IND vs SA Pitch Report 2nd ODI: How will the pitch be in St. George Park, Gqeberha

St. George’s Park, Gqeberha Pitch Report: The second match of the three-match ODI series between India and South Africa (IND vs SA 2nd ODI) is to be played at St. George's Park Stadium in Gqeberha.

IND vs SA 2nd ODI

The Indian team defeated South Africa by 8 wickets in the first ODI and took a 1-0 lead in the series. In the first ODI, Arshdeep Singh took five wickets and Avesh Khan got four wickets. Both of them bowled brilliantly and troubled the South African batsmen a lot.

As excellent as the performance of the Indian bowlers was in the first ODI, India will need to be equally careful in the second ODI.

India's record on this ground of Gkebarha has been quite scary. In such a situation, it is expected that there may be a tough competition between India and South Africa. Let us know what is the mood of the pitch before the second T20 match?

IND vs SA 2nd ODI Pitch Report: Who will rule, batsman or bowler? Know the condition of the pitch

The pitch of St. George's Park, Gqeberha has always been helpful for the bowlers. Batting on this ground has not been easy. The batsmen are seen struggling to score runs. At the same time, this pitch is also good for spinners. The team winning the toss in the match can decide to bowl first.

The second T20 match between India vs South Africa (IND vs SA) was recently played on this ground, in which rain also disrupted the match and this match was won by South Africa by 5 wickets under DLS.

IND vs SA: What do the numbers say?

A total of 42 ODI matches have been played on this ground between India and South Africa, in which the team batting first won 20 matches, while the team batting later won 21 matches. The average score of the first innings at this ground was 233. The highest score (355 runs) was made in the Pakistan vs South Africa match at St. George's Park.

Team India's record at St. George Park Stadium in Gkebarha has not been good. India has played a total of 6 ODI matches on this ground, in which Team India won only one match and lost five matches.

India won only one match out of 5 on this ground against South Africa. In such a situation, South Africa has the upper hand. South Africa last played a match against Sri Lanka on this ground in 2019, in which it won by 6 wickets.

IND vs SA 2nd ODI Probable Playing 11

India: KL Rahul (captain and wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudarshan, Tilak Verma, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Rinku Singh.