IND vs SA Pitch Report: How will Kingsmead’s surface in Durban play in 1st T20I match?

South Africa and India will kick off a multi-format collection with an thrilling first T20I match at Durban’s Kingsmead on Sunday, December 10. Both groups enter this recreation with nearly all of the squad comprising of younger cricketers with one eye on the following yr’s T20 World Cup 2024 in West Indies. 

Indian cricket group enter this collection after thrashing Australia by 4-1 at house after the latest ICC World Cup 2023. South Africa are set to return to motion for the primary time after their disappointing loss in opposition to Australia in the World Cup 2023 semifinal.

Captain Temba Bavuma and star pacer Kagiso Rabada are rested for the white-ball collection. Aiden Markram leads the group with Ottniel Baartman and Nandre Burger in line to make their T20I debut. For India, senior figures Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah stay out however the likes of Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja return to the T20I setup. Suryakumar Yadav leads the group after a powerful management exhibiting in opposition to Australia. 

Kingsmead, Durban Pitch Report

Durban’s Kingsmead gives a balanced surface in white-ball cricket. The common first innings rating right here is 153 with groups profitable 11 of twenty-two matches batting first. However, Australia thrashed South Africa by 3-0 in the final T20I collection right here which additionally became a run-fest. So, followers can count on a high-scoring conflict on Sunday and groups are more likely to choose to chase. 

Kingsmead, Durban Records and Stats

Total T20 Matches: 22

Matches gained batting first: 11

Matches gained bowling first: 9

Average first innings rating: 153

Average second innings rating: 135

Highest whole scored: 226/6 by Australia vs South Africa

Highest rating chased: 191/5 by Australia vs South Africa

Lowest whole recorded: 73/10 by Kenya vs New Zealand 

Lowest whole defended: 125/6 by South Africa Women vs West Indies Women

India T20I squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan (wk), Mukesh Kumar, Washington Sundar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Kuldeep Yadav

South Africa T20I T20I squad: Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke, Tristan Stubbs, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Nandre Burger, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ottniel Baartman, Marco Jansen, Donovan Ferreira, Lizaad Williams

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