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IND vs SA 2nd ODI Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report. (PHOTO: PTI)
India will lock horn with South Africa in the second One-Day International at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Wednesday. KL Rahul-led India defeated South Africa by 17 runs in a thriller at Ranchi to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur is India’s third-largest cricket ground, behind only Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium and Kolkata’s Eden Gardens. While its long square boundaries could make clearing the ropes challenging, the fast outfield — similar to the one in Ranchi — might help offset that difficulty by speeding up ground strokes.
Raipur, hosting its first international match in three years, is expected to offer a sporting wicket that provides a fair contest between bat and ball. Historically, the pitch here has favoured fast bowlers more than spinners.
108
New Zealand's Total in Previous ODI - Bowled Out by Indian Pacers
15/5
Early Collapse by NZ Against Pace Attack
72
Opening Partnership (Rohit-Gill) Showed Required Technique
8 Wkts
India's Victory Margin in Previous Match
Pace > Spin
Historical Pitch Behavior Favors Fast Bowlers
Indian Express InfoGenIE
This India vs South Africa ODI will be only the second 50-over international held at the venue. The first was a match between India and New Zealand, where the Indian pace trio of Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, and Hardik Pandya wreaked early havoc, reducing New Zealand to 15 for five before bowling them out for 108. In reply, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill showed the right application and technique on the surface, putting on 72 for the opening wicket and steering India to an 8-wicket victory.
Raipur Weather Report
According to AccuWeather, temperatures during the match will range from 26°C in the morning to 29°C in the afternoon, before dropping to around 12°C by evening, making for a chilly end to the day. As in much of India, the air quality index (AQI) is forecast to be in the “poor” category. Cloud cover will remain around 39% throughout, with no rain predicted for Wednesday.
IND vs SA – ODI squads
INDIA: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul(w/c), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav.
SOUTH AFRICA: Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Rubin Hermann, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi, Ryan Rickelton, Ottneil Baartman, Tony de Zorzi, Prenelan Subrayen.
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