Akshay Thakur - Wednesday, Dec 03, 2025South Africa vs India 2nd ODI Pitch Report: India will take on South Africa in the second ODI of the three-match series at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Wednesday, December 3. In the first match, South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl.
India lost two more wickets before reaching 200, and the scoring rate dropped after that. Kohli scored his 52nd century and was dismissed for 135 off 120 balls. KL Rahul was dismissed for 60 off 56 balls, while Ravindra Jadeja scored 32 off 20 balls. India scored a total of 349 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 50 overs. Marco Jansen, Nandre Burger, Corbin Bosch, and Ottneel Bartman took two wickets each.
South Africa got off to a poor start, losing their first three wickets for just 11 runs. Mathieu Breetzke (72 off 80 balls), Marco Jessen (70 off 39 balls), and Corbin Bosch (67 off 51 balls) played some good innings, but it was not enough. South Africa was all out for 332 in 49.2 overs, and India won the match by 17 runs. Kuldeep Yadav was the pick of the bowlers for India, taking 4/68 in 10 overs.
SA vs IND 2nd ODI Match Pitch Report: The SVNS International Cricket Stadium (Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium) in Raipur offers a balanced pitch for the IND vs SA match, with fresh grass that helps seamers generate swing and seam movement in the early overs.
As the match progresses, the surface becomes more stroke-making for batsmen, while spinners find grip and turn in the middle overs as it gradually wears down and dries out.
Long boundaries and a fast outfield promote competitive ODI scores of around 250-280, with teams often opting to chase due to evening dew; pacers need accuracy rather than raw pace.
| Total matches: | 1 |
| Batting first won: | 0 |
| Bowling first won: | 1 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 108 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 111 |
| Highest Total: | 111/2 |
| Lowest Total: | 108/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 111/2 |
| Lowest Defended: | 0/0 |
India (IND) Possible Playing 11: 1. Rohit Sharma, 2. Yashasvi Jaiswal, 3. Virat Kohli, 4. Ruturaj Gaikwad, 5. Washington Sundar, 6. Lokesh Rahul(WK)(C), 7. Ravindra Jadeja, 8. Harshit Rana, 9. Kuldeep Yadav, 10. Arshdeep Singh, 11. Prasidh Krishna
South Africa (SA) Possible Playing 11: 1. Ryan Rickelton(WK), 2. Aiden Markram(C), 3. Quinton de Kock(WK), 4. Matthew Breetzke(WK), 5. Tony de Zorzi, 6. Dewald Brevis, 7. Marco Jansen, 8. Corbin Bosch, 9. Prenelan Subrayen, 10. Nandre Burger, 11. Ottneil Baartman
