IND vs SA 3rd T20 Match Details: India’s T20 team is currently on a tour of South Africa. On this tour, the team led by Suryakumar Yadav is playing a four-match T20 series. After the first two matches of the series, both teams are currently tied 1-1. India won the first match, while South Africa made a comeback in the second match. Now both the teams are eyeing the third match so that they can win this match and gain an edge. Along with this, both teams will also keep an eye on the weather.
Team India defeated South Africa in a one-sided match in the first match. However, Team India proved to be weak in the second match. South African batsmen got caught in the spin of Varun Chakraborty, and the team reached the brink of defeat. In the end, Gerald Coetzee and Tristan Stubbs scored fast runs snatched the victory from India and gave victory to South Africa.
How will the pitch be in the IND vs SA third T20 match?
The third T20 match between India and South Africa is to be played at SuperSport Park. There is a lot of rain of fours and sixes on this ground of Centurion. There is a lot of bounce in the pitch, due to which the ball comes on the bat very well.
However, fast bowlers can have a lot of fun on this ground due to the bounce. In such a situation, winning the toss and deciding to bowl first can be a more profitable deal. Due to the moisture in the pitch, fast bowlers can take full advantage of it.
Rain will spoil the game!
The third T20 match between the two teams will be played at SuperSport Park in Centurion. Both teams will keep an eye on the weather of Johannesburg. According to the report of AccuWeather, rain can spoil the fun of the match on Wednesday. The temperature is likely to be 27 degrees on that day. At the same time, the chance of rain is 25 percent.
The chance of strong winds and thunderstorms is 6 percent. There is a 39 percent chance of cloud cover. The chance of rain in the evening is said to be less. At this time, there is a forecast of nine percent rain. This means that rain can disrupt this match and there is every possibility that the entire match may not be played.
What do the statistics say?
SuperSport Park has hosted a total of 16 T20 International matches so far. Of these, the team batting first has won 8, while the team chasing the runs has won 7 matches. The average score in the first innings at this Centurion ground has been 175.
Whereas, the average score in the second innings has been 157. South Africa had put 259 runs on the scoreboard against West Indies on this ground, which is also the highest score of SuperSport Park so far. The Proteas team has also been successful in defending 126 runs against Sri Lanka on this ground.
