Published on: Dec 18, 2023 4:11 pm IST|Updated on: Dec 18, 2023 4:11 pm IST
India will meet South Africa in Tuesday’s 2nd game of the ODI series. The St. George’s Park in Gqeberha will host this fixture at 4:30 PM IST.
A historic win came for India in the 1st ODI at the Wanderers. It was a marvellous performance by Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan. To will now focus on sealing the ODI series at St George’s Park.
It will be a great warm-up for both teams before the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 and a great opportunity for the young players to showcase their talents. Meanwhile, in this post, Check the St George’s Park Pitch, Venue Stats, Record, and Average Score ahead of the 2nd ODI between India and South Africa.
The wickets in St George’s Park have seen both pacers and spinners find joy with totals crossing the 250-run mark only three times in the last five ODI matches at the venue.
The team chasing has improved their record to 21-20 against the teams winning when batting first at the venue thanks to the last six results with the average first innings being 233.
The recent ODI matches played here, have revealed a Balanced wicket.
Last Result at the Venue:
India have played 6 ODI games at this venue and won 5 and lost 1 of them.
India’s Highest Total: 274/7 vs South Africa in 2018
India’s Lowest Total: 147 All Out vs South Africa in 1992
Matches: 6 Won: 1 Lost: 5 Won Batting First: 1 Won Chasing: 0 Highest Total: 274/7 vs South Africa in 2018 Lowest Total: 147 All Out vs South Africa in 1992 Highest Score: 115 by Rohit Sharma vs South Africa in 2018 Best Bowling: Kuldeep Yadav – 4 for 57 vs South Africa in 2018
South Africa have played 35 ODI games at this venue and won 21 and lost 13 of them.
South Africa’s Highest Total at the venue: 326/3 vs Australia in 2002 South Africa’s Lowest Total at the venue: 119 All Out vs England in 2009
Seating Capacity: 19000 Number of matches hosted: 32 Tests, 41 ODIs, and 4 T20Is
Total Matches Played: 42 Home Team (South Africa) Won: 21 Visiting Team Won: 13 Neutral Side Won: 7 No Result: 1 Match Tied: 0
Average 1st Innings Score: 233 Matches Won Batting 1st: 20 Matches Won Batting 2nd: 21 Highest Team Total: 335/6 in 50 overs by Pakistan vs South Africa in 2002 Lowest Team Total: 112/10 by New Zealand vs Australia in 2003 Highest Run Chase: 330/7 in 49.1 overs by Australia vs South Africa in 2002
Highest Individual Score: 135 by Saleem Elahi (Pakistan) vs South Africa in 2002 Best Bowling Figures: 7/20 by Andy Bichel (Australia) vs England in 2003 Most Runs: Jaques Kallis (South Africa) – 670 runs in 17 innings Most Wickets: Shaun Pollock (South Africa) – 20 wickets in 17 matches Most Sixes in ODIs at this venue: AB de Villiers (South Africa) – 10 Sixes in 15 innings
ODI:
T20I:
As of now, no other players from the current Indian ODI Squad have played any matches at this venue across three formats.
Domestic T20:
This reveals that pacers who can generate more bounce have an advantage here on this surface along with wrist spinners’ dominance.
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