Centurion’s Super Sports Park: Pitch report for SA vs IND, Third T20I Match

Delhi: The four-match T20 International series being played between India and South Africa is currently tied at 1-1. The third match will be played at the Super Sports Park in Centurion, where both the teams will enter the field with the intention of gaining the lead. In the first match, Team India performed brilliantly and won by 61 runs, but in the second match the Indian batting order faltered. Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson and captain Suryakumar Yadav could not contribute much with the bat, while the bowlers tried their best, but failed to avoid a 3-wicket defeat.

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Centurion Super Sports Park Pitch Report

The SuperSport Park ground is known for its high-scoring pitch, where fours and sixes rain. Due to the bounce in the pitch, the ball hits the bat well, due to which fast bowlers can play their role here. It may prove beneficial for the team winning the toss to bowl first, especially to take advantage of the moisture present in the pitch.

So far, 16 T20 International matches have been played at Super Sports Park, out of which the team batting first has won 8 times, while the team chasing runs has been successful 7 times. The average score in the first innings was 175 and the average score in the second innings was 157. The highest score at this ground is 259 runs, which was made by South Africa against West Indies.

It is noteworthy that in the third match, both India and South Africa will enter the series with the intention of taking the lead. India had registered a spectacular victory in the first T20, while in the second match, the host team made a strong comeback and won by 3 wickets.

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