After crushing South Africa in the opening match, India will take on them in the second ODI aiming to win the series. The second ODI of India vs South Africa is scheduled to be played on Tuesday, December 19 at St George’s Park in Gqeberha.
India beat South Africa in the opening match by 8 wickets and have a 1-0 lead. Since the India vs South Africa ODI series consists of three games, India can win the series by winning the second ODI. KL Rahul leads India in the absence of captain Rohit Sharma and vice-captain Hardik Pandya.
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Regarding the previous match, South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. However, the home team could not execute their plans with a dangerous attack from Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan. While left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh took 5 wickets, right-arm pacer Avesh Khan took 4 wickets to demolish the opposition for just 116.
South Africa’s batting fell like a house of cards. Key top-order batsmen Reeza Hendricks (0) and Rassie van der Dussen (0) got out for ducks. Aiden Markram (12), Heinrich Klaasen (6) and David Miller (2) also went out cheaply. Later during the chase, Sai Sudharsan (55*) and Shreyas Iyer (52) scored magnificent knocks to propel India to an 8-wicket victory.
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India vs South Africa Weather Report Live Today & Release Report from St George’s Park, Gqeberha – 2nd ODI, 2023
India vs South Africa 2nd ODI 2023 will be played on Tuesday, December 19. St George’s Park in Gqeberha, South Africa, is the match venue. The match will begin at 4:30 pm IST.
The India vs South Africa weather report, according to Weather.com, suggests that the temperature in Gqeberha on Tuesday, December 19, will be 23° Celsius during the day and 16° Celsius at night. The sky will be clear during the day and night.
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According to the India vs South Africa weather report, the chances of rain during the day are 16% and at night 9%. Since the India vs South Africa match will start in the afternoon, rain is less likely to affect it. Humidity will be 69% during the day and 92% at night.
The India vs South Africa pitch report suggests that St George’s Park stadium in Gqeberha is a good ground for scoring in ODIs. If we talk about the total average of 1st and 2nd innings in the stadium, they are 233 and 200 respectively.
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The stadium has hosted 42 ODIs so far. The team that batted first won 20 games, while the team that batted second won 21 games. Therefore, there is no particular advantage in batting or bowling first. The highest total at the stadium in ODIs is 335/6 between Pakistan against South Africa.
Australia once chased a target of 330 runs against South Africa in a match at this stadium. St George’s Park can therefore be considered a good place for hunting. Due to its flat and bouncy nature, St George’s Park offers an advantage to pacers and batsmen. We witnessed pacer Gerald Coetzee grabbing 3 wickets at the stadium in the second T20I. Additionally, both teams posted big totals in that game.
