3 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 29
- IND WIN – 16
- SA WIN – 12
- 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.